Global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON has inked a wave of global sales, including for the UK and Ireland, across the first and second seasons of Sight Unseen (10 x 60’ each), the crime drama produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures for CTV (Canada) and The CW (US).
The new deals include 5 and Paramount+ UK & Ireland picking up the first and second season. Additionally, Play Media (Belgium), AXN Asia (Pan Regional), Nine Network (Australia), yes (Israel), Disney Bulgaria, Action Channel (Japan) and Talpa TV (Netherlands) have also acquired both seasons. Further deals for season one include Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand) and Disney Middle East.
In Sight Unseen, Tess Avery is a top homicide detective who is forced to quit the job she loves after nearly killing her partner and being diagnosed as clinically blind. Reluctant to accept help, Tess uses an assistance app and connects with Sunny Patel, a professional seeing-eye guide and an agoraphobe living 3,000 miles away. After solving a crime she left behind, Tess returns to the force as a civilian consultant. Using a hidden camera and earpiece, Sunny remotely steers Tess and becomes her “secret weapon” – as the two challenge preconceptions about ability, trust, and where to draw the line. Inspired by one of the co-creators’ experiences with sight loss, viewers join Tess and Sunny as they bring a fresh perspective to solving crime.
The series stars newcomer Dolly Lewis and Agam Darshi (DMZ), alongside Jarod Joseph (The 100) and Daniel Gillies (Virgin River).
Jennifer Ebell, EVP of Television Distribution at FIFTH SEASON, said: “It’s great to be bringing another show from our partners at Blink49 to broadcasters all around the world. Sight Unseen is a fresh take on the crime genre, with a female lead who is sight impaired and authentically cast at its centre. Crime procedurals continue to have strong global appeal, and this series delivers with smart twists on a bankable genre.”
Created by Karen Troubetzkoy (Killjoys, Orphan Black) and Nikolijne Troubetzkoy (Skymed, Transplant), Sight Unseen is produced by Blink49 Studios, a FIFTH SEASON backed company, and Front Street Pictures in association with Sisters Troubetzkoy Productions, CTV, The CW, and the participation of the Canada Media Fund, Rogers Series Fund and the Bell Fund. In addition to directing several episodes, John Fawcett (Orphan Black) directed the pilot and multiple episodes and serves as an EP for season one. Stefan Pleszczysnki (Transplant) is EP/Director for season two alongside showrunners Karen Troubetzkoy and Nikolijne Troubetzkoy, Blink49’s John Morayniss, Carolyn Newman, and Virginia Rankin and Front Street Pictures’ Charles Cooper. Writer/EPs include Derek Schreyer, Brendan Gall and Shelley Eriksen.
