Revelation Films has acquired worldwide rights to “I Am Norwell Roberts,” the autobiography of the U.K.’s first Black police officer, Norwell Roberts.
U.K.-based Revelation is initially developing a documentary feature with plans to expand into scripted, told against a backdrop of social and political events from each decade of his life and career. These events will be presented through a mixture of archive news, photography and music that defined the time with the aim of allowing the audience to better understand Norwell’s struggles and successes within a world that was often against him. The film will be set against the other momentous events in the U.K. Black community that coincided with the trajectory of his life.
Published by John Murray Press in June 2022, “I Am Norwell Roberts” hit the top 10 in the Amazon charts and tells the story of the Metropolitan Police’s first Black officer,...
U.K.-based Revelation is initially developing a documentary feature with plans to expand into scripted, told against a backdrop of social and political events from each decade of his life and career. These events will be presented through a mixture of archive news, photography and music that defined the time with the aim of allowing the audience to better understand Norwell’s struggles and successes within a world that was often against him. The film will be set against the other momentous events in the U.K. Black community that coincided with the trajectory of his life.
Published by John Murray Press in June 2022, “I Am Norwell Roberts” hit the top 10 in the Amazon charts and tells the story of the Metropolitan Police’s first Black officer,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: UK producer and distributor Signature has secured global rights to British true crime docs Bellfield and The Search for a Serial Killer.
The dual-format docs, which have been produced as both features and multi-episodic shows, come from Tony Carne and Trevor Drane’s firm Revelation Films.
Both docs follow former Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton — who was featured in ITV crime drama Manhunt and doc The Real Manhunter, which was for Sky Crime.
Bellfield will see him leading his murder squad in the investigation of serial killer Levi Bellfield, who was responsible for the infamous murders of Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell, and Amélie Delagrange. The doc will see the team investigating Bellfield’s recent confession he killed Lin and Megan Russell and left Josie Russell for dead. Another man, Michael Stone, was convicted of the crimes in 1998.
West End Girls: The Search for a Serial Killer will see Sutton re-open a 25-year-old cold case,...
The dual-format docs, which have been produced as both features and multi-episodic shows, come from Tony Carne and Trevor Drane’s firm Revelation Films.
Both docs follow former Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton — who was featured in ITV crime drama Manhunt and doc The Real Manhunter, which was for Sky Crime.
Bellfield will see him leading his murder squad in the investigation of serial killer Levi Bellfield, who was responsible for the infamous murders of Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell, and Amélie Delagrange. The doc will see the team investigating Bellfield’s recent confession he killed Lin and Megan Russell and left Josie Russell for dead. Another man, Michael Stone, was convicted of the crimes in 1998.
West End Girls: The Search for a Serial Killer will see Sutton re-open a 25-year-old cold case,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Networks has set fall premiere dates for new and returning series across its AMC, AMC+, Acorn TV, AllBlk, BBC America, Shudder, Sundance Now, SundanceTV and WeTV. Newly revealed dates include the new seasons of Doctor Who, Creepshow and new series such as Ragdoll, Kin and Ultra City Smiths.
AMC announced dates at Comic-Con last month its spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead (Season 7) and The Walking Dead: World Beyond (final Season 2).
Here are the AMC Networks premiere dates announced this morning (all times Et/Pt):
Acorn TV
My Life is Murder, Season 2
Monday, August 30
Starring award-winning actress Lucy Lawless, this fun, charming series returns for an eagerly-anticipated second season with all-new riveting mysteries, now set in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand (season one was based in Melbourne). My Life Is Murder brings retired detective Alexa Crowe (Lawless) back to her Kiwi roots, where she’s...
AMC announced dates at Comic-Con last month its spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead (Season 7) and The Walking Dead: World Beyond (final Season 2).
Here are the AMC Networks premiere dates announced this morning (all times Et/Pt):
Acorn TV
My Life is Murder, Season 2
Monday, August 30
Starring award-winning actress Lucy Lawless, this fun, charming series returns for an eagerly-anticipated second season with all-new riveting mysteries, now set in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand (season one was based in Melbourne). My Life Is Murder brings retired detective Alexa Crowe (Lawless) back to her Kiwi roots, where she’s...
- 8/17/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman fill top spots at the Australian Academy, ITV Studios and Nippon team on a new co-development deal, Abacus Media Rights and Revelation Films announce “The Real Manhunter,” Anderson Entertainment and ITV team on expanding classic sci-fi brands, and the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg announces this year’s award winners.
Academy
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (Aacta) has announced that two of the country’s most recognizable on-screen performers, Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, will assume the roles of Academy president and vice president respectively.
Crowe’s Australian work includes “The Water Diviner,” his directorial debut for which he received five Aacta Awards, and performances in “Boy Erased” and “True History of The Kelly Gang.” For her part, Kidman’s domestic work takes in performances in “Top of The Lake,” “Lion” and “Boy Erased,” each earning her Aacta Awards.
