The highly anticipated second season of Recipes for Love and Murder is on the boil – and the first select images from the production have been released. When a massive fire engulfs the small town of Eden, a fateful chain of events is triggered and Tannie Maria, Jessie and Khaya get dragged into a multiple murder investigation that unearths the town’s darkest secrets. Joining the returning leads Maria Doyle Kennedy (Tannie Maria), Tony Kgoroge (Detective Khaya Meyer), and Kylie Fisher … [Read more...] about First Look at Season 2 of Recipes for Love and Murder
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Granite Harbour sells to new territories
International distributor Eccho Rights has closed a number of deals for fish-out-of-water crime drama GRANITE HARBOUR which recently aired its second season on BBC Scotland, BBC One and iPlayer. BBC Studios have licensed GRANITE HARBOUR for BBC First in Netherlands, Belgium and Poland, while TV2 Denmark and TV2 Hungary have both picked up the Aberdeen-set crime caper. BritBox International in the US and Canada, and Acorn TV in Australia and New Zealand, have previously acquired the series with … [Read more...] about Granite Harbour sells to new territories
DCD Rights sells 300 hours of premium programming to Australia and New Zealand
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has sold 300 hours of premium programming across both scripted and unscripted genres to Australia and New Zealand broadcasters and streamers. Australian broadcaster Nine Network has picked up the second series of The Travelling Auctioneers. While the Australian Foxtel Group has acquired more than 160 hours of programming including, among others, James Martin’s Spanish Adventure, Emergency: First Time Medics, Penn & Teller: Fool Us Series … [Read more...] about DCD Rights sells 300 hours of premium programming to Australia and New Zealand
Channel 5 and Acorn TV commission detective drama Ellis from Company Pictures starring Sharon D. Clarke
Channel 5 and Acorn TV have announced the commission of new feature length detective series Ellis (3 x 120’) from Company Pictures, in association with All3Media International – which will also represent the show outside of the UK – and Northern Ireland Screen. The three-part series will follow DCI Ellis, played by three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke (Showtrial, Lost Boys & Fairies, Rocketman), a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations. Each two-hour episode … [Read more...] about Channel 5 and Acorn TV commission detective drama Ellis from Company Pictures starring Sharon D. Clarke
Japan’s NHK ENTERPRISES Inc. acquires Recipes for Love and Murder for Japanese Pay TV Channel, Mystery Channel
Leading global content group Global Screen has secured a second season of Acorn TV, Multichoice and Both Worlds Pictures’ popular South African mystery drama Recipes for Love and Murder, starring Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander, The Tudors). Season 2 (8 x 45’), which begins filming in South Africa in April 2024, will bring the total number of episodes to 18. The culinary murder mystery series centers on Maria Purvis (Doyle Kennedy), an empathetic, accomplished recipe advice columnist for a … [Read more...] about Japan’s NHK ENTERPRISES Inc. acquires Recipes for Love and Murder for Japanese Pay TV Channel, Mystery Channel
Granite Harbour licensed to BritBox and Acorn TV
Eccho Rights have concluded deals with BRITBOX International and ACORN TV, for the British crime drama GRANITE HARBOUR. BRITBOX have confirmed that GRANITE HARBOUR is set to premier on August 1st and will be available for audiences in the US and Canada. ACORN TV will be airing the drama in Australia and New Zealand, later this autumn. GRANITE HARBOUR, produced by LA PRODUCTIONS in … [Read more...] about Granite Harbour licensed to BritBox and Acorn TV