The first installment of the sixth series of New Zealand drama The Brokenwood Mysteries arrives on Acorn TV on Monday, January 6. The following three episodes will be added on consecutive Mondays, with the final episode streaming on January 27. Here’s the story: After transferring from a big city to the quiet, little, murder-ridden town of Brokenwood, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neil Rea, Go Girls) and Detective Kristin Simms (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons) uncover more macabre goings on and investigate murderous rivalries and lethal grudges.
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