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Red Planet Pictures to adapt Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels

Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt author Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson crime novels. Dark Pines, the first novel in the series, is being adapted by screenwriter and playwright Charlotte Jones into a six-part returning crime thriller series. Rose Ayling-Ellis has been brought on to portray the deaf journalist, […]

ABC expands ‘Death In Paradise’ crime drama franchise with Australian spin-off

Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned Return To Paradise, a spin-off from long-running British-French crime comedy series Death In Paradise. Set to launch on ABC in 2024, the series is being produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia with Red Planet Pictures, in association with UK pubcaster the BBC, which will screen the series on BBC One […]

BBC, ITV & UK scripted firms face probe over possible breach of freelance competition laws

UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV, along with several local scripted production companies, are under investigation by the government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) due to possible breaches of anti-trust rules regarding freelance contracts. Derry Girls producer Hat Trick, Wolf’s Hartswood Films, This Is Going To Hurt’s Sister, Beyond Paradise firm Red Planet Pictures and […]

Exclusive: Private equity & trade buyers circle Asacha Media as potential sale explored

Private equity companies and a clutch of trade buyers are understood to be circling Asacha Media Group, the fast-growing outfit behind See No Evil producer Arrow Media and Beyond Paradise firm Red Planet Pictures. The company has appointed French bank Lazard to explore its options and a full or partial sale is now being considered, […]

‘Death In Paradise’ producer Red Planet to adapt Mike Phillips novel ‘Blood Rights’

Red Planet Pictures, the UK indie behind Death In Paradise, has partnered with theatre scribe and director Ryan Calais Cameron to adapt Mike Phillips’ crime thriller novel Blood Rights for the screen. Published in 1989, Blood Rights is the first novel in Phillips’ Sam Dean series, following the charismatic, investigative journalist as he digs into […]

BritBox International unveils ‘Death In Paradise’ spin-off amid new slate

BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV-backed streamer BritBox International has unveiled a new slate of shows, led by a drama spun off from global bestseller Death In Paradise. Beyond Paradise is from Death In Paradise prodco Red Planet Pictures and explores what happened to DI Humphrey Goodman – played by Kris Marshall – after he left the […]

Asacha Media buys ‘Sanditon’ prodco Red Planet Pictures

Sanditon and Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has been acquired by European outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG). The deal sees Asacha take a majority stake in Red Planet, which was founded in 2006 by showrunner Tony Jordan and is now led by joint MDs Belinda Campbell and Alex Jones. Campbell and Jones, along […]

‘Sanditon’ revived by PBS & BritBox for two more seasons

British period drama Sanditon has been saved from cancellation, with the show recommissioned for a second and third season by PBS in the US and streaming service BritBox for the UK. The series was dropped by original UK commissioner ITV1, following its first 8 x 60-minute season, in 2019. The two new seasons will instead make […]

‘Death In Paradise’ exec Belinda Campbell talks “exceptional” scripted TV

Red Planet Pictures’ joint-MD Belinda Campbell says that “good is not good enough” when it comes to adapting IP for the screen. The exec, whose UK company is behind scripted series such as BBC1/France 2 crime drama Death In Paradise and ITV historical drama Sanditon, shared her thoughts on the kind of material that makes a good scripted adaptation […]

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