Acorn TV Launches Rebrand on the Back of 'Harry Wild' Season 3 Premiere Announcement

Harry Wild was perhaps the least likely series to be a breakout hit for Acorn TV. Starring Jane Seymour, a British actress best known for her role as an American in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, this extremely formulaic cozy mystery did not seem like it was primed for take-off, especially since Acorn TV initially dumped two episodes at a time when it premiered in 2022. However, despite the mishandling, audiences found the series anyway, and Season 2 did far better, justifying AMC Network's choice to film Seasons 2 and 3 as a single set and then announce Season 3 as greenlit after Season 2 concluded, so fans wouldn't have to wait that long for a new installment.

The loose network of niche streamers hasn't been doing all that well; however, its struggles have been confined to the back pages of the trades, overshadowed by larger streamers having it exponentially worse. Still, it's a bit odd to realize how much AMC Networks has riding on this series' slim shoulders as the show's premiere date announcement not only comes with the "surprise" addition of BBC America signing on to broadcast the new season of Harry Wild on its linear network but an entire brand refresh for Acorn TV as well.

The BBC America news is not a surprise; anyone who has turned on the network lost among the zombie cable channels will have noted an absence of British programming. It's been that way for years, of course, and it's about time AMC Networks started putting what British shows it has access to on the network that bears the name BBC, even if it is too little too late. The refresh, however, is a surprise. A rearrangement of the deck chairs on the Titanic, to be sure, but at least a nice rearrangement, and considering Acorn TV continues to be AMC network's best performer outside of its flagship AMC+, it is probably the only one worth giving a refresh.

Here's the Harry Wild Seasom 3 synopsis:

In season three, Harry and Fergus are hired to prove the lead singer of Ireland’s hottest boy band didn’t kill himself, find out who decapitated a woman in a busy restaurant, discover who murdered a despotic director on the set of Ireland’s leading daytime soap opera, work out how a mystery writer managed to shoot himself in a locked panic room without a gun, and more. Meanwhile, with the agency still as busy as ever, Harry and Fergus have to find a way to balance work and life as Fergus plans to contest Paula’s custody claim to his sister. 

Seymour co-stars alongside Rohan Nedd (Whitstable Pearl) as her sidekick Fergus. The rest of the show's regulars include Kevin Ryan (Guilt) as Harry’s son and senior police detective; Amy Huberman (Finding Joy) as Harry’s daughter-in-law; Samantha Mumba (The Time Machine) as Paula; Paul Tylak (Kin) as Glenn Talbot; and Rose O’Neill as Lola.

Series creator David Logan continues to be head writer on Harry Wild along with Jo Spain. Directors Robert Quinn and Emer Conroy split helming duties across the six episodes. Seymour, Daniel March, Klaus Zimmermann, James Gibb, Morgan O’Sullivan, James Flynn, Catherine Mackin, and Bea Tammer executive produce.

Harry Wild Season 3 will debut on Acorn TV on Monday, May 13, 2024, with a co-premiere on AMC Networks’ linear platform, BBC America, on the same day. The series will air and stream weekly on Mondays through the end of June.