Plot Synopsis

Homicide, blackmail, greed, and betrayal: just a taste of what goes on behind the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer County in MIDSOMER MURDERS. But the culprits are no match for DCI Tom Barnaby; his successor upon retirement, DCI John Barnaby; and their assistants. Based on Caroline Graham's book series of the same name.

Season 22 of MIDSOMER MURDERS made its U.S. debut on Monday, April 19, 2021, as Acorn TV released the first two episodes. In the season opener, "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy," a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of the Wolf Hunter, and it then unexpectedly gains a cult following. However, when a man is killed, Barnaby and Winter must investigate if this myth has become murderous reality. After a five-month break, new Season 22 episodes of MIDSOMER MURDERS dropped on Acorn TV on Monday, September 27, 2021. In the fall premiere, "Happy Families," the owners of Karras Games gather for a murder-mystery weekend, but the immersive experience takes a puzzling twist when a killer strikes for real. The police's detective skills are put to the test as they are forced to solve this case on their own.

Season 23 of MIDSOMER MURDERS debuted on Monday, December 12, 2022 on Acorn TV, as the streaming service released the first episode of the new season. In the season opener, "The Blacktrees Prophecy," deep in Blacktrees Forest is a bombproof shelter built by a man named Warren Kaine. His extreme paranoia has drawn other survivalists to the village, and now a doomsday prepper group meets weekly. But after the controversial ousting of a member, Warren has a target on his back. Preaching survival at any cost comes back to haunt him as the Blacktrees Prophecy claims its first -- but not last -- victim. A new episode dropped each Monday through January 16.

On Monday, December 4, 2023, the 24th season of MIDSOMER MURDERS debuted on Acorn TV with the first of four new episodes. In the season opener, "The Devil's Work," the demise of the Shirewell patriarch sparks a vicious inheritance dispute when eldest son Lucian announces plans to break up an estate that's been in his family for centuries. A new installment drops weekly on Mondays throughout December, ending December 25.
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On Monday, December 25, 2023, Acorn TV released "A Climate of Death," the Season 24 finale of MIDSOMER MURDERS. Sleepy Goodman's Land is known as "the Greenest Village in Midsomer." But when the entire village is bought by a Texas oilman, a string of grisly murders ensues. To what lengths will the locals go to retain their title?