Acorn TV has set the North American premiere date for the second season of the viewer-favorite mystery series, Darby and Joan, starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi.
Yay! Emmy® nominee Bryan Brown (Boy Swallows Universe, Anyone but You, The Thorn Birds) and Emmy® winner Greta Scacchi (Bodies, War and Peace, Rasputin) will be back on our screens soon, reprising their titular roles as retired detective Jack Darby and widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope in the second season of the terrific Aussie cozy mystery series, Darby and Joan.
After colliding in the Australian outback and becoming entangled in a string of intriguing mysteries, Jack and Joan form an unlikely investigative duo and quickly realize that the greatest mystery they face is each other.
Opening a year after their fateful meeting, Season 2 finds Jack and Joan have forged a deep friendship amid their investigative adventures. But Jack’s story has only just begun: He’s determined to clear his name of the unexplained cloud hanging over his career. Despite the potential danger — or perhaps because of it — Joan insists on helping Jack with his quest.
As the two hunt for the one person Jack believes can reveal the truth about his mysterious past while solving mysteries as they travel through Queensland’s picturesque landscapes, Jack and Joan’s relationship with be tested. Will they be able to uncover the truth after all these years? Or will their search for answers only unearth more questions?
Darby and Joan: Season 2, an Acorn TV Original Series, premieres in the US and Canada with two episodes on Monday, December 30, exclusively on Acorn TV, followed by one new episode every Monday through the season finale on January 27, 2025.
Which gives you plenty of time to (re)watch Season 1 (trailer below) before Season 2 debuts.
A CJZ Production, the second season of Darby and Joan is created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, and written by Andrew Anastasios, Giula Sandler, Stephen Vagg, Sarah Smith, and David Hannam. It is executive produced by Matt Campbell, Claire Tonkin, Catherine Mackin, and Bea Tammer, and produced by Elisa Argenzio. The series is supported by Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance Program.
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Stream Darby and Joan Season 1
Darby and Joan Series 1 DVD from Acorn (for US, not UK, DVD players)
