Tag: Red Planet Pictures

The U.S. arts channel Ovation TV has inked a deal with BBC Studios for non-exclusive linear rights of two detective series, including Death in Paradise.

BBC has ordered a second season and Christmas special for its Death in Paradise spin-off, Beyond Paradise, co-commissioned by BritBox International.

Red Planet Pictures has begun production on a feature-length Christmas special and season 12 of the BBC One crime drama Death in Paradise.

Asacha Media Group (AMG) has purchased a majority stake in the U.K. drama production company Red Planet Pictures, which has a slate that features Death in Paradise and Sanditon.

The crime drama Death in Paradise has been recommissioned for two more seasons by BBC One.

Red Planet Pictures has bolstered its 2021 slate with TV rights acquisitions for Megan Hunter’s The Harpy and Antony Johnston’s The Exphoria Code.

ITV has commissioned the thriller Our House, based upon the best-selling novel from Louise Candlish of the same name.

Genevieve Barr has won Red Planet Pictures and ITV’s bi-annual writing competition, Red Planet Prize, for her script Curio.

Red Planet Pictures and ITV are set to hold the next phase of their biannual writing competition as digital masterclasses this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The joint managing director talks about the company’s development process, working with up-and-coming talent and the complexities of financing productions.