Hat Trick International Unveils Drama & Factual MIPCOM Slate

Hat Trick International’s highlights for MIPCOM include Dear Life, exploring love, loss and organ donation, and three titles featuring James May.

Starring Brooke Satchwell (Neighbours, The Twelve), Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead, The Day of the Jackal) and Ben Lawson (Firefly Lane, Designated Survivor), it centers on a young woman’s decision to donate the organs of her fiancé. Months later, struggling with overwhelming grief, legal battles and family expectations, she receives an anonymous thank-you letter from her late partner’s heart recipient.

“Dear Life is genuinely special in that it’s genuinely different—there’s simply no other drama like it on the market,” said Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick. “It explores new territory in a way that’s entertaining yet heart-rending. I challenge anyone not to be moved by Lillian’s grief or uplifted by the unexpected ways in which life can start anew. It’s warm, it’s witty and, no pun intended, it has real heart. What’s more, it shines a light on a controversial issue that could affect anyone, anywhere, at any time. It doesn’t surprise me that Dear Life is already being talked about as one-to-watch as we head into content maelstrom of MIPCOM.”

The Hat Trick International MIPCOM slate also features several talent-led factual titles. James May leads James May and the Dull Men’s Club, James May’s Shed Load of Ideas and The Great Explorers with James May. In James May and the Dull Men’s Club, the former Top Gear presenter teams up with the Dull Men’s Facebook group to solve a series of questions such as why a washing machine can’t double as a cooker. James May’s Shed Load of Ideas picks up where the Dull Men finish and serves as a celebration of British ingenuity. The Great Explorers with James May sees the presenter tell the stories of three of the world’s most famous explorers: Columbus, Raleigh and Cook.