Keshet Int’l unveils Hitler docuseries as part of ‘Greenlight’ scheme

Hitlers Treasure Hunters (Source: Keshet)

Keshet International (KI) has confirmed its second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution as part of its Greenlight: Factual & Formats commissioning initiative.

Hitler’s Treasure Hunters (6 x 60 minutes) is a docuseries from Australia’s Perpetual Entertainment that will tell the story of Himmler’s Das Ahnenerbe, a special branch of the Nazi SS tasked by Hitler’s regime to seek out treasures and religious relics including the Holy Grail and Thor’s hammer.

The show, which will coincide with the 80th anniversary of the death of Hitler and the end of World War II next year, is the first show to be commissioned off the back of the global content distributor’s second producer pitch event.

The event was hosted in London last November and saw KI invite 15 producers to pitch their factual projects and formats.

Around 200 ideas were originally submitted for consideration, with 30 shortlisted projects then pitched to an audience of nearly 50 international buyers, who were either in the room or taking part remotely via a live-stream video link.

Anke Stoll

The scheme is designed to greenlight up to three English-language projects with international appeal for distribution annually, either fully funded by KI or co-funded in partnership with at least one broadcast or streaming partner.

Anke Stoll, KI’s SVP of acquisitions & co-productions, said: “All of us were really impressed with the quality of the projects pitched by the producers at our second pitch last November, and we are talking to many broadcasters about several more shows that we hope to co-commission from the likes of Curve Media, Flicker Productions and Woodcut Media in the coming months.”

The first factual series to be commissioned for distribution by KI as part of its Greenlight: Factual & Formats initiative was Catch Me If You Can, a 10 x 60-minute true crime docuseries produced by Woodcut Media that delves into the world of murderers who evaded capture while taunting those tasked with bringing them to justice.

Both Hitler’s Treasure Hunters and Catch Me If You Can will be part of the KI slate at MIPCOM in October.