Alison Skilton

U.K.-based Zig Zag Productions and South Africa’s Hipster Media are co-developing a landmark documentary project based on the audio recordings for Nelson Mandela’s best-selling autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.

Smithsonian Channel has ordered The Curious Life and Death of…, which follows Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris as she uses science, tests and demonstrations to shed new light on famous murders, suicides and freak diseases.

Bear Grylls and Delbert Shoopman have launched a new production label, The Natural Studios, under the Banijay Group umbrella.

Eagle Rock Entertainment and FilmRise are set to co-produce ICON: Music Through the Lens, a six-part documentary series that presents the stories behind the greatest music images ever made.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled the docuseries The Last Journey of the Vikings as the company’s next original production.

CTV and Netflix have joined forces for the brand-new wedding series I Do, Redo, helmed by CTV lifestyle expert Jessica Mulroney.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, BBC Four has unveiled four new films that address and discuss the circumstances that led to the end of the Cold War and the fall of the wall.

Terranoa has signed a raft of deals for its history slate, including one with Viasat for the one-offs Pompeii Rising and Vatican: Secrets of The Popes’ City.

Discovery has ordered season two of Renovate Don't Relocate, starring British home expert Sarah Beeny.

The factual indie Barcroft Studios and TCB Media Rights have partnered with A+E Networks’ FYI channel to co-produce the new series Ultimate Rides.