Fremantle Taking Remastered ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’ Around The World As It Closes Deals In Canada & Israel
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Having landed on Peacock several weeks back, Fremantle has struck its first major deals for the remastered version of NBC‘s iconic police series Homicide: Life on the Street, while senior international exec Bob McCourt has teased a potential remake.
Israel’s YES and Canada’s Bell Media have picked up Homicide, with more deals close, we understand. Starring Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer and Andre Braugher, the show based on a David Simon book ran for more than 100 episodes and seven seasons in the 1990s and is considered by many to be a precursor to The Wire.
The HD remastered version launched on Peacock over the summer and Fremantle, which holds non-U.S. rights, is prioritizing at MIPCOM Cannes, according to Fremantle Commercial and International COO McCourt, who said Homicide “revolutionized the crime genre.” “We’ve known for a year that this is coming and have been soft pitching it to the broadcasters who originally took it back in the day,” said McCourt. “The activity around Peacock’s launch has helped with the press and we are now actively pitching and selling.” There were 167 buyers of the original series including Sky Italia, the UK’s Channel 4 and Foxtel in Australia.
CHCH-HAMILTON previously had rights in Canada. Along with traditional networks, FAST channels are also showing plenty interest, McCourt added.
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