| Art Detectives | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Directed by | Declan O’Dwyer Jennie Paddon |
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| Country of origin | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Candida Julian-Jones |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Acorn TV |
| Release | 9 June 2025 – present |
Art Detectives is a 2025 Irish and British television series. It is starring Nina Singh and Stephen Moyer with Sarah Alexander and Larry Lamb. It premiered on Acorn TV in the United States on 9 June 2025. It will have a United Kingdom premiere on U&Drama on 30 October 2025.
Detectives in the Heritage Crime Unit investigate crimes connected to art and antiques, including a potential fake Vermeer, Viking gold, and items rescued from the Titanic. [1]
The six-part series is written by Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell, Emma Goodwin, and Kitty Percy. Declan O’Dwyer and Jennie Paddon are series directors. Gaster, Ing, and Paul Powell are also executive producers for Black Dog Television, with Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer produce for Acorn TV/Acorn Media Enterprises, and Daniel March and Klaus Zimmerman for Dynamic Television. Candida Julian-Jones is series producer. Support also came from Northern Ireland Screen. [2] [3]
The cast is led by Nina Singh and Stephen Moyer, and also includes Larry Lamb and Sarah Alexander. [4]
Filming took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in October and November 2024. [5] [6]
The series premiered on Acorn TV on 9 June 2025, becoming the most-watched new series premiere for the platform. [7]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Art Detectives holds an approval rating of 86%. [8]
Margaret Lyons for The New York Times describes the series as a "strong cozy-nerdy procedural". [9]