The statistics behind the distribution of true crime series reveal a significant global interest. National Geographic acquired U.S. rights to the ten-part series “Missing Presumed Dead,” produced by Spirit Studios and distributed by Quintus Studios. This series explores the real-life stories of individuals who vanished, including a British family lost at sea, kidnap victim Peter Shaw, aid worker Ian Purchase taken by the Taliban, and journalist Michael Scott Moore captured in Somalia. Quintus also secured a co-production deal with Hearst Networks EMEA for the UK and other regions. Another series, “Behind Bars: The World’s Toughest Prisons,” sold Season 2 to Viasat World for Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and Scandinavia. Mediawan acquired French rights for Season 3, CH Media in Switzerland took Seasons 3 and 4, and Discovery Latin America bought Season 5. These series highlight the demand for impactful storytelling, with Quintus’s AVOD channels reaching over 13 million subscribers, including Free Documentary with 5.4 million YouTube subscribers.
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
