LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has lined up its first-ever true-crime series, Killing Fields, which takes viewers inside of an active criminal investigation as it unfolds. The series is shot in real time to follow the hunt for the killer. It is produced by Sirens Media, a Leftfield Entertainment company. Killing ...

CANNES: Spanish outfit Boomerang TV International will introduce a new English-language series called The Avatars at the upcoming market in Cannes.  The title tells the story of three teenagers who think they have formed a really good rock band. However, the three bandmates are quickly rejected from every audition they ...

BURBANK: A sequel to the hit Disney Channel original movie Descendants, about the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamous villains, has been commissioned and is in development. Descendants 2 (working title) will be executive produced by screenwriters Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon. The first film, which made its ...

NEW YORK: Entertainment One (eOne) has expanded its roster of Peppa Pig licensing partners in the U.S., while also boosting the brand’s product lineup from master toy licensee Jazwares. Through the new deals, Cra-Z-Art is set to develop a wide range of craft and activity products, including paint-by-numbers kits, activity ...

NEW YORK: Warrior Poets, a multiplatform production outfit founded by Morgan Spurlock, has entered into a new partnership with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) regarding the development of scripted and unscripted projects based on brands from its portfolio. The agreement provides ...

LONDON: ABC Studios has commissioned a pilot script based on the Spanish format Motivos Personales after nabbing the rights from New Media Vision. Calamity Jane Productions is set to co-produce the U.S. adaptation of the thriller, which centers on a news anchor who sees her husband arrested for murder live ...

NEW YORK: Christopher Keenan, HIT Entertainment’s VP of global content and executive producer, speaks to TV Kids’ Mansha Daswani about what’s in store for some of the company’s key franchises.   The HIT Entertainment catalogue is home to a number of long-running, enduring brands. The company, a subsidiary of Mattel, has ...

NEW YORK: 4K Media has inked a non-exclusive licensing deal with USAopoly for Yu-Gi-Oh!-themed games and product lines to be distributed in the U.S. and Canada. Under the agreement, USAopoly will produce a wide variety of Yu-Gi-Oh! coin banks and puzzles, as well as special editions of the Monopoly and Yahtzee table-top games, ...

LOS ANGELES: A fourth season of the docuseries #RichKids of Beverly Hills has been commissioned by E!, with eight new episodes coming in 2016. The new installment will follow Morgan Stewart and Brendan Fitzpatrick’s road to the altar. The series also spotlights Dorothy Wang, EJ Johnson, and Jonny Drubel. It ...

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the three-part drama The Secret, from Hat Trick Productions. Starring James Nesbitt, The Secret tells the story of a real-life double murder. Nesbitt portrays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer alongside a Sunday school teacher, Hazel Buchanan, played ...