{"id":3971,"date":"2016-07-21T12:36:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T16:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/"},"modified":"2016-07-21T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T17:57:41","slug":"ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"A+E Networks Asia Preps Four Crime + Investigation Asia Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE\/JAKARTA: A+E Networks Asia is producing four original <em>Crime + Investigation Asia<\/em> specials as part of the monthly anthology series.<\/p>\n<p>The latest installment of the long-running series investigates infamous criminal cases that shook Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The move to produce the specials comes on the heels of the success of Crime + Investigation in Singapore, which was the number one English factual-entertainment channel in the\u00a0people 15-plus demographic last month.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the four new episodes focus on Indonesia, utilizing dramatic reenactments and real-life interviews. The Indonesian episodes feature some of the country\u2019s prominent actors such as Ario Bayu, Fauzi Baadilla, Donny Alamsyah and Samuel Rizal, with support from\u00a0the Indonesian Police, including Krishna Murti, SIK, M.Si, the director of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police crime and investigation department.<\/p>\n<p>The first episode, \u201cCleansing Kalijodo,\u201d will air on July 30. It investigates a gang-controlled slum that erupts into violence when the brother of one of the gang leaders is killed. The second episode, \u201cDrug Runner Lover,\u201d will air on August 27 and sees police investigate a complicated drug ring with links to China and a love triangle. Episode three, \u201cThe Mafia Manager,\u201d is set to air on September 24 and puts a spotlight on a phone deception scam that crosses international lines.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth episode, \u201cThe Cult of the Black Jesus,\u201d focuses on Steven Tari, a notorious cult leader in Papua New Guinea who was accused of human sacrifice and cannibalism. He claimed to be the Messiah and was later convicted of rape. The premiere date will be announced at a later time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCI is among the top networks in Asia dedicated to the fascinating world of true crime,\u201d said Michele Schofield, the senior VP of programming and production at A+E Networks Asia. \u201cThis new installment of <em>Crime + Investigation Asia<\/em> is testament to our continued commitment to being the leader in investigating and uncovering the true-crime stories that shook Asia and made headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE\/JAKARTA: A+E Networks Asia is producing four original Crime + Investigation Asia specials as part of the monthly anthology series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[517,518,519],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-ae-networks-asia","tag-crime-investigation","tag-crime-investigation-asia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A+E Networks Asia Preps Four Crime + Investigation Asia Specials - TVASIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A+E Networks Asia Preps Four Crime + Investigation Asia Specials - TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SINGAPORE\/JAKARTA: A+E Networks Asia is producing four original Crime + Investigation Asia specials as part of the monthly anthology series.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-21T16:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-07-21T17:57:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/\",\"name\":\"A+E Networks Asia Preps Four Crime + Investigation Asia Specials - TVASIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-21T16:36:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-07-21T17:57:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/ae-networks-asia-preps-four-crime-investigation-asia-specials\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A+E Networks Asia Preps Four Crime + Investigation Asia Specials\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\",\"name\":\"TVASIA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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