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RECENT GREENLIGHTS
The Baby Killer Conspiracy - discovery+. Discovery has commissioned documentary, The Baby Killer Conspiracy, for discovery+ from Caravan. The series was ordered by Discovery’s Clare Laycock, commissioned by Charlotte Reid and executive produced by Steven Fullagar. At Caravan, Dinah Law is the executive producer and John Holsworth the Director.
My Greatest Shot - Sky Arts Zinc Media Group and Sky Arts have announced the channel’s first ever ad-funded programme developed in partnership with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It was ordered by Benedetta Pinelli at Sky Arts and Simon Morris at Adobe. It is Exec Produced by Harry Bell for Tern Television at Zinc Media.
Asia - BBC1 New, ambitious landmark series from BBC Studios Natural History Unit covering the continent of
Asia.It was commissioned by Patrick Holland and Jack Bootle. The Executive Producer is Jonny Keeling and the Series Producer is Matthew Wright.
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard - BBC1 Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. Made by Windfall Films. It was commissioned by Patrick Holland and Jack Bootle. The Commissioning Editor is Tom Coveney and the Executive Producer is David Duggan.
Operation Satanic: The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - BBC2 A feature length documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF). The Director is Chloe Campbell. The Executive Producer is Caroline Hawkins.
The Pride - BBC2 This ‘ground-breaking’ film tells the story of the Marsh Pride. It is made by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, co-produced by PBS. The Executive Producer is Jo Shinner, the Director is Pamela Gordon and the Commissioning Editor is Sreya Biswas. Executive in Charge for PBS is Bill Gardner.
Arrow Media true crime orders - Discovery Arrow Media has been commissioned to make 26 hours of true crime for US Investigation Discovery including new six-part series Love, Honor, Betray and 20 more hours of its hit series American Monster.
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American Monster is Executive Produced by Nick Metcalfe and Tom Brisley for Arrow Media and Executive Produced by Tim Baney for ID. Love, Honor, Betray is Executive Produced by Ash Potterton and Tom Brisley for Arrow Media and was Executive Produced by Diana Sperrazza for ID.
Stalked – BBC3 Stacey Dooley is presenting new BBC Factual programme Stalked (w/t) for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, from Sundog Pictures. It was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller, BBC Three and Clare Sillery. The Commissioning Editor is Gian Quaglieni and the Executive Producer is Ed Kellie.
Wayne Rooney doc - Amazon Amazon Prime Video is making a new documentary for 2022 on England’s all-time top goal scorer and Derby County manager, Wayne Rooney. The biopic is directed by Matt Smith,
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted - Britbox BritBox UK, The Format Factory and
Anderson Entertainment are in production on documentary Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted.
The Curse of the Highgate Vampire - discovery+ Discovery has announced the commission of The Curse of the Highgate Vampire for discovery+, produced by Big Little Fish Television. The documentary was ordered for discovery+ by Clare Laycock, commissioned by Charlotte Reid and executive produced by Deirdre Dowling for Discovery. At Big Little Fish, executive producers are Mark Procter and Steve Jones.
Anni: The Honeymoon Murder - Discovery+ Discovery has commissioned Anni: The Honeymoon Murder (w/t), from Dragonfly, a 4×60 box set series about the Anni Dewani murder. The series was ordered by Discovery’s Clare Laycock, commissioned by Charlotte Reid and executive produced by Matt Reid. At Dragonfly, Toby Paton was the series director, Kate Scholefield was the series producer, and Tom Pullen and Richard Bond were executive producers.
FACT ENT / FEATURES
Cash in the Attic – Channel 5 Channel 5 is to revive auction series Cash in The Attic, a decade after the long-running format was axed by BBC Two. The series will be produced by Argonon’s new factual indie Studio Leo run by Claire Collinson-Jones, creator of Channel 5’s long-running factual hit Rich House Poor House.
Dating No Filter - Sky Sky has ordered a second series of Dating No Filter, produced by Monkey. The second series of Dating No Filter was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content for Sky UK and Ireland and Phil Edgar-Jones, Director, Sky Arts and Head of Entertainment. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Shirley Jones. The executive producers for Monkey are David Granger and Jessica Thomas. Rina Dayalji is series producer.
This Is My House – BBC1 BBC One has ordered a second run of entertainment format This is My House for an extended run of ten episodes. It’s an Expectation production for BBC One and has been commissioned by Kate Phillips, Director of Entertainment Commissioning. The format
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