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EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has turned to the producers of Emmy-winner 9/11: One Day In America to tell the story of the Vietnam War. 72 Films, the British production company owned by Fremantle, will mix immersive archive footage with first-person testimony for Apple’s six-part docuseries Vietnam: The War Th…

The BBC and Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films are teaming on a feature-length documentary about the state of Georgia’s fight to put Donald Trump behind bars. Unveiled at Sheffield DocFest, The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump has gained access to inner workings around the…

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Cox will be back as The Controller in Amazon Prime Video’s 007: Road to a Million. Deadline hears the Succession actor has signed up for Season 2 of the reality competition series, which will be officially announced by Amazon in the coming weeks. Cox embraced the role of The…

EXCLUSIVE: Has 007: Road To A Million misfired in its pursuit of ratings gold? Amazon Prime Video’s lavish James Bond spin-off failed to make its mark on a list of the 50 most-watched shows in the UK. By Amazon’s own metrics, the Brian Cox-fronted game show has rated No1 in 27 countries on Prime…

Kiefer Sutherland will narrate an Apple TV+ doc series about John Lennon’s murder. Murder Without a Trial from Jimmy Savile: A British Horrror Story producer 72 Films will feature exclusive eyewitness interviews for the first time along with previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on…

Amazon Prime Video has confirmed its latest sports doc will follow Newcastle United, with Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story indie 72 Films producing with Lorton Entertainment. The as-yet-untitled series exploring the Saudi-owned club will not form part of Prime Video’s All or Nothing series, which…

Fremantle has launched a premium documentaries label helmed by Mandy Chang. The super-indie’s Head of Documentaries will oversee Undeniable, which she has just unveiled on stage at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX. Helming “provocative, entertaining, diverse, and influential” premium documentaries with…

Fremantle’s revenues rose 21% to €2.3B ($2.44B) and profits were up 15% last year as the super-indie inches toward its target to hit €3B ($3.2B) turnover by 2025. Significant investment – both organically and via acquisitions – is to come across all genres this year, according to owner RTL Group…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to 72 Films' four-part doc series on former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Channel 4 series, Boris (working title), chronicles the rise and fall of Johnson, who is one of the most divisive and perplexing characters in modern…

Welcome to Deadline's International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on the key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we're talking with James and Soleta Rogan, the founders of prolific UK documentary indie Rogan Productions, with past…

There was a time when Fremantle was shorthand for the American Idol company. ABC’s iconic entertainment brand was undoubtedly a coveted calling card, but it also served to constrain perceptions of a company that harbored a grander vision. Peter Bose, the preeminent Danish drama producer behind shows…

Fremantle has acquired a majority stake in David Glover and Mark Raphael's 72 Films. 72 is behind factual shows such as the BBC's doc series The Elon Musk Show, Prime Video's All or Nothing: Arsenal and Nat Geo's 9/11: One Day in America. The six-year-old company is considered one of the UK's most…