“Catch Me a Killer” comprises many firsts: It is a series about South Africa’s first-ever criminal profiler, the first-ever woman to occupy such a position and, now, the first-ever series entirely shot in South Africa to be in International Panorama competition at Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival.
“Catch Me a Killer” was commissioned by Showmax and produced by Kowalski Films with Lmp and Night Train Media. Abacus Media Rights (Amr), an Amcomri Entertainment company, handles world sales.
Based on the eponymous book by psychologist Micki Pistorius, “Catch Me a Killer” sees “Game of Thrones” breakout Charlotte Hope in the lead role as the psychology professor turned serial killer profiler. The 11-part series mixes drama, true crime and procedural to shine a light not only on Pistorius’s groundbreaking work, but some of South Africa’s most harrowing murder cases, beginning with the infamous Station Strangler, believed to...
“Catch Me a Killer” was commissioned by Showmax and produced by Kowalski Films with Lmp and Night Train Media. Abacus Media Rights (Amr), an Amcomri Entertainment company, handles world sales.
Based on the eponymous book by psychologist Micki Pistorius, “Catch Me a Killer” sees “Game of Thrones” breakout Charlotte Hope in the lead role as the psychology professor turned serial killer profiler. The 11-part series mixes drama, true crime and procedural to shine a light not only on Pistorius’s groundbreaking work, but some of South Africa’s most harrowing murder cases, beginning with the infamous Station Strangler, believed to...
- 3/19/2024
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A trio of British actors is leading The Salvation, an Audible sci-fi podcast drama. Ariyon Bakare, Rose Leslie and Toby Jones will star in the time-travel series, which is from musical artist and writer Justin Lockey.
The Salvation drops on Audible on Thursday (October 5), directed by Boz Temple-Morris and recorded in London. A.K. Benedict and Jeffrey Aidoo have provided additional writing on the eight-part series, which comes from audio-first entertainment company Fresh Produce Media and London-based producer Free Turn Entertainment.
The story follows David Miller (Bakare), a war-scarred veteran grappling with Ptsd, who discovers his traumatic flashbacks are gateways to time travel. Recruited by the shadowy Fallen Arrow, he undergoes a surreal transformation into a time agent, wielding a unique power triggered by ‘The Lullaby.’ He is told to...
The Salvation drops on Audible on Thursday (October 5), directed by Boz Temple-Morris and recorded in London. A.K. Benedict and Jeffrey Aidoo have provided additional writing on the eight-part series, which comes from audio-first entertainment company Fresh Produce Media and London-based producer Free Turn Entertainment.
The story follows David Miller (Bakare), a war-scarred veteran grappling with Ptsd, who discovers his traumatic flashbacks are gateways to time travel. Recruited by the shadowy Fallen Arrow, he undergoes a surreal transformation into a time agent, wielding a unique power triggered by ‘The Lullaby.’ He is told to...
- 10/3/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Free Turn Entertainment and Screen Yorkshire announce the launch of Loop; the UK’s first audio drama fund offering paid development for writing talent who live, work or are from the North of England. The initiative is aimed at published writers in film, TV, theatre, games, radio, or literature, who have not yet been exposed to the incredible new creative opportunities presented by the rapidly growing immersive audio drama space.
The initiative, which will be delivered through a series of online and in-person sessions in Leeds will run for five months from August 2023. Loop will offer writers from the North of England a best-in-class programme of paid development and mentoring to develop, pitch and create genre-spanning audio, for global audiences.
Applications open today via Screen Yorkshire’s website www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/loop/, with ten writers being selected to work with a panel of UK audio drama experts, including commissioners,...
The initiative, which will be delivered through a series of online and in-person sessions in Leeds will run for five months from August 2023. Loop will offer writers from the North of England a best-in-class programme of paid development and mentoring to develop, pitch and create genre-spanning audio, for global audiences.
Applications open today via Screen Yorkshire’s website www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/loop/, with ten writers being selected to work with a panel of UK audio drama experts, including commissioners,...
- 4/18/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: A big opportunity for drama writers from the north of England is coming.
Free Turn Entertainment and Screen Yorkshire have jointly launched Loop, an initiative billed as the UK’s first audio drama fund offering paid development for writing talent living, working or hailing from the north.
The fund is aimed at published film, TV, games, radio or literature writers who’ve not been exposed to opportunities in the immersive audio drama space.
Applications for Loop opened this morning in the UK on the Screen Yorkshire website. Ten diverse writers will be selected to work with a panel of UK audio drama experts, including commissioners, directors, producers and established writers to develop their projects. That list will be unveiled in May.
Loop’s ambition is to create a slate comprising genres such as YA, sci-fi, thriller, fantasy and comedy.
UK indie Free Turn, which has been staffing up over recent months,...
Free Turn Entertainment and Screen Yorkshire have jointly launched Loop, an initiative billed as the UK’s first audio drama fund offering paid development for writing talent living, working or hailing from the north.
The fund is aimed at published film, TV, games, radio or literature writers who’ve not been exposed to opportunities in the immersive audio drama space.
Applications for Loop opened this morning in the UK on the Screen Yorkshire website. Ten diverse writers will be selected to work with a panel of UK audio drama experts, including commissioners, directors, producers and established writers to develop their projects. That list will be unveiled in May.
Loop’s ambition is to create a slate comprising genres such as YA, sci-fi, thriller, fantasy and comedy.
UK indie Free Turn, which has been staffing up over recent months,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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