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 […]
Law&Crime, the live trial and true crime network, announces the launch of its new YouTube channel Law&Crime Body Cam. The channel takes viewers into the line of duty through raw footage of some of the most shocking police encounters. Each episode features high-stakes situations caught on body cameras, dash cams, security footage and doorbell cameras, […]
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime announces it has newly partnered with LA-based production company, Mar Vista Entertainment, by providing critical trial access and research services for their scripted feature film development. This partnership signals a larger initiative on Law&Crime’s behalf to expand its presence as the go-to trial consultant, as well as plans to […]
Jellysmack, a company specialising in social video creation, optimisation and distribution, has announced the acquisition of the Law&Crime Network, the multi-platform legal and true crime video network and production company that includes streaming and cable television programming, founded by egal analyst and television host Dan Abrams. Law&Crime’s YouTube is the #1 channel for live trial footage […]
The major global streaming platforms (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Max/HBO Max) will invest $42 billon (€39.9bn) in original and acquired film and TV content this year, Ampere Analysis forecasts suggest. This marks a slower rate of growth of 7 per cent year-on-year, compared to the 24 per cent growth in streaming spending […]
Crackit Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a new hi-octane police series, Police 999: Clear & Present Danger (working title). The new 6 x 60 part series takes viewers into the heart of modern-day policing in Britain. With access to shocking bodycam footage, the series steps into the shoes of officers on the frontline to get a unique understanding of the most extreme incidents police officers face on the streets […]
Digital media network, Little Dot Studios, an All3Media Company, has partnered with Dubformer, an AI dubbing start-up, to localise and dub 100 hours of broadcast quality YouTube programming from English to Spanish. Following a surge in demand for premium factual content in the Spanish speaking areas of the US and mainland Spain, Little Dot Studios […]