UKTV’s Alibi channel and France Télévisions have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming Irish drama series The Boy That Never Was with distributor Abacus Media Rights. Produced by Subotica for Irish broadcaster RTÉ, with support from Screen Ireland, the series is filmed on location in Morocco and scheduled for delivery in April 2024. Co-written by Jo […]
BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights to a slew of AMC Networks shows for FTA channels Drama and Alibi and streamer UKTV Play, and BBC First in Benelux. Comedy-drama Mrs Sidhu Investigates (4 x 90-minutes) and season 1 of detective series Signora Volpe (6 x 90-minutes) […]
UKTV has commissioned mystery-thriller The Red King from Being Human creator Toby Whithouse and Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street for its crime drama channel Alibi. Whithouse has created and written the 6 x 60-minute series, which is produced by Quay Street (Nolly), in association with ITV Studios, which will handle international sales. The series follows smart, […]
Viaplay, UK network Alibi, SBS in Australia and Disney+ are among buyers of Icelandic drama Black Sands, which has been extended into a second season by local commissioning broadcaster, Channel 2. The crime thriller is produced by Icelandic indie Glassriver in association with All3Media International, which has struck a first season deal with Viaplay that […]
UKTV’s Alibi has partnered with Masterpiece in the US on a second season of detective drama Annika, while Sky Deutschland and ZDF have struck a two-window deal for the show in Germany. The 6 x 60-minute series is based on the BBC Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker, and produced by Scottish indie Black Camel […]
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local version of home improvement format Buying Blind, among a raft of deals struck by distributor Red Arrow Studios International (RASI). The German show is being produced by Red Arrow’s Redseven Entertainment, while SBS in Belgium has commissioned a fourth season […]
‘Kensal Town’ wraps production UK-based Edit 6 has wrapped production on Kensal Town, a new ‘hyper-real’ six-part drama based on the true stories of people living in North West London. Written, directed and produced by William Sarne (Glastonbury: The Movie, The P) and produced by Bob Clarke (Boiling Point), the series is set in and […]
UKTV-owned channel Alibi has commissioned a second season of 19th-century crime drama Miss Scarlet And The Duke to debut next year. The 6 x 60-minute sophomore run is being co-produced by PBS’ Masterpiece strand and Element 8 Entertainment, with pre-investment from BBC Studios-backed UKTV. The deal will also see the show air on BBCS-owned brands […]
Alibi brings Irish drama ‘Smother’ to UK UKTV-owned Alibi has picked up Irish drama Smother for broadcast in the UK later this year, following a deal with BBC Studios. The 6 x 60-minute series is produced by BBC Studios Production Drama North and Scotland in partnership with Dublin-based Treasure Entertainment, and in association with Screen […]
US network AMC and UK channel Alibi have greenlit Ragdoll, a new thriller from BBC Studios-backed Sid Gentle Films, based on the novel by Daniel Cole. The project will air on AMC in the United States and Alibi in the UK and will be adapted into six parts, with a writing team led by Freddy […]
