Highlights from Acorn TV for March. Wisting Based on Jørn Lier Horst's crime novel 'The Inner Darkness,' Series two of Wisting literally opens with a bang. A convicted killer escapes from Detective Wisting's custody by triggering a grenade during the inspection of a potential crime scene in the woods. The case also becomes personal for
Co-created, co-written and starring sisters Eve and Grace Palmer along with co-creator/co-writer Nick Schaedel, the six-episode comedy series is set in small New Zealand town and follows two millennial sisters with very different personalities who inherit a funeral home from their grandfather.
"Surge" (not rated, 1 hour, 45 minutes, in select theaters now and on demand Oct. 25) A challenging and increasingly tense viewing experience in which Joseph (Ben Whishaw, who won the Special Jury award for his performance here at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival), who works in a frustratingly repetitive airport security job, suffers from wretched and uncaring parents, eats frozen meals in front of a TV showing sitcoms, and leads a going-nowhere life, reaches the point where he just can't take it anymore. With Ellie Haddington; directed by Aneil Karia.