Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Documentary & Partygate Scandal Drama On Channel 4 Slate
deadline.comJohnny Depp and Amber Heard’s blockbuster legal bust-up will be the focus of a three-part Channel 4 documentary, as the British broadcaster unveiled a “provocative” slate of new titles. Depp V Heard (working title) is billed as the first “in-depth” examination of the defamation trial last year, in which the Pirates of the Caribbean actor emerged victorious.
The series is produced by Bitachon365, a Fulwell 73 label founded by Blowing LA producer Sheldon Lazarus, and Empress Films, which made Netflix documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes.
Emma Cooper, who earned a BAFTA nomination for Mystery of Marilyn Monroe, will direct. The series blends courtroom footage, news sources, existing interview footage, and user generated content from to explore some of the biggest moments of the trial.
Other shows on Channel 4’s slate include Partygate: The True Story from Halcyons Heart Films, which will dramatize a national scandal over lockdown rules.
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