DRG to Rep My Son The Jihadi Doc

LONDON: DRG has picked up the global distribution rights for My Son the Jihadi, a one-off documentary that recently premiered on Channel 4 in the U.K.

My Son the Jihadi chronicles the daily struggles of a mother whose once mild-mannered son left home in 2011 to become a jihad-preaching Islamist. The hour-long exposé is produced by True Vision. It debuted last week on Channel 4 to critical acclaim and an audience of 1.3 million viewers.

Noel Hedges, the executive VP of content at DRG, remarked: "We are incredibly proud to add this evocative and powerful documentary to our growing portfolio of factual programming. Gut-wrenchingly capturing a mother's unconditional love for a son—even at his most corrupted and monstrous—My Son the Jihadi encompasses every parent's worst nightmare, highlighting an issue that is, sadly, a very real dilemma of our time."