June 8th, 2023: AMC Networks’ Acorn TV commissions a second season of the successful detective drama Signora Volpe starring Emilia Fox with Acorn Media Enterprises from ITV Studios-backed production company Route 24 with leading international distributor Banijay Rights.

Season 2 finds former British spy Sylvia Fox (Emilia Fox) even more deeply in love with Italy, and

with life in the picturesque mediaeval town of Panicale. Contrary to her sister Isabel’s expectations, Sylvia appears to have lost her nomadic instincts, and after a year of living in Panicale, is fast becoming part of the local community. Sylvia spends her time reconnecting with her sister and restoring a gorgeous but crumbling old house in the hills. But old habits die hard, and though Sylvia might have left her job at MI6 behind, her unique skillset and appetite for solving mysteries remain undiminished. As Sylvia’s relationship with handsome Carabinieri Captain Giovanni Riva develops, Riva is by turns frustrated and grateful for Sylvia’s idiosyncratic participation in a variety of local investigations.

Returning with another three episodes at 90-minutes each, this season will see Fox investigating a murder and blackmail involving pillars of the Panicale community; going undercover at a deadly house party on the shores of Lake Trasimeno; and encountering an old foe seeking revenge on Sylvia, resulting in her family and Captain Riva engaging in a race against time to save her life.

Production is currently underway in the Lazio and Umbria regions of Italy. 

Emilia Fox (Silent Witness, Delicious, The Pianist) returns as a disillusioned British spy turned detective, Sylvia Fox, in the beautiful heart of Italy. Joining Fox are Tara Fitzgerald (Belgravia, Game of Thrones) reprising the role of Sylvia’s sister, Isabel Vitale, Giovanni Cirfiera (Ford v Ferrari, Impeachment: American Crime Story) as Giovanni Riva, Matteo Carlomagno (Jumper, All the Money in the World) as Matteo Vitale, Imma Piro (Il capo dei capi) as Antonella Vitale, and Elena Di Cioccio (Quién eres) joins the cast as Brigadiere Roberta Barzini. Nicholas Farrell (The Crown, The Iron Lady, Chariots of Fire) also features in two episodes as a mystery guest. 

Signora Volpe is created and written by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths (Midsomer Murders) who are also EPs alongside Marc Samuelson and Josie Law for Route 24, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer for Acorn Media Enterprises, Emilia Fox, Simon Cox for Banijay Rights and Cristina Giubbetti (Domina, Mafia Mamma, Rosaline) for Cattleya, who are providing Italian Production Services. Candida Julian-Jones (Death In Paradise, Hooten & the Lady) is Producing. Season two Directors include Bindu de Stoppani (An Astrological Guide For Broken Hearts, Silent Witness, Finding Camille, 40 & Climbing) who directs Episode 2 and Declan Recks (Red Election, Death In Paradise, Tarrac) who directs Episodes 1 & 3.

Acorn TV has the world premiere with exclusive rights in North America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.

Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay, will distribute in the rest of the world.