Acorn TV Renews 'Harry Wild' for Season 2

Acorn TV has been steadily releasing new detective series since the beginning of 2022, including titles like Hidden Assets, Darby and Joan, and the upcoming Recipes for Love & Murder. But other than The Chelsea Detective, these new offerings have seen no movement on being renewed. (The Chelsea Detective Season 2 was not officially announced, but casting notices went out in June 2022, with Season 2 filming suggested to be this fall, which is most likely when official word will drop.) But as part of the Television Critics Association press tour, Acorn TV finally officially confirmed one show would return for 2023: Harry Wild.

According to the press release issued by Acorn TV's parent company, AMC Networks, Harry Wild's premiere episode anchored the streaming service's "most successful week in the history of Acorn TV." Since its arrival in April 2022, the Jane Seymour-starring mystery series has become the most-watched season of any series on Acorn this year, with "more than 40 percent of viewers" having at least started an episode of Harry Wild Season 1. That may sound a little odd that Acorn TV is only counting people who start the show and not those who finish it, but that's pretty typical of how most streaming services measure a show's success in-house.

Seymour, who will return as the titular retired-professor-turned-amateur-sleuth Harriet "Harry" Wild of the series, pronounced herself "so thankful to the Acorn TV audience, the press, and my incredible fans for making season one of Harry Wild such a success." As the show's executive producer and star, Seymour was "thrilled when I heard how well the show performed. I absolutely love playing Harry. I can't wait to get back into production and bring everyone eight more Harry and Fergus-filled episodes!"