CBS Reality Lines Up New True-Crime Series

LONDON: CBS Reality is co-producing a true-crime show with ITN Productions and TCB Media Rights called Encounters with Evil.

Encounters with Evil uses a combination of dramatic archive footage, expert analysis and interviews to examine what drove infamous killers to commit murder. The ten-part CBS Reality original production is slated to begin airing in the U.K. in November, and in Poland and Africa later this year. The show will be executive produced by Ian Russell and series produced by Nick Kenton. It will be distributed outside of the U.K. and Europe by TCB Media Rights.

Sam Rowden, the director of programming for CBS Reality and New Media, said: “We are thrilled to be working with ITN Productions and TCB Media Rights to bring a brand-new and exclusive title to the CBS Reality portfolio. With a mix of compelling cases, coupled with archive footage bringing the audience closer to the crime scene and the people who were closest to the tragedies, we feel Encounters with Evil will resonate well with our dedicated CBS Reality audience.”

Ian Russell, the head of international programming at ITN Productions, added: “Drawing upon ITN’s extensive archive we have been able to bring an immediacy to these horrific crimes while also providing a new perspective on their motivations and the personal history that shaped them. Encounters with Evil enables audiences to look into the eyes of a killer and, armed with a new perspective, judge them for themselves.”