Saloon Media & BriteSpark Team for Crime Docu-Series

TORONTO: Saloon Media and BriteSpark Films are collaborating on Handsome Devils, an upcoming docu-drama due to debut on Investigation Discovery (ID) in the U.S. and Shaw Media's Slice in Canada next year.

Developed by BriteSpark and co-produced with Saloon Media, Handsome Devils is the first international co-production commission for both companies. The 10×1-hour program follows the real-life crimes of passion committed by attractive, charming men. Each episode contains a combination of dramatization and first-person commentary.

"I'm thrilled that our first co-production is with Nick Godwin," said Michael Kot, the CEO and founder of Saloon Media. "We've had very successful collaborations in the past, when we were with other companies; he knows quality and he knows what succeeds. Our first joint venture, Handsome Devils, is packed with suspense and gripping plot twists that not only reveal true fatal attractions but that looks really can kill."

"We are delighted that Investigation Discovery and Slice have ordered Handsome Devils, which marks BriteSpark Films' first commission since launching earlier this year," added Nick Godwin, the creative director and co-founder of BriteSpark Films. "[This] announcement demonstrates our ambition to develop and produce high-quality, international programming with compelling storytelling at its core."