Australian drama following the story of Aboriginal detective Toni Alma (Rarriwuy Hick), who is assigned to investigate a suspicious car accident in Perdar Theendar – the community she left as a child and has had little to do with since. As the investigation unfolds, Alma must “navigate the fine line between respect for her community […]
Female-led drama has been on the rise for several years but there’s an ongoing evolution around the types of stories now being brought to screen, writes Helen Dugdale. In 2022, it seems odd that we’re still applauding the rise in women taking charge in front and behind the camera. Surely it should just be the […]
HBO Max and SBS in Australia have picked up rights to Wolf, the upcoming BBC Drama from APC Studios and Sherlock prodco Hartswood Films. The show is based on Mo Hayder’s Jack Caffery series of novels and has been written by Megan Gallagher (Borderliner), with co-producer and distributor APC Studios selling globally. HBO Max EMEA has pre-acquired […]
Japan’s NHK takes ‘Wanted’ doc Japan’s NHK has taken free TV rights to one-off doc Wanted: Women In Science (1 x 52 minutes). The show, produced by distributor APC Studios and j2f Production for France Télévisions, has also been acquired by RTL for Belgium and Téléquébec for Canada. It debuted on France 2 in October […]
The UK’s Channel 4 has struck its first co-production deal with Welsh public broadcaster S4C for a new 6 x 60-minute psychological thriller, which will also be aired on Sundance Now. The Light In The Hall (ak Y Golau) is being co-produced by Donna Wiffen’s UK-based Duchess Street Productions, Wales-based Triongl and APC Studios, which […]
About Premium Content (APC) Studios has appointed Mortel producer Agathe de Lorme to work across the company’s slate of French productions. The hire comes as APC Studios expands its French production arm APC Stories, with de Lorme having started in the role earlier this week. De Lorme will working alongside APC joint-CEOs and co-founders Emmanuelle […]
Epic Storyworlds team launch Loomi Animation Steve Couture and Ken Faier, founders of recently launched kids’ content creation company Epic Storyworlds, have set up Loomi Animation. The Quebec-based studio will focus on animation series, both for Epic Storyworlds and Epic Story Media original content and third-party projects. Louis Leclerc, formerly executive director of Pixel Québec […]
Paris-headquartered producer-distributor APC Studios has swooped for worldwide rights to ABC Australia’s six-part drama Fallout (working title). The boutique outfit helped in financing the production, which is inspired by true events and centres on the UK’s nuclear testing in the Australian outback in the 1950s. The project marks APC Studios’ first investment in an Australian series, […]
BBC’s ‘The A List’ gets picked up by Netflix US-based streamer Netflix has acquired international rights outside the UK to teen drama The A List. The 13-parter is being produced for the BBC’s streaming service iPlayer by UK-based prodco Kindle Entertainment, which was backed by Lionsgate in 2015. The show, written by Dan Berlinka (Thunderbirds […]
Distributor: APC Studios Producer: Muse Entertainment Broadcaster: NBCUniversal International Networks (Europe, Africa), Citytv (Canada) Logline: A female-led procedural starring Gotham’s Jessica Lucas The Murders is Muse Entertainment’s latest procedural drama focusing on homicide detective Kate Jameson, played by Gotham’s Jessica Lucas, and detective Mike Huntley, as they navigate the case of a mysterious killer who […]
