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 […]
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 […]