True Crime Dominated Netflix Documentary Viewing in 2025
True crime strengthened its grip on Netflix’s documentary audience in 2025, with four of the platform’s five most-watched documentaries falling within the genre. According to Digital i…
Sky has commissioned a new documentary examining the murder of Tupac Shakur and the landmark trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who was convicted in August after confessing to the rapper’s 1996 killing. Currently untitled, the documentary is being directed by BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Marian Mohamed and produced by Passion Pictures, Propagate Content and…
Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer’s action comedy Ride Or Die has been cancelled by Prime Video after one season, with Paramount Television Studios looking for a new home for the series. Created by Tessa Coates, the series follows best friends Debbie Claybourne and Judith Burton, whose relationship takes an unexpected turn when Debbie discovers that…
BBC Scotland has announced a new lineup of factual commissions covering terrorism, political scandal, Scottish folklore and high-profile murder cases. The latest slate brings together four projects from Scotland’s independent production sector, ranging from historical investigations and true crime to explorations of mythology and political life. Among the new commissions is Terror at the Terminal…
Murders, cold cases, courtroom battles and investigations reopened decades later: audiences’ appetite for true crime appears remarkably resistant to the broader slowdown affecting television commissioning. New data from Ampere Analysis shows that true crime documentaries remain one of the strongest and most consistently commissioned areas of factual television. Why is true crime still on top?…
Filming has begun in Ireland for She Lies in Wait, the upcoming six-part thriller adapted from Gytha Lodge’s novel featuring detective Jonah Sheens. ITV’s Director of Drama Polly Hill and Commissioner Nana Hughes have commissioned the series, which is being adapted for television by screenwriter Ed Whitmore. What is She Lies in Wait about? Set…
