Argo Films’ Richard Johns has partnered with film director E. Elias Merhige on new production label Promethean Pictures. The U.K.-based venture launches with a varied slate of TV and film (…)

Netflix is willing to put its money –– more than $200 million –– in projects with potential to become a good franchise, and this time the genre is science-fiction. The (…)

The U.K.’s Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce Kidnapped: The Angel Lynn Story (w/t), a documentary film charting the life of Angel Lynn, a young woman who suffered severe life-changing injuries whilst trying (…)

CBS Reality has commissioned Emporium Productions to produce new Donal MacIntyre-fronted true crime original series Donal MacIntyre’s Killer Evidence.

Renowned investigative journalist and criminologist Donal MacIntyre will host this 10 x (…)

Fremantle, Revolution Films, Passenger and Anonymous Content are collaborating on new six-part drama, Fall of the God of Cars.

The series is written and directed by Revolution Films’ Michael Winterbottom and (…)

MIPTV has revealed the 11 doc and factual productions selected for the inaugural MIPDOC International Buyers Screenings to be showcased on April 16 in Cannes as part of the 25th MIPDOC market (…)

Spanish-language streaming service ViX will premiere new dramatic thriller series Montecristo on April 14, with all its six episodes available on launch day.

The ViX original series is a modern take (…)

OGM UNIVERSE has a new drama series available for international distribution, OGM Pictures’ Miracle of Love, which premiered on March 23 on Star TV in Turkey.

Miracle of Love tells the (…)

The Africa Channel’s OTT service Demand Africa has expanded the distribution of its FAST linear channel, which is now available on Amazon Freevee in the U.S.

Demand Africa features original and (…)

Indie prodco Woodcut Media and distributor Abacus Media have unveiled history doc series Queens that Changed the World, acquired by Channel 4 in the U.K.

The series is produced by Woodcut Media — who (…)