The hit New Zealand detective series The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 makes its DVD and Blu-ray debut on March 27, 2018 from Acorn TV, an RLJ Entertainment, Inc. brand. After transferring from a big city to the small town of Brokenwood, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea, Go Girls) continues to settle into country life working with his assistant, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons). Despite the growing accord between the mismatched pair, all is not well in Brokenwood, where passions simmering beneath the sleepy surface regularly erupt into gruesome crimes. The DVD 4-Disc Set and Blu-ray 2-Disc Set feature 4 feature-length episodes, plus behind-the-scene featurette ($59.99 each, Amazon.com). The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 4 made its U.S. premiere in December 2017 on Acorn TV . Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter), Acorn TV is North America’s most popular and largest streaming service focused on British and international television.
The bucolic town of Brokenwood is picturesque on the surface, but its idyllic façade harbors simmering passions that often erupt into grisly crimes. A transplant from the big city, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) employs unconventional methods to solve the small town’s most gruesome murders with his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and eager young DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson). In these four feature-length mysteries, Shepherd and his team contend with the death of a skydiver whose parachute was tampered with, the killing of the eccentric owner of a Victorian reenactment village, farmers feuding over the rights to honey bees, and a nursing home full of suspects with dementia.
Set against the gorgeous backdrop of the New Zealand countryside, The Brokenwood Mysteries has been hailed as “a droll New Zealand crime show with…a perfect pairing” of lead detectives (The New York Times).
Street Date: March 27, 2018; SRP: $59.99; DVD 4-Disc Set: 4 feature-length episodes – Approx. 378 min., plus bonus – SDH Subtitles – UPC 054961256693; Blu-ray 2-Disc Set: 4 feature-length episodes – Approx. 378 min., plus bonus – SDH Subtitles – UPC 054961256792. BONUS: Behind-the-scenes featurette (3 min.). Contains disturbing images
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