ACORN TV DEBUTS TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR NEW SEASON OF TREASURED ESCAPIST CRIME DRAMA, "THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES," PREMIERING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Brand New Christmas Special Set to Serve as the Grand Season Finale

NEW YORK - October 22, 2026 - AMC Global Media's Acorn TV, the leading streamer for compelling international crime dramas and murder mysteries, unveiled the trailer and key art for the fifth season of the captivating, escapist crime drama, The Madame Blanc Mysteries. Created by and starring Sally Lindsay (Cold Call, Love Rat), the seven-episode season will premiere on Monday, November 9 in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand with additional episodes dropping weekly on the platform, culminating in an all-new Christmas Special serving as the season finale.

Murder, stolen treasures, and buried secrets keep antiques expert Jean White (Lindsay) busy, but as her wedding to Dom (Steve Edge, Starlings, Murder They Hope, Maxine) approaches, family tensions are on the rise. In a shocking Christmas Special to end the season, Jean and Dom's long-awaited wedding takes center stage... but will the ceremony actually take place?

Returning cast include Lindsay's co-writer Sue Vincent (Mount Pleasant, Shameless), Robin Askwith (Strike, Benidorm), Sue Holderness (Only Fools and Horses, Still Open All Hours), Alex Gaumond (Derry Girls, My Dinner With Hervé, Death In Paradise), as well as Tony Robinson (Blackadder, Time Team), Paul Chuckle (Elliott), and Stephen Bailey (Tip Toe, Coronation Street). As previously announced, this season's guest stars include Justin Moorhouse (Phoenix Nights), Brian Capron (Coronation Street), Lesley Joseph (Birds of a Feather), Jason Manford (Waterloo Road), Michael Fenton Stevens (Slow Horses), Su Pollard (Hi-de-Hi!), Louisa Lytton (EastEnders), Frazer Hines (Emmerdale), Bonnie Langford (EastEnders) and Zoe Lyons (Mock the Week).

Season 5 is directed by Dermot Boyd and produced by Ursula Haworth. Boyd, Mike Benson, and Andy Morgan serve as Executive Producers for Clapperboard, alongside Lindsay and Caroline Roberts-Cherry for Saffron Cherry.

The Madame Blanc Mysteries is co-produced by Clapperboard (The Teacher, The Game, The Good Ship Murder) and Saffron Cherry Productions (The World According to Grandpa) alongside Acorn Media Enterprises, who also serves as the international distributor, holding exclusive rights worldwide outside the UK and Northern Ireland. The series was ordered by Greg Barnett, Commissioning Editor for 5.

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