ABC & BBC Attached To Aussie Spin-Off Of ‘Death In Paradise’; Canal+ Boards German Drama; New Asian Series Unveiled at TCCF; Monumental Options Amanda Craig Book — Global Briefs
deadline.comBBC Acquires Aussie Spin-Off Of ‘Death In Paradise’ The BBC will air Return to Paradise, an Australia-set spin-off of the long-running series Death in Paradise.
Filming next year, the six-part series will be produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia alongside Death in Pardise maker Red Planet Pictures for the ABC, in association with the BBC.
Set in the idyllic, beachside hamlet of Dolphin Cove,the series will be a “gripping, twisting and fiendishly clever murder mysteries – all against the spectacular backdrop of the Australian coastal landscape.” The plot follows Australian ex-pat Mackenzie Clarke, the seemingly golden girl of the London Metropolitan police force, who is suddenly forced to up sticks and move back to her childhood home of Dolphin Cove.
When a murder takes place in Dolphin Cove, Mack can’t help but put her inspired detective brilliance to good use. The series is created and executive produced by Peter Mattessi, James Hall and Robert Thorogood, Return to Paradise will be written by Mattessi alongside Elizabeth Coleman, Alexandra Collier and Kodie Bedford. Canal+ Boards German Thriller Series ‘Night In Pardise’ Canal+ has boarded six-part thriller series Night in Paradise and taken rights in several European territories.
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