Keshet International Commissions Docuseries ‘Hitler’s Treasure Hunters,’ About Heinrich Himmler’s Quest for the Holy Grail and Thor’s Hammer

variety.com:

Holly Jones Keshet International has commissioned the six-part docuseries “Hitler’s Treasure Hunters” from production outfit Perpetual Entertainment(“Troppo”).

KI’s second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution, which figures into a new Greenlight: Factual & Formats commissioning initiative, the show centers Heinrich Himmler’s Das Ahnenerbe, a branch of the Nazi SS that sought religious relics and high-value international artefacts – such as the Holy Grail and Thor’s Hammer – in order to gain solid footing in the war and advance Aryan supremacy.

The show’s release next year is set to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the death of Hitler and the end of World War II. “Keshet International’s Greenlight: Factual & Formats initiative is allowing us to find a different way of getting new content onto TV screens around the world by responding collaboratively to market needs.

Perpetual Entertainment’s pitch for ‘Hitler’s Treasure Hunters’ stood out because it offers a fascinating and bizarre side note to history’s most infamous villains at a time that makes sense for broadcasters, which is why we’re fully-funding it for distribution ourselves,” Kelly Wright, MD of Distribution for Keshet, said in a statement. “We’re delighted to be creating this series for Keshet International and audiences around the world.