DCD RIGHTS BETS FOR A NEW SEASON OF "MY LIFE IS MURDER"

DCD Rights has raised significant production finance and secured distribution rights to a new season of the murder mystery drama series "My Life Is Murder" starring Lucy Lawless ("Top of the Lake", "Spartacus", "Xena: Warrior Princess"). 

This new season of the ratings-hit crime drama has been greenlit by a consortium consisting of AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV, which will take a package of English-speaking rights (North America, the UK, and Australia premiere rights with secondary rights for NZ), DCD Rights for rest of world and producer Greenstone TV, with New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ and Network 10 in Australia also on board.

The 10 x 60’ series moves from Melbourne, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand and is currently in pre-production, starring Lucy Lawless alongside her season one cohort Ebony Vagulans ("Doctor Doctor", "The Letdown", "The Furies"). 

Don Klees, SVP Programming for Acorn TV and Executive Producer, noted, “Acorn TV’s subscribers adored the first season of 'My Life Is Murder,' so we’re thrilled to work with DCD Rights, Greenstone TV and Lucy Lawless on a fun new season.  We’re excited to come on board as a production partner for the new episodes and bring the show to even more of our subscribers in new territories.” 

Nicky Davies Williams, CEO at DCD Rights, adds, “We have seen strong international success with the first series of 'My Life Is Murder' and we want to build on this with a second.  Partnering with Acorn TV, TVNZ, Network 10 and local funding in New Zealand means we have raised the necessary investment to get this highly watchable series straight into production.  We know this type of feel-good series is being sought out by many platforms and broadcasters for their viewers at this time and look forward to sharing it with our clients around the world in the coming months.”