‘Catch Me a Killer,’ with ‘Game of Thrones’’ Charlotte Hope, Sells Widely as Abacus Media Rights Rolls Out Its Crime Drama Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Underscoring the enduring popularity of crime drama, Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, has announced a slew of sales on two titles, led by Showmax Original “Catch Me a Killer,” a true crime drama with “Game of Thrones’” Charlotte Hope playing South Africa’s first and most famous serial killer profiler.
Hope also headed “The Spanish Princess,” as Catherine of Aragon. AMR has moreover closed further deals on fiction drama “Scrublands,” a scripted drama about the real reasons for a country town massacre.
The sales comes as it is readying a screening of a third title, “The Boy That Never Was,” at this week’s London TV Screenings.
Scoring a coveted berth at next month’s Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival, “Catch Me a Killer” has sold, among major territories, to BritBox North America, SBS Australia, UKTV’s Alibi channel and AXN’s Mystery Channel/NHK Enterprises (NEP) in Japan.
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