{"id":24583,"date":"2026-02-11T12:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/sphere-abacus-acquires-five-true-crime-series\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:45:35","slug":"sphere-abacus-acquires-five-true-crime-series-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/sphere-abacus-acquires-five-true-crime-series-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphere Abacus Acquires Five True-Crime Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sphere Abacus has acquired <em>Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder, A Perfect Scam, Check-In To Murder, Look What You Made Me Do <\/em>and <em>Police Pursuits<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been said that true-crime programming continues to soar in popularity around the world because it tells real stories about real people, making it even more captivating and intriguing than fiction,\u201d said Sphere Abacus&#8217; managing director, Jonathan Ford. \u201cThis view is confirmed by these five series from some of the world\u2019s premier factual producers and by the 1,600 hours of crime series Sphere Abacus has sold in the last 12 months. We\u2019re delighted to have such diverse new examples of the genre to share with our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder<\/em> is a documentary about how violent criminal Daniel Boulton went on a 28-mile march to the home of his ex-girlfriend Bethany Vincent, which she shared with her two young sons.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Perfect Scam<\/em> unearths the tragic stories of victims who have fallen prey to sophisticated scams. Each episode delves into the world of romance scams, financial frauds and digital cons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check-In To Murder<\/em> explores the crimes that have shaken British communities, revealing that the fine line between picturesque and perilous is razor-thin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Look What You Made Me Do<\/em> dives into true stories of jealousy, rage and betrayal that spiral into unthinkable acts of violence.<\/p>\n<p><em>Police Pursuits<\/em> follows high-speed chases, wild getaways, and epic takedowns, with real pursuits caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>The five titles were acquired ahead of the London Screenings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sphere Abacus has acquired Skegness Psycho: 28 Miles to Murder, A Perfect Scam, Check-In To Murder, Look What You Made Me Do and Police Pursuits. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":24581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[7439,10202],"class_list":["post-24583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-jonathan-ford","tag-sphere-abacus","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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