{"id":12170,"date":"2019-01-30T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:26:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:26:33","slug":"dorsey-pictures-taps-into-the-true-crime-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/dorsey-pictures-taps-into-the-true-crime-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorsey Pictures Taps into the True-Crime Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Dorsey, president <\/em>and CEO of Dorsey Pictures, talks to <\/em>TV Real about the production company\u2019s expansion into true crime.<\/em><\/p>\n

Building Alaska<\/em>, Building Off the Grid<\/em> and Tiny House Big Living<\/em> are titles that one presently associates with Dorsey Pictures. Dog\u2019s Most Wanted<\/em> and Slender Man Stabbing: The Untold Story<\/em>, both part of Dorsey\u2019s expansion into the true-crime genre, are destined to be among the company\u2019s known titles of the future.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Dog the Bounty Hunter <\/em>reboot that Dorsey is producing for WGN America and the two-hour special on the Slender Man trial the company created for REELZ, it\u2019s also set to do a series and a special for Oxygen, which rebranded itself as a true-crime network two years ago. Most recently, the company signed Emmy-nominated true-crime producer Kelly McLear and true-crime author Randy Williams to first-look deals. While Dorsey Pictures has dabbled in the genre before with the 53-episode series Don\u2019t Be a Victim<\/em> for Spike TV, the company is now clearly intent on making a bigger splash in the space.<\/p>\n

\"***Image***\"\u201cThe fact that there is so much interest in true crime is telling about our country and maybe just people in general,\u201d muses Dorsey. \u201cI think the belief that criminals often get away with heinous acts is widely held and people are captivated by seemingly normal people committing extraordinarily evil acts.\u201d Dorsey also points out that viewers are particularly drawn to stories about people in positions of trust and authority who abuse their power to commit crimes.<\/p>\n

Knowing that there\u2019s interest in the true-crime genre and why<\/em> there\u2019s interest in it are just part of the larger equation. For Dorsey, it\u2019s also about knowing what could be his company\u2019s unique value proposition within the genre.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re going to produce in the crime space, what does Dorsey bring that other production companies in the space don\u2019t?\u201d asks Dorsey. In answer to that question, Dorsey\u2019s true-crime content is \u201cfocused in small town and rural America, where law enforcement and investigative funding can be sparse, [and] justice can be elusive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike many major U.S. production studios that are headquartered on the coasts\u2014in New York City or Los Angeles\u2014Dorsey Pictures is based out of Denver, Colorado, in America\u2019s Mountain West region. Dorsey\u2019s CEO identifies this as a distinct advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see the land between the coasts a bit differently,\u201d says Dorsey. \u201cMany networks rely on the flyover states for their audience shares. I think it helps when we assess talent that we can distinguish characters from caricatures who reside in this part of the country. We live and work among these folks; they\u2019re not creations of stereotypes that have been perpetuated for too long. And they often have different sensibilities in their worldview, thoughts on faith and family, etcetera.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dorsey adds, \u201cI continue to believe that there are rivers of gold for networks that embrace these audiences, as they remain underserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three years ago, Dorsey Pictures came under the Red Arrow Studios umbrella in a move that was made to help the production company reach the next level\u2014or find its own river of gold, so to speak. \u201cWe saw the trends much the same way they did and that brought a sense of cohesion that has been proven over the last few years being in their family,\u201d Dorsey explains.<\/p>\n

While Dorsey Pictures pushes forward with leveraging the true-crime trend, there are others the company is looking at to further diversify its catalog in the years ahead. Currently, Dorsey is considering how his company could explore \u201cbasic human desires for certainty in uncertain times and how that impacts our way of living, working, educating and fundamentally how we relate to one another.\u201d As Dorsey says of the company\u2019s better-known lifestyle programming: \u201cIf it can be built, we can produce it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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