Channel 5 has commissioned Emporium Productions to produce Court Martial: Soldiers Behind Bars, a 3 x 60′ observational series following serving soldiers who are convicted of serious civilian or military crimes as they serve their sentences under lock and key in the army’s own detention facility, the Military Corrective Training Centre. Court Martial: Soldiers Behind Bars was filmed over several months, and with exclusive access inside […]

Afanti Events has announced that Hollywood A-List actor, Luke Evans, will headline the line up at the forthcoming Wales Screen Summit on 15-17 May 2023 at Cardiff’s Parkgate Hotel. The Welsh actor who has amassed a vast resume of acclaimed stage, television and film roles, will discuss his expansive career including his recent starring role in the BBC’s variety performance, Showtime […]

True Crime indie, FirstLookTV, has been commissioned by 5Star/Paramount to produce a 10-part documentary series, Sleeping With My Murderer. The seres will document ten tragically ill-fated love stories. Reflecting upon the early signs of abuse, it exposes weaknesses in the systems designed to police and protect people from this potentially lethal behaviour, with contributions from […]

Sky Media has announced that pet insurance provider, ManyPets, will be sponsoring the Channel 5 genre strand known as Animal Tales, for over a year, starting from April 14th. The sponsorship will help bring to air a range of premium animal content across Channel 5, 5 Select and My5, including The Yorkshire Vet and new […]

The rights to The Mother, a gripping new novel written by TM Logan, have been snapped up by Gaumont UK.  The UK arm of global production company Gaumont will develop the thriller as a returning drama series. Famed for gritty narratives and seriously addictively storytelling, TM Logan’s The Mother is an adrenaline fuelled thriller, full of unpredictable twists. […]

Channel 5 has commissioned MGM Alternative UK to make a new two-part series exploring what happens when kids are unleashed into the world without parental supervision, it announced today. The series, Who Let the Kids Out? (w/t), looks at what various groups of children – between 9 and 10 years of age – get up to when encountering a plethora of […]