Multi-genre line-up features all-star dramas, compelling documentaries and bold reality entertainment formats.
Leading independent distributor All3Media International is heading to MIP Cancun with an extensive slate of premium titles available to buyers in attendance, ranging from star-studded dramas and must-see documentaries to attention-grabbing reality entertainment formats.
Exploring the hunt for a spy at the heart of British government, sophisticated international espionage thriller Secret Service is available for pre-sale. Led by globally renowned cast, including Gemma Arterton, Rafe Spall, Roger Allam and Khalid Abdalla, this Potboiler Productions series for ITV, UK, is directed by Oscar and BAFTA-winner James Marsh (Man on Wire, The Theory of Everything), and pairs global geopolitics with edge-of-your-seat storytelling, propelling audiences across London, Malta, Finland, Russia and beyond.
Starring Gillian Anderson, Lola Petticrew and Tom Cullen, Trespasses is an unforgettable forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1970s Northern Ireland. Produced by BAFTA award-winning and double Oscar-nominated Wildgaze Films (Brooklyn, An Education) the 4 x 1 hr drama is adapted from Louise Kennedy’s breakout debut novel. It recently launched to acclaim on Channel 4 in the UK, with critics calling it ‘intoxicating, rousing and heartbreaking’ (The Guardian) and ‘a must watch’ (Digital Spy).
Also available is The Gold (12 x 1 hr, Tannadice Pictures and Objective Fiction for BBC One), the acclaimed factual drama inspired by the Brink’s-Mat robbery, starring Hugh Bonneville, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliott, Tom Cullen, Jack Lowden and Dominic Cooper.
And from Goalpost Television for Stan, Australia and Sundance, US, comes Black Snow (12 x 1 hr), the atmospheric Australian crime mystery starring Travis Fimmel as a cold-case detective on the trail of a killer.
Premium Documentaries
A trio of captivating premium documentaries will showcase at MIP Cancun as part of All3Media International’s unscripted line-up. Through exclusive access to unseen archive footage and interviews with contributors who have never spoken before, The Trial of Michael Jackson (4 x 1 hr, Wonderhood Studios for Channel 4) explores the ‘trial of the century’ in forensic detail. Examining the relationship between Jackson and the media and documenting a life lived in the gaze of cameras, this powerful series asks wider questions about race, fame, journalistic ethics and the American justice system.
American Prince: JFK Jr. (3 x 1 hr, EverWonder Studios for CNN, US) offers a three-part boxset reflecting on an American icon of the 1990s – John F Kennedy Jr. Glamorous and escapist viewing American Prince: JFK Jr. is steeped in vivid 90’s nostalgia and features A-list contributors, including Robert DeNiro and Cindy Crawford. The series transports audiences back to the halcyon days of 1990s New York, whilst also offering compelling contemporary history and biography that expands on the broader Kennedy legacy.
One-off special The Moonies: Married to the Cult (1½ hr, Story Films, with co-producer Objective Media Group for Prime Video, UK) delves into a cult family saga, revealing the explosive truth behind the widely popular religious movement and featuring unprecedented access to insiders, including founder Rev. Moon’s own son speaking out for the first time.
Unscripted Formats
All scripted and unscripted titles listed are produced in association with All3Media International.
A host of popular unscripted formats will be available at MIP CANCUN, headlined by four bold reality entertainment formats that ask provocative questions about wealth, power, behaviour and identity. Three formats from acclaimed producer Studio Lambert feature in the line-up, including The Circle, which sees a group of strangers living in one modern building and competing to win a cash prize – but only interacting with each other through a bespoke social media platform.
In the wickedly immersive The Inheritance – which starred Elizabeth Hurley as the glamorous benefactor in the UK version – strangers arrive at a grand country estate, where the opportunity to inherit a vast fortune awaits, if they can outplay, out-charm and out-scheme the competition to get it.
And timely reality competition Rise and Fall sees a diverse group of contestants split into two groups: rulers, who live in an opulent penthouse, and grafters, who are confined to the basement. Across a series of challenges, those at the bottom must find a way to make it to the top, as only the most powerful can win the game.
The Indian version of the format launched on Amazon MX Player’s earlier this year, and was recently crowned the most-watched show in the Indian streamer’s history. Filled with big celebrity personalities and intense emotional drama, this version demonstrates strong potential for the format to resonates with LATAM audiences.
Finally, as our online world grows ever more polarised, Animo TV’s Dinner with the Enemy asks whether we should focus more on what unites us than what divides us. Strangers with opposing opinions come together for one explosive week of dinner parties, where conversations cannot be paused, muted or unfollowed. But will these enemies find common ground, or will the divide only deepen?
Yari Torres, VP Latin America & US Hispanic at All3Media International, commented, “We can’t wait to showcase this diverse collection of premium content and formats at MIP CANCUN. Our finished show slate offers exciting opportunities for broadcasters and platforms to secure incredible world-class content, whether that’s star-studded dramas created by acclaimed producers or unmissable premium documentaries promising exclusive insight into compelling real-life stories. We’re expecting strong interest in our extensive line-up of reality entertainment formats, as more buyers look to captivate Latin American audiences with dramatic, addictive, locally produced television that reflects the world they live in.”
