Sky has unveiled seven new Sky Original documentary projects across Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky Crime. The new commissions will also air on streaming service NOW. The newly commissioned titles for Sky Documentaries include: The Good Fight Club, which follows a young team of mixed martial arts fighters from South East London, training in […]
Prime Video has revealed further investment into documentary filmmaking with two new UK Original series, The Greatest Show Never Made and Fake Sheikh. Both documentaries will launch on Prime Video in 2023. These new docu-series will sit alongside the chilling Patricia Hall documentary, The Confession, three-part series Three Mothers (working title), and previously announced documentary […]
Dean Possenniskie, Managing Director at A+E Networks UK & EMEA, has announced that A+E Networks EMEA will launch a dedicated direct-to-consumer destination for true crime, Crime+Investigation Play, in the UK on September 5th. Crime+Investigation Play direct-to-consumer will offer true crime enthusiasts binge-worthy boxsets, an extensive library of browsable content, curated collections, and new content available […]
Ten new episodes of Prime Crime are now available to watch on-deman via Peacock. The true crime series, produced by Law&Crime Productions, is hosted and executive produced by attorney and Law & Crime anchor Jesse Weber. This series continues to take a deep dive into high-profile crime and courtroom stories, such as the televised trial […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK has announced the commission of three new true crime series; The Swindlers (w/t), Dead Fake (w/t) and Michael Sams: Kidnapper Killer, as well as the return of Quest Red’s Deadliest Mums & Dads for season two. The Swindlers is a 6×60 docuseries produced by Crackit Productions that examines some of the […]
The Disney+ service is adding a number of true crime titles in the coming days, significantly bolstering its line-up of the popular genre. Already streaming is Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story which tells the story of seven-year-old Steven who vanishes from Merced, California in 1972. When he heroically returns seven years later, the […]
A+E Networks UK has commissioned Rob Rinder’s Interrogation Secrets, a new crime series that takes a unique look at the battle of wits between police and suspects in some of the most disturbing criminal cases in recent years. Produced by Zig Zag Productions and scheduled to premiere on Crime+Investigation in the early autumn, the ten-part series […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK has announced the commission of a new crime documentary, Inside The Heist (w/t). The 6×60 series, produced by Twenty Six 03, will examine some of the most brazen and intricately planned heists of the past 25 years, including Dunbar Security Job, Millennium Dome, Hatton Garden, Antwerp Diamond, Stockholm Helicopter, and Rio […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired all rights to the recently wrapped sixth and upcoming seventh seasons of Woodcut Media’s long-running true crime docuseries World’s Most Evil Killers, represented by Keshet International for world sales. The deal gives FilmRise exclusive digital SVoD, AVoD and FAST rights domestically to […]
Sky has unveiled three new titles for Sky Documentaries, and a series each for Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY. The newly commissioned titles for Sky Documentaries include The Assassination of Olof Palme, a thriller-esque four-part series set in Cold War Sweden about one of Europe’s most high-profile assassinations of a Prime Minister. Italia […]