'Harry Wild' Sets a Return Date for Season 4

Acorn TV's flagship hit series, Harry Wild, has set a return date for 2025. The series has become the hit series for Acorn TV and a "proof of concept" (alongside My Life Is Murder) that the current formula the streaming service has hit on to make an original series is actually a successful one. Both shows take an actor whose fame already peaked in the U.S., put them in a cozy crime series close to their home country with an oddball crew, and then focus on the chemistry that makes the group tick far more than the mystery of the week. In the case of Harry Wild, it's wound up with a show that's run three seasons, with a fourth due out in May 2025.

Acorn TV's announcement confirming the return of Harry Wild in early May is the second press release announcing the premiere of one of the shows following this formula. Art Detectives, which stars Stephen Moyer (best remembered for his stint on HBO's True Blood in the early aughts), has already been given a June premiere date, which (if I have my calendar correct) will premiere right around Harry Wild's Season 4 finale.

Though it's not quite as effective as the old method linear channels used to use (and still do!) of scheduling the network's big hit at 9 p.m. ahead of a new show that needs a boost at 10 p.m., it is helpful in churn reduction, having one show arrive as the previous one concludes. Considering Harry Wild Season 3 successfully helped carry Acorn TV's entire rebrand in 2024, supporting a new series launch shouldn't be that big of a lift.