Drama News & New Dramas
BBC Studios has launched new label for crime, mystery, thriller stories
Called CliffEdge Entertainment, the label will focus on crime dramas and will house existing series such as Silent Witness, Father Brown and Shakespeare & Hathaway. Its upcoming productions include a Welsh romantic thriller The Night They Vanished and The Detection Club, which is currently in production for the BBC and BritBox. CliffEdge Entertainment content will be available for UK broadcasters, streamers and international markets.
Netflix says that Sarah Lancashire will star in new crime drama, Witch Hunt
The Happy Valley star will play August Howell in the six-part series. Howell is released from prison for murdering her three young children and returns home to try to rebuild a relationship with her remaining daughter. When concerns grow that her return has triggered a modern day witch hunt, police turn to August's daughter, Wren, an academic and investigative psychologist, to help find a serial killer now terrifying the town.
Under Salt Marsh debuts on ZDF in Germany
A co-production of ZDF and the UK’s Sky, the crime drama centers on the death of a child and the search for the killer. The emotional strain tears apart the relationship between Detective Eric Bull (Rafe Spall) and Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly), who are no longer colleagues but are working together on the case. The series has already streamed on NOW and Sky in the UK.
