Global Buyers Snap Up Italian Crime Prequel ‘Gomorrah: The Origins’
Gomorrah: The Origins, the prequel to the internationally acclaimed series Gomorrah, has begun its global rollout. The six-hour crime epic has been sold by Beta Film to…
Gomorrah: The Origins, the prequel to the internationally acclaimed series Gomorrah, has begun its global rollout. The six-hour crime epic has been sold by Beta Film to…
Tampere-based ICS Nordic has signed Brendan Foley to adapt Finnish author Helena Immonen’s novel Operation: Arctic Fox for television. The project is being developed as a geopolitical thriller and action crime drama.…
Cineflix Rights will present the crime drama Anna Pigeon, adapted from the bestselling novels by Nevada Barr, to buyers at The London TV Screenings. The 10-episode crime procedural is produced for Versant’s…

SkyShowtime is expanding its Polish originals slate with a dark crime drama titled Morpheus. Morpheus is set to premiere later this year and will be the platform’s third Polish original debuting in 2026. Directed by Maciej Migas and written by Michał Wawrzecki, the story centers on Piotr Leyer, a lawyer who becomes the head of…

With its second season, Hijack sharpens its crime-thriller edge, unfolding a tense subway hostage crisis that tests both strategy and survival. First episode was released on Jan. 14, following episodes will air weekly, and the season will conclude on March 8. Elba returns as Sam Nelson, a business man and negotiator. The second season focuses…

Sky revives The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as a dark Nordic noir series. The eight-episode series will follow journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander as they investigate a crime that is more than 40 years old. The project is described as a contemporary reboot and aims to establish strong thematic bonds with the…

According to Kate Winslet, the second season of Mare of Easttown may have been greenlit. British star Kate Winslet’s HBO series Mare of Easttown is one of the crime dramas that has left a strong mark in recent years. Created by Brad Ingelsby and released in 2021, the series also made a significant impact at the Primetime Emmy Awards,…

Polish production company ATM Group has acquired the television adaptation rights to Remigiusz Mróz’s dark bestseller Hell is Empty. The project is based on the first book in the journalism-themed thriller series called Raport. The story centers on a journalistic investigation into the high-profile disappearance of a young woman. The narrative unfolds between the present…
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