Channel 4 Launches True-Crime Strand

Channel 4 has unveiled True Crime on Channel 4, a new destination for crime fans that will bring together the latest crime commissions, acquisitions and handpicked content from the All 4 catalog.

True Crime on Channel 4 will launch with such brand-new commissions as Murder in the Alps and Bling Ring, with Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and Surviving R Kelly to be available free-to-air in the U.K. for the first time. When it debuts in the fall across All 4 and the Channel 4 network, True Crime on Channel 4 will also be headlined by 24 Hours in Police Custody.

True Crime on Channel 4 will kick off with over 150 hours of crime content to stream, with fresh shows rolling out regularly. Thanks to a new partnership with A+E Networks, it will host the long-running real-crime series First 48. From Arrow Pictures, Channel 4 has acquired I, Sniper: The Washington Killers, which over six parts is the minute-by-minute account of the 2002 Washington DC sniper case. Additionally, Channel 4 has extended its deal with VICE to bring to True Crime on Channel 4 The Devil You Know season two and The Dark Side of the Ring season three.

Danny Horan, head of factual at Channel 4, said: “We are incredibly proud to have some of the best original crime programs on 4. Year on year, the quality rises, as does the appetite for more stories, particularly with younger audiences. In response to the demand, my team, working with the content strategy and planning team, has spent the last year curating brilliant international crime content to complement our British programming. We are thrilled to launch True Crime on 4, the first dedicated, cross-platform crime content strand on a U.K. PSB.”