Academy
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (Aacta) has announced that two of the country’s most recognizable on-screen performers, Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, will assume the roles of Academy president and vice president respectively.
Crowe’s Australian work includes “The Water Diviner,” his directorial debut for which he received five Aacta Awards, and performances in “Boy Erased” and “True History of The Kelly Gang.” For her part, Kidman’s domestic work takes in performances in “Top of The Lake,” “Lion” and “Boy Erased,” each earning her Aacta Awards.
- 11/23/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Acclaimed documentary producer John Battsek, whose credits include Oscar-winner One Day In September and Emmy-winner Manhunt: The Inside Story Of The Hunt for Bin Laden, is making his first foray into podcasts with Audible series Deepcut.
The investigative six part non-fiction series will see Battsek and his new production company Ventureland tackle the complex and controversial cases of four deaths at the Deepcut army barracks in the UK.
The series will examine the deaths of the four young soldiers, found shot dead at the Princes Royal Barracks (Aka Deepcut) in Surrey, England between 1995 and 2002. As their families searched for answers, allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and violence begin to surface and suspicions mounted that evidence had been withheld or destroyed. The incidents led to lengthy legal contests.
Battsek’s team for the series includes investigative journalist Jane MacSorley and former detective chief inspector Colin Sutton who join forces to...
The investigative six part non-fiction series will see Battsek and his new production company Ventureland tackle the complex and controversial cases of four deaths at the Deepcut army barracks in the UK.
The series will examine the deaths of the four young soldiers, found shot dead at the Princes Royal Barracks (Aka Deepcut) in Surrey, England between 1995 and 2002. As their families searched for answers, allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and violence begin to surface and suspicions mounted that evidence had been withheld or destroyed. The incidents led to lengthy legal contests.
Battsek’s team for the series includes investigative journalist Jane MacSorley and former detective chief inspector Colin Sutton who join forces to...
- 5/20/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
British crime drama Manhunt, starring Doc Martin’s Martin Clunes, has become ITV’s highest rated new drama since the launch of Broadchurch in 2013. Is it this year’s Bodyguard?
The drama, which is produced by Buffalo Pictures and written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness), averaged 8.7M viewers across its three episodes, according to ITV, rising to 9M when online viewing was included. Growing from an overnight average of 6M, the catch up figures mean the show has become the most watched program of 2019 so far.
To put that into context, Bodyguard, the smash hit of 2018, opened with 6.7M live viewers with the first episode adding over 3M viewers to 10.4M after on-demand and catch-up viewers were added, making it the biggest new drama launch in the UK in ten years.
The show, which was picked up by streaming service Acorn in the U.S., stars Clunes as Detective Colin Sutton,...
The drama, which is produced by Buffalo Pictures and written by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness), averaged 8.7M viewers across its three episodes, according to ITV, rising to 9M when online viewing was included. Growing from an overnight average of 6M, the catch up figures mean the show has become the most watched program of 2019 so far.
To put that into context, Bodyguard, the smash hit of 2018, opened with 6.7M live viewers with the first episode adding over 3M viewers to 10.4M after on-demand and catch-up viewers were added, making it the biggest new drama launch in the UK in ten years.
The show, which was picked up by streaming service Acorn in the U.S., stars Clunes as Detective Colin Sutton,...
- 1/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Manhunt” has tracked down a raft of international sales, with buyers in Australia, France, and Scandinavia snapping up the U.K.-produced crime miniseries.
“Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes plays detective Colin Sutton in the thriller, which is made by Clunes’ shingle Buffalo Pictures. His character leads a team investigating the horrific murder of a young woman in suburban London in the series. Based on a real-life high-profile case, the series follows the team’s attempts to find a suspect with seemingly little evidence at hand and then the efforts to ensure the prime suspect is convicted.
The three-parter opened on ITV in the U.K. on Sunday. Drg is handling international sales and has sealed deals with Network Seven in Australia and Tvnz in New Zealand. In Europe, it has been picked up by Canal Plus in Poland, France 3, Nrk in Norway, Npo in the Netherlands, and Yle in Finland.
“Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes plays detective Colin Sutton in the thriller, which is made by Clunes’ shingle Buffalo Pictures. His character leads a team investigating the horrific murder of a young woman in suburban London in the series. Based on a real-life high-profile case, the series follows the team’s attempts to find a suspect with seemingly little evidence at hand and then the efforts to ensure the prime suspect is convicted.
The three-parter opened on ITV in the U.K. on Sunday. Drg is handling international sales and has sealed deals with Network Seven in Australia and Tvnz in New Zealand. In Europe, it has been picked up by Canal Plus in Poland, France 3, Nrk in Norway, Npo in the Netherlands, and Yle in Finland.
- 1/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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