BBC Studios is expanding its scripted production operation with the launch of CliffEdge Entertainment, a new label dedicated to commercially driven returning dramas, with crime, mystery and thriller series at the centre of its strategy. The new company will be led by Deborah Sathe, who moves from her role as Senior Creative Director of BBC…
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 data, the year’s leading title, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, reached more than 50 million Netflix accounts across 20 markets. True crime emerged as the defining force…
Roku is putting a romantic spin on one of fiction’s most recognizable detectives with Scarlett Holmes, a new limited series starring and executive produced by Lucy Hale. Produced by Jaggi Entertainment, the Roku Original is set to premiere exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2027. Rather than solving traditional crimes, the series follows Scarlett Holmes,…
ITV Studios is taking a crime- and thriller-focused drama slate to MIPCOM 2026, combining four new scripted titles with returning international hits and the addition of Sherlock to its global sales catalogue. Leading the new lineup is First Woman, a six-part thriller from Mammoth Screen and Alcon International Studios, co-produced with ZDF for ITV. Starring…
HBO Max is developing a new Spanish crime mystery drama inspired by Tor, the remote Pyrenean village whose history of unresolved deaths has made it one of Spain’s most intriguing true crime locations. HBO Max is expanding its Spanish scripted slate with a new drama inspired by the story of Tor, an isolated mountain community…
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