HISTORY in Canada Slates Hunting Nazi Treasure Series

TORONTO: Hunting Nazi Treasure, a new original investigative series featuring The Monuments Men author Robert Edsel, is due to air on HISTORY in Canada next year.

With hundreds of thousands of objects and pieces of artwork worth billions still missing to this day, the series reveals what was stolen by the Nazis at the end of World War II and how it was taken. Hunting Nazi Treasure also puts a spotlight on the journey to locate and return the fortunes, following a team of investigators led by Edsel, author of the New York Times best-selling book-turned-movie The Monuments Men and founder and chairman of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. Edsel is joined by investigative journalist Conor Woodman and World War II historian James Holland.

The new international co-production is produced by Saloon Media (Toronto) and BriteSpark Films (the U.K.) in association with Corus Entertainment and Channel 4’s More4. Production is scheduled to begin in September.

“We are proud to be working with such a formidable group of production partners to bring this epic expedition to light on HISTORY,” said Daniel Eves, the senior VP of kids’ and general entertainment content at Corus Entertainment. “Through this investigative approach, we pull the curtain back on one of the biggest thefts in history and share the important stories of those who were affected.”

“New clues will be unearthed and painstakingly pieced together in the effort to track down treasures,” said Michael Kot, the executive producer at Saloon Media. “But the real payoff comes from seeing these beloved items back in the hands of their rightful owners.”