Leading independent distributor All3Media International has brokered a raft of deals on the ratings-winning, high-octane thriller Trigger Point, which has recently been commissioned for a second season.  Written by Daniel Brierley and produced by Jed Mercurio’s HTM Television for ITV, UK in association with All3Media International, the six-part drama, which recently premiered on ITV to a ratings winning 5.4 million viewers and widespread critical acclaim, has also attracted sales in five continents.

Following its success as one of the UK’s most-watched dramas of 2022, the distributor has announced its U.S. partner on the show is NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock – and the series will premier in the USA on 8th July. Also in the Americas, Canadian PBS CBC has acquired the thriller for its main channel and HBO Latin America has taken the thriller in a pan-territory acquisition.

Following an acclaimed reception in Australia, where the series premiered on Stan earlier this year, Trigger Point has also been acquired by Pumpkin Film (China), Wowow (Japan), DBS provider OSN (Middle East) and TVNZ (New Zealand). In a pan territory deal covering Asia, BBC Studios has taken the six-part thriller for BBC First, BBC’s premium SVOD service.

In Europe, SVOD platform CMore has premiered the series in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden and a deal has also been signed with NPO in the Netherlands and with Spanish broadcaster Movistar+.

Set in the high-pressured world of bomb disposal, Trigger Point stars Vicky McClure (Line of Duty, This is England) and Adrian Lester (Life, Trauma) as frontline officers who must risk their lives during a terrorist campaign in the heart of London. When a terrorist campaign threatens the capital over one summer, the Expos are at the forefront of urgent efforts to find out who is behind the bombings before fatalities escalate. Under extreme pressure and searching for answers, Lana becomes suspicious that the bomber is premeditatedly targeting her unit – but how does she prove it and discover the bomber’s real identity?

The cast also includes Mark Stanley (White House Farm), Warren Brown (Liar), Kerry Godliman (After Life), Cal MacAninch (Des), Manjinder Virk (Midsomer Murders) and Ralph Ineson (The Capture). Jed Mercurio is executive producer on Trigger Point alongside Jimmy Mulville (Derry Girls, Bloodlands), Mark Redhead (The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Bodies) and Jessica Sharkey (Derry Girls, Bloodlands), with Julia Stannard (Vanity Fair, War and Peace) producing. Directors are Gilles Bannier (Marcella, Tin Star) and Jennie Darnell (Line of Duty, Death in Paradise). HTM Television is co-owned by Jed Mercurio and Hat Trick Productions.

Maartje Horchner, EVP Content at All3Media International, commented, “We’re very pleased to place this thrilling new drama with so many key partners. With acclaimed talent such as Jed Mercurio, Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester involved, Trigger Point was always going to be in strong demand globally, so we’re excited to kick off our international roll-out with this first set of sales, alongside the commission of a second series. Jed has brought some of the most ambitious and breath-taking scripted productions to our screens in recent years, and Trigger Point promises to be the next edge-of-your-seat thriller to grip audiences around the world.”