"Monster in the Shadows"
Espresso Media International announces a new deal with Canal + France, supplying 12 hours of documentary content across new premium channel Canal + Docs, Planete + Crime, and Planete+. “We are thrilled to be working with Canal + Group on this package of premium documentary content, they truly are a terrific partner for international documentaries,” says Jess Reilly, Head of Sales and Acquisitions at Espresso. “We are delighted that Canal + Docs will be the exclusive French partner for our best-selling Crime series 'Monster in the Shadows', and our edge-of-your-seat sports feature, 'American Daredevil'.”
The cross-platform package includes thrilling extreme sports documentary "American Daredevil", which will make its French premiere on Canal + Docs. Also airing on Foxtel, VGTV and TV2, the feature doc traces the incredible life and tragic death of 23-year-old adventurer Johnny Strange, the youngest person ever to summit the highest peak on all 7 continents.
For Canal + Docs and Planete + Crime, the broadcaster has also taken bestselling three-part true crime series "Monster in the Shadows" (3x45’). A Peacock Original, the series documents the investigation into the disappearance of Brittney Wood, and her mother’s search for the truth.
The package concludes with "History’s Greatest Warbirds", a 7 x 45’ series for history channel Planete+. Each episode brings a selection of military planes to life, exploring stories of classic military aircraft, iconic racers and quirky pioneers. The second season of the internationally acclaimed series will be available for international licensing in Q1 2023, with a third season also lined up for later in 2023.
