BBC Takes ZDFE Crime Series

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has sold the crime series The Killing to the BBC for free TV in the U.K. and Ireland.

Arrow Films picked up the home video and VOD rights for the same territories. The series will debut on BBC Four on January 22. The DVD release is set for April 4, just a few days after the show ends its run on the BBC.

The Killing is a co-production by DR TV-Drama, Danish Broadcasting Corp., ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, NRK and SVT, with the support of the Nordvision Fund Denmark.

Tom Stewart, Arrow Films’ head of acquisitions, stated: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be distributing this truly top-drawer thriller to the U.K./Eire home entertainment and digital space. The Killing represents one of the best high concept thrillers produced in a long time. It takes the viewer on a real journey, each episode a day in the murder investigation and each episode ending on a cliffhanger. You are gripped by the twisted storyline, the superb acting and the character depth, this is drama unparalleled. We hope to have a long and fruitful relationship with our partners from ZDF Enterprises.”

Stefanie Fischer, the sales manager at ZDF Enterprises, commented: “I am pleased to see that this extraordinary series will now be made available to the audiences in U.K. and Eire on television, home video and other platforms. The series has already intrigued audiences around the globe and we are convinced that it will see the same success in U.K. and Eire.”