provide free access to Acorn TV for patrons through RBdigital. Pro-tip: It’s worth surfing over to the digital services section of your local public library’s website, as many libraries in the U.S. (And yes, annual gift subscriptions are available.)
#ACORN DETECTIVE SHOWS TRIAL#
From complex longform murder mysteries to short, sharp sitcoms, Acorn TV has something for everyone who’s ever loved British(ish) television.Ĭost: $6.99 per month (or $69.99 per year), with a 7-day introductory free trial period. But what it lacks in volume, comprehensive vault access, and next-day soap/news/panel show content, it makes up for in the specificity of its quirky comedy/cozy mystery/gritty thriller curation, the breadth of its international reach, and the speed with which it’s developing its slate of Acorn Originals. With its roots planted more firmly on this side of the pond (i.e., in AMC Networks, whose portfolio also includes BBC America, IFC, and Sundance Now), Acorn TV is, on the whole, less comprehensive than its BBC/ITV-backed rival-a fact its slightly lower monthly subscription cost reflects. (*BritBox, the international streamer officially from the BBC and ITV, is profiled here.) Well, across several ponds-in addition to series from Ireland and the UK, Acorn TV also distributes content from elsewhere in the English-speaking world (Australia, New Zealand, Canada), as well as from elsewhere in Europe (Sweden, Spain, France).
#ACORN DETECTIVE SHOWS SERIAL#
As much as I love being intellectually, ideologically invested in the art made for my American eyeballs, getting a chance to let that all go and just enjoy a good serial story can be such a relief.Įnter Acorn TV, one of two major subscription streaming services* available to international audiences explicitly interested in content from across the pond. Not only is all the baggage that accompanies watching television made for a native audience absent, the pressure to participate in any hashtag watercooler conversations about it is rendered moot. Just, television not made with American audiences (or critics, or trending topic hot takes) top of mind. Not a foreign audience+global cult comedy and/or sci-fi fans.
There is something soothing about watching television made wholly for a foreign audience.
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