April brings two returning mystery-crime drama series to the US, one from Australia, the other from New Zealand.
For updates about shows from Australia and New Zealand added to US linear TV and streaming channels throughout the month, see the Down Under TV Viewing Guide.
(For details about the premieres of shows from the UK, Canada, Ireland, and countries in Europe and elsewhere, visit The British TV Place, The Euro TV Place, and The Global TV Place.)
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NATIONAL PREMIERES
The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 11 (NZ)
This fan-favorite Kiwi whodunit series follows Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea, Go Girls), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons), and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri, Shortland Street), with the help of pathologist Dr Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda, Filthy Rich), as they investigate murders and other crimes in the small, quirky New Zealand town of Brokenwood.
The Brokenwood Mysteries: Season 11 premieres in the US on Monday, April 21, exclusively on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels.
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Catch up on The Brokenwood Mysteries
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Black Snow: Season 2 (AU)
In Season 2 of this mystery-crime drama series, Logie Awards nominee Travis Fimmel (Dune: Prophecy, Boy Swallows Universe, Raised by Wolves) returns as Detective James Cormack, who tackles two separate missing persons cases in the Glasshouse Mountains. One is professional; the other is personal.
For the former, Cormack investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (Jana McKinnon, Bad Behaviour) from her own 21st birthday party in 2003. For the latter, he searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children.
Cast members also include Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman (The Newsreader), Victoria Haralabidou (The Tourist), and Kat Stewart (Offspring).
Black Snow: Season 2, an AMC+ Original Series, premieres in the US with two episodes on Thursday, April 24th, exclusively on AMC+ and its digital channels, including AMC+ on Prime Channels. New episodes will drop on Thursdays through May 22.
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