Renewed: Darby & Joan

Aussie drama Darby & Joan, starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi, has been renewed for a second season by Acorn TV.

The series centres around two “grey nomads” who collide in the bush and become drawn into a series of unexpected mysteries, but soon realise the most intriguing puzzle they face is each other.

Filming of the CJZ drama will begin later this year.

Deadline reports season two finds Jack and Joan on the hunt for the one person Jack believes can reveal the truth about his mysterious past. Jack and Joan soon realise they aren’t alone on this journey and their quest becomes a race against time. But can they really find the truth after all these years? Or will their search for answers only unearth more questions?

The series, which was created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne, is executive produced by Matt Campbell, Claire Tonkin, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer.

The show also aired earlier this year on ABC and has been picked up in multiple territories.

CJZ CEO Matt Campbell said, “From its embryonic state some ten years ago, we always believed Darby and Joan would become a favourite crime solving couple. We are so pleased Acorn could see what we were trying to say with the series and have backed it every inch of the way since the pitch.”

“We are delighted at how well Darby and Joan has been received by international broadcasters. Sales in Japan, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Benelux and the UK demonstrate that audiences have a strong appetite for light, entertaining, good quality crime series. The magnificent Australian backdrop frames this charming drama and its likable characters. We are very excited about the arrival of series two and thankful to our partners at CJZ,” added Vanessa Jordan, Head of International Sales and Acquisitions, Acorn Media International.