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Brooke Shields to Lead Next Acorn TV Cozy Crime Series 'Allie & Andi'

Lacy Baugher Milas

07 Apr 2025 — 2 min read

It is a truth universally acknowledged that streamer Acorn TV is rapidly becoming a go-to destination not just for cozy crime dramas, but for cozy crime dramas starring actors looking for a reboot into a different phase of their careers. The best example of this is probably My Life is Murder, the popular series in which former Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless has been playing a retired police detective who helps solve crimes around her new hobbies of baking and spending time with her cat for over four seasons now.

But Lawless is hardly alone: Former Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman star Jane Seymour is playing the titular crime-solving English professor Harry Wild, with its fourth season slated to kick off this spring. Nineties icon Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) is set to lead the forthcoming Irish Blood. Even former True Blood heartthrob Steven Moyer is getting in on the act, tracking down prestige art thieves in Art Detectives.

Now Acorn TV has greenlit another series in this vein, featuring another highly recognizable star. Actress, model, and entrepreneur Brooke Shields (Mother of the Bride) is set to lead Allie & Andi, a New England-set crime drama that follows the story of a bestselling writer who joins forces with a popular influencer to find a killer.

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