DISCOP Istanbul/Pre-MIPTV Spotlight: A+E Networks

ISTANBUL: Illusions for the sake of retaliation are the premise of Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne, which A+E Networks is taking to DISCOP Istanbul.

“Andrew Mayne is a charming, underhandedly likeable troublemaker who also happens to be a brilliant illusionist,” says Marielle Zuccarelli, the company’s managing director of international content distribution. “[He] uses his comically antagonistic sense of humor and creates an arsenal of illusions to help someone exact revenge on a friend or family member who has done them wrong.”

Another highlight from A+E is Big History, which uses science to examine past events. The show is produced in association with Bill Gates’ Big History Project. There is also Flowers in the Attic, the dark story of four siblings who are forced to live in an attic by their evil grandmother.