Acorn TV's 'Harry Wild' Sets An April Release Date

Most mystery series out of the U.K. spring from novels, whether it be the umpteenth adaptation of Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes or more offbeat fare like The Beast Must Die or Magpie Murders. But for every Grantchester and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, there's something that is entirely created from whole cloth, like Miss Scarlet & The Duke. Acorn TV's newest series Harry Wild is one of those shows, created and written by screenwriter and novelist David Logan (Lost Christmas), with Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets.

The series was announced as put into production for Acorn TV back in April 2021, with Jane Seymour (The Komisky Method) as the titular Harry (short for Harriet, obvs). Wild is a "recently retired English professor" who "cannot help but take an active interest in the criminal cases assigned to her police detective son, Charlie." The role of DCI Charlie Wild is played by Kevin Ryan (Guilt). Filming started almost immediately with The Daily Mail catching sight of Seymour in costume in Dublin a month later, filming for the series wrapped in late summer.

Since then, fans have been waiting for news of the series to arrive. First Look images were released in early February as part of Acorn TV's parent company AMC Network's press day at the Television Critics Association press tour. Seymour took part in the "Partners In Crime" panel along with co-star Rohan Nedd (Whitstable Pearl), who plays her sidekick, Fergus Reed. The discussion highlighted mystery duos from Harry Wild, The Chelsea Detective, and Recipes for Love and Murder. Seymour said that several people told her the show felt a lot like Inspector Morse, which is good news for PBS fans.