72 Films


Apple TV+ lands 72 Films’ John Lennon docuseries exploring star’s life & murder

Apple TV+ has picked up a three-part documentary series exploring the life and murder of John Lennon from Fremantle-owned 72 Films. John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, claiming to shed new light on the life and murder of the music and cultural icon. The docuseries, […]

Banijay Rights to handle global sales for 72 Films’ Boris Johnson docuseries

Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Boris (working title), the docuseries from Fremantle-owned UK prodco 72 Films, which chronicles the rise and fall of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The 4 x 60-minute series, which will debut on Channel 4 in the UK, utilises a combination of archive footage and access interviews […]

Fremantle acquires 72 Films, as factual & docs expansion gathers pace

Fremantle has taken a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael’s 72 Films, the UK prodco behind Amazon Prime Video’s All Or Nothing: Arsenal and BBC’s The Elon Musk Show. The prodco has had a stellar run on docs over recent years, with 9/11: One Day in America and two-part Netflix series, Jimmy Savile: […]

Amazon reveals ‘James Bond’ competition show from MGM, 72 Films

Amazon has greenlit a competition show based on the James Bond franchise, which recently became part of the retail giant’s empire followings it acquisition of MGM. 007’s Road To A Million is being produced by 72 Films in the UK and will have Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson attached. The eight-parter is […]

Sky boosts factual with bumper order & preps Sky Max drama original

European pay-TV giant Sky has just made a bumper factual order for seven new original productions across its Sky Documentaries, Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky History channels, while also commissioning an original crime drama for its newly announced linear channel Sky Max. Four of the newly commissioned factual titles – all seven of which […]

BBC Studios restructures Documentary Unit & hires 72 Films exec

BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its factual production operations with the expansion of The Documentary Unit and a number of new hires. BBCS Production’s unscripted arm Factual Salford – which focuses on consumer and topical content – is being merged with The Documentary Unit, which will sit alongside fellow genre-focused divisions The Natural History Unit and […]