DRG Signs Drama Deal with Fox Channels Italy

LONDON: DRG has sold the rights to ITV’s Collision and BBC’s Criminal Justice 2 to Fox Channels Italy, along with picking up ITV’s prime-time crime drama Injustice in a separate deal.

Over the past year, DRG has launched BBC Productions’ Criminal Justice and Five Days 2 and ITV’s Collision into more than 100 territories worldwide. Each series is now available in either a 5×1-hour version or as two-part feature-length duration.

Meanwhile, the drama Injustice stars James Purefoy as William Travers.

Anne Roder-Botbol, the senior sales and European co-production executive at DRG, said, “We’re proud to represent a slate of the U.K.’s finest television dramas and today’s deal perfectly showcases these superb and original productions. We’re delighted to announce that the Fox branded channels have acquired rights for ITV1’s Collision, BBC One’s Criminal Justice 2 and Five Days 2, plus the ABC’s Three Acts of Murder. Packed with thrilling storylines and compelling characters, these dramas are all backed by proven track-records for consistently delivering top rating slots.”

Anke Stoll, the head of acquisitions and co-productions at DRG, added, “We’re also very happy to confirm today that DRG will be premiering at MIPCOM the all-new ITV1 crime-drama Injustice, an exceptional five-part psychological thriller from acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz, who penned ITV’s number one rating Collision. This news is part of our strategy for developing and acquiring the very best in universally appealing U.K. crime drama.”