Acorn TV Anchors the Fall 2025 Lineup with 'Harry Wild's Inaugural Holiday Special

AMC Networks' little band of niche streaming services sometimes feels to me like The Little Engine That Could. Every time things seem to be going south again, someone digs deep and produces something far better than it has any right to be, like Interview with a Vampire on AMC+, or BBC America's long-running Planet Earth deal suddenly turning up. This time, Acorn TV stepped up in a major way, with back-to-back hit debut seasons of Art Detectives (y'all, even LACY liked it!) and Irish Blood, the latter of which now holds the record for biggest debut series ever.

AMCN aims to sustain the Monday night train by offering Acorn a few extra debuts this year, including ported-over shows from sister streamers AMC+ and Sundance Now, which are should-have-been hits. These will culminate in the streamer's first-ever holiday two-parter, starring Jane Seymour in Harry Wild. The series debuted its fourth season earlier in 2025, using it as the lead-in for Art Detectives, and was promptly renewed for Season 5. Now, its holiday offering will bookend Acorn TV's fall season.

While the push to consolidate onto one platform doesn't bode well for some of the other brands, it is a sign that Acorn TV's success isn't illusory. It's proof that if one leans into their niche and does it well, there's hope for independent networks and media to survive in this new landscape, and it means we're going to have escapism every Monday night from now until Thanksgiving. Let's run down the full lineup.