My Life Is Murder returns to 10 after three-year hiatus

My Life Is Murder, starring, Lucy Lawless, will return for a second season on 10 and 10 Play from 9.00pm Wednesday, October 5. 

Originally set in Melbourne, the first season of My Life Is Murder premiered in July 2019. When production for season two began in 2020, the 10 x 60-minute series made the move from Melbourne, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand.

The second season premiered on New Zealand's TVNZ 1 and North America's Acorn TV in 2021.

My Life Is Murder sees Alexa Crowe (Lawless) in Auckland as a private investigator discovering the secrets behind crimes and protecting her sourdough.

Joining from the U.S. is actor William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal), with New Zealand’s, Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy, The Gloaming), joining as Alexa’s brother and Ebony Vagulans returning as Alexa's sidekick, Madison Feliciano.

Jay Ryan (Beauty And The Beast, Neighbours) Ben Barrington (Offspring, Shortland Street) and Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under winner, Kita Mean, will also make guest appearances across the season.

Nicky Davies Williams, CEO at DCD Rights, said in 2020: “We have seen strong international success with the first series of My Life Is Murder and we want to build on this with a second. Partnering with Acorn TV, TVNZ, Network 10 and local funding in New Zealand means we have raised the necessary investment to get this highly watchable series straight into production.

"We know this type of feel-good series is being sought out by many platforms and broadcasters for their viewers at this time and look forward to sharing it with our clients around the world in the coming months.”

My Life Is Murder is a Greenstone TV production for TVNZ, Acorn TV and DCD Rights in association with 10.

My Life Is Murder season two premieres Wednesday, 5 October At 9.00pm On 10 And 10 Play.