Moonflower Murders launching September 15th on PBS Masterpiece
Big Cats 24/7 launching September 18th on PBS Documentaries
Welcome to PBS Distribution’s monthly newsletter, where you will get the latest information on the titles launching and available to stream across its Prime Video Channels, PBS Masterpiece and PBS Documentaries. Each month, we will inform you of what is launching, returning, and available to binge, such as Endeavour, Hotel Portofino Professor T, and D.I. Ray!
This September, check out all of the latest dramas on PBS Masterpiece in Canada, including the return of Van der Walk Season 4, launching on September 15th. And get ready for the sophomore season of Ridley also launching on September 15th. Not ready to give up that summer heat just yet? We’ve got you covered with hot expeditions withBig Cats 24/7, launching on PBS Documentaries on September 18th.
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See below for what is coming to the PBS Prime Video Channels this September. For any screener requests, please contact pbsd@mprm.com. Enjoy!
Moonflower Murders
(Launching September 15th)
Series
Susan Ryeland and her partner Andreas are living in idyllic Crete. But her life is upended when an explosive mystery lands on her doorstep. A woman’s disappearance is linked to a novel by her old opponent, Alan Conway. Once again, Susan is plunged into the glamorous world of Atticus Pund as she decodes a tangled web of lies, rage and jealousy. Will Susan solve the puzzle before time runs out? The sequel to “Magpie Murders.”
Van der Valk, Season 4
(Launching September 15th)
Series
Commissaris Piet Van der Valk (Marc Warren) and the team return for a fourth season with three vibrant and daring new investigations set in and around Amsterdam. In addition to solving the murder investigations, Van der Valk himself has to deal with an unwelcome past romance resurfacing as well as find a way to make one of his beloved, if dysfunctional, team members confront their own mortality.
Ridley, Season 2
(Launching September 15th)
Series
Adrian Dunbar returns as retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley. As a police consultant, Ridley joins forces with his former protégée DI Carol Farman, now at the helm of investigations. Together they delve into intriguing mysteries from a series of jewelry heists that turn into murder, to a decomposed body found in a hollow tree and a shooting at an illegal rave.
Additional titles launching this month – The Drought (Sequía) (September 6), Rookies (September 13), Family Berger Law Practice (September 22), Lolita Lobosco Season 2 (September 20), Carmen Curlers Season 2 (September 27)
Big Cats 24/7
(Launching September 18th)
Series
The Big Cats 24/7 team begins a six-month expedition tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta. Cinematographer Gordon Buchanan follows one of the largest lion prides in Africa. Anna Dimitriadis tracks down the Okavango’s most elusive big cat, the cheetah. Filmmaker Brad Bestelink reunites with his favorite leopardess, Xudum. A wildfire threatens the big cats, and the team.
Additional new titles launching this month – Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis (September 1st)
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