Fred Media is delighted to announce that it has secured its first international deals for Code 1: Minute by Minute (8 x 60). Originally produced for Seven Network in Australia, the documentary series has now been acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery in the UK, AMC Networks International for Spain and Portugal, SBS in Belgium and TVNZ.

Produced by WTFN, and with a second series already in production for delivery in Spring 2023, Code 1: Minute by Minute breaks down the hours, minutes, and seconds of the biggest and most tragic recent news events to impact Australia and profiles the people from all walks of life who will forever be connected, just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. For example, one episode details the 2017 Bourke Street Mall tragedy in Melbourne, when James Gargasoulas deliberately ploughed his car into the mall killing six people and seriously injuring 27. It was one of Australia’s worst mass murders.

With each episode meticulously researched and dedicated to a different event, the programmes break down in forensic detail exactly how these people came to cross paths. For many, it was a combination of sliding door moments and fateful decisions that set them on a tragic path. Some became survivors, some became victims and others were accidental heroes. Most of their stories have never been told…until now.