UK Network Channel 5 Taps Clapperboard & Endeavor Content To Make “‘Murder She Wrote’ Meets ‘Below Deck'” Drama Series ‘HMS Murder’
deadline.comParamount Global’s Channel5 is well known for its love of luxury cruise liners and its next drama series will be set aboard one sailing the Mediterranean Seas.
The British network has ordered HMS Murder (working title), an eight-part murder mystery series from by UK indie Clapperboard, in association with Endeavor Content, that’s been billed as “Murder She Wrote meets Below Deck.” Set aboard a luxury cruise liner touring Mediterranean holiday hotspots, it follows the ship’s new cabaret singer, Jack Grayling, who discovers there are sinister elements below the surface.
After a passenger is found murdered in the first port of call, ambitious First Officer Kate Woods’ dream of her own command is thrown into jeopardy and Jack finds himself thrust back into his former life as a detective.
A wave of murder mysteries follows — each set against the backdrop of a different stunning coastal destination. The series was ordered by Paul Testar, Commissioning Executive, Drama for Channel 5 and Paramount+.
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