BBC Worldwide Signs First License Deal for Last Hours of Laura K

BBC Worldwide has secured its first licensing agreement for the scripted multiplatform format The Last Hours of Laura K, which is set for a Brazilian adaptation on Rede Globo.

The local version, titled Prova do Crime, will air on Rede Globo starting in December. The series will air in three ten-minute segments on Globo’s Fantástico, one of the longest-running and most-watched shows in Brazil. The Last Hours of Laura K has won several global awards and began as an immersive online murder mystery and groundbreaking digital experience. The Last Hours of Laura K is a production of BBC Writersroom, a division of BBC that works and develops new writers.

“The Last Hours of Laura K underscores our willingness to produce some of the world’s most pioneering and exciting content in ways that fuse the digital and linear realms and immerse the audience in a totally different television experience,” said Anna Gordon, the executive VP and managing director of BBC Worldwide Latin America/U.S. Hispanic. “Our deal with Globo illustrates our ongoing commitment to the Brazilian market and our desire to bring BBC’s most innovative properties to Latin America.”