BBC Four Acquires The Hunt for a Killer

Banijay Rights has inked a deal with BBC Four for the Swedish true-crime drama series The Hunt for a Killer, produced by Yellow Bird.

Set in southern Sweden in the late 1980s, the six-part series revolves around the real-life disappearance and subsequent murder of a 10-year-old girl. It follows the 16-year investigation into the murder and the determination of the local police force to solve the case. The Hunt for a Killer is set to transmit on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer later this summer.

The Hunt for a Killer is a co-production between the Banijay-owned Swedish production company Yellow Bird, Swedish public broadcaster SVT and Film I Skåne. Further international sales of The Hunt for a Killer have been made to SBS (Australia), RTL (Germany) and NBC Universal (France).

Sue Deeks, head of program acquisition at BBC, said: “The Hunt for a Killer is a chilling, authentic and evocative true-crime drama that BBC viewers will find completely absorbing.”

Chris Stewart, senior VP for UK and Ireland at Banijay Rights, said: “The Hunt for a Killer has been described as Sweden’s answer to Manhunter, compared with True Detective, and is worthy of the accolades. Brutally authentic and masterfully directed by Mikael Marciman, it’s a true-crime drama that’s guaranteed to get under the skin, and we can’t wait to share it with the BBC audience.”