Sensethefuture Pictures, a broadcast-led company, is resuming the development of crime documentary series for audiences in the UK, Europe, and the US. Founder and CEO Teresa Potocka has an extensive track record in management, scaling operations, building organisations and developing new technology products from scratch, including an OTT TV prototype platform for the Benelux region. […]
The Great! Mystery channel, the home of whodunnits, is set to go live on Samsung TV Plus. The FAST channel from Narrative Entertainment is already available on Freeview (61), LG, Rakuten, Plex andā Netgem. Airing mystery shows and monthly premieres of high-stakes crime movies, this channel targets armchair detectives. Popular movie franchises such as Aurora […]
More than two-thirds of the top 100 most popular movies and TV shows in 2024 were based on existing ideas and intellectual property (IP) according to data from Ampere Analysis. With their proven track record of attracting and retaining audiences, pre-established franchises are the cornerstone of entertainment success, leveraging existing ideas to create opportunities for […]
MobLand, the new crime series from Guy Ritchie, will premiere on March 30th exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. A global rollout will take place later this year. MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan as the head of an organised crime family, fighting for […]
Western Europe hit a record volume of Crime & Thriller production orders from leading global streaming platforms in 2024, reaching 94 titles. That’s equivalent to a 43 per cent share of all commissions by major streamers in the genre, more than the North American (NAM) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions combined. The main beneficiary has […]
Award-winning actor Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone, Here) is to star in new Sky Original crime thriller, Under Salt Marsh, from Writer, Creator and Executive Producer Claire Oakley (Make Up). Oakley will also helm the series as lead director. The series, produced by Little Door Productions in association with Sky Studios will begin filming later this year. […]
International production company BlackBox Multimedia has optioned the crime thriller novel Nothing Ventured from the William Warwick series by bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, for a TV series adaptation. Nothing Ventured is the first book in Archer’s latest William Warwick series that details the tumultuous life of William Warwick, from his time as a detective in […]
A+E Networks EMEA has commissioned a ninth season of Crimes That Shook Britain from Title Role Productions, which will air on Crime+Investigation in September. The eight-part series – once again featuring Crime+Investigation favourite, Dermot Murnaghan – will uncover the truth behind crimes that have shocked the nation, as told by friends, family, and the detectives […]
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime announces the next installment in its trial-focused podcast productions with the release of Murder on My Mind, available exclusively on Wondery+ The new series, hosted by Paula Barros of Cold Case Files, details the multiple trials of rap prodigy Jamell ‘YNW Melly’ Demons and a heated courtroom controversy that […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has announced the commission of a new original UK drama series The Crow Girl (6 x 60”), with Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly and Dougray Scott cast in the lead roles. From Emmy-winning creative team Buccaneer (Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Marcella) and adapted from the trilogy of novels by Erik Axl Sund, The Crow Girl […]