Silver Spring, MD —Combining the period appeal of Sherlock Holmes with the forensic fascination of CSI, Murdoch Mysteries, Season Two, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on May 4, 2010. Based on the characters from award-winning author Maureen Jennings’ Detective Murdoch novels, the acclaimed Canadian series has garnered 20 Gemini® nominations in just two seasons, including Best Dramatic Series and Best Writing. The series follows Detective Murdoch as he uses cutting-edge techniques like ballistics and profiling to solve crimes in Victorian-era Toronto. Available to U.S. audiences for the first time with its DVD release, the 4-volume boxed set includes all 13 episodes from season two, plus a behind-the-scenes featurette and more ($59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

This sassy-smart Victorian-era whodunit stars Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye) as Detective William Murdoch, a police investigator who employs emerging science to solve Toronto’s most dreadful murders. He experiments with ballistics, psychological profiling, and other newly developed techniques, despite the doubts of his tradition-bound boss (Thomas Craig, Where the Heart Is). Together with a beautiful pathologist (Gemini®-winner Hélène Joy, Durham County) and an able protégé (Jonny Harris, Hatching, Matching & Dispatching), Murdoch encounters some of the era’s most famous—and infamous—figures, from Buffalo Bill Cody to Jack the Ripper. Guest stars include Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest, Cinderella Man), Sarah Strange (Men in Trees), and Alastair Mackenzie (Monarch of the Glen).

Season Two debuted in Canada on CityTV in March 2009. Season One is currently airing on American Public Television with Season Two to follow shortly after. Acorn Media debuted Season One on DVD in June 2009. Series website: www.murdochmysteries.com

Murdoch Mysteries is based on the characters from Maureen Jennings’ Detective Murdoch novels. The first in her Murdoch series, Except for Dying, was released in 1997; followed by six more novels in the series. Jennings is a creative consultant on the television series.

Special Features: Behind-the-scenes featurette, props of Murdoch Mysteries (pdf), photo gallery, cast filmographies, and character bios.

Street: May 4, 2010
SRP: $59.99
DVD 4-Vol. Boxed Set: 13 episodes - Approx. 598 min., plus bonus - SDH subtitles

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British television. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.