"Sight Unseen"
Fifth Season has inked a wave of global sales across the first and second seasons of "Sight Unseