Ahead of the start of Realscreen Summit in Miami next week, Sphere Abacus has landed unscripted sales across a range of genres, including true crime and biography.
“The diversity of these shows highlights the exceptional creativity curated by just some of the U.K. independent producers we are working with—each delivering excellence and commercial appeal,” said Hana Palmer, Sphere Abacus’ head of sales.
The six-part Killer Kings from FirstLookTV has been acquired by BBC Select (US/Canada), Prima Group (Czech Republic), RTL (Germany), Foxtel Group (Australia) and Viasat World (CEE, Baltics, CIS, and in the Nordics).
Freddie Mercury: A Secret Daughter?, made by Honey Bee Media, has landed with RTL+ Hungary, Channel Nine Australia, Yes TV Israel, Channel HOT8 Israel, and TVNZ New Zealand.
Play Media Belgium, BBC Select US/Canada, and Sky Germany went for Brinkworth Productions’ The Real Unforgotten: The Unsolved Murder of Carol Morgan. Cold Case Investigators is headed to TV2 Denmark, Foxtel Group (Australia) and Sky Germany. Foxtel, Sky Germany, Channel HOT8 and Yes TV also chose Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants from Perpetual Entertainment.
Air TV’s Prince William: A Life In Pictures was acquired by Radial Entertainment, SBS Australia, TVP Poland, CBC Canada and Estonian Public Broadcasting.
From Tomos TV, Queens of Combat: Rome’s Female Gladiators is landing on Rai Italy, Czech TV, Viasat World (CEE, Baltics, CIS and Nordics), BBC Earth South Africa and France TV.
I’m Carl Lewis! has been acquired by Madman Australia, Canal + France, Yes TV Israel and VRT Belgium. It is produced by Noah Media Group,
From Haviland Digital and Tigerlily Productions, Spacewoman has sold to Czech TV, Channel HOT8 Israel, Yes TV Israel, Canal+ France, BBC Earth South Africa, and VRT Belgium.
Rounding out the deals, Apollo 1, produced by Stopwatch Productions, 7T1 Films and Haviland Digital, has sold to HOT8, SIA Lithuania, Foxtel and BBC Earth South Africa.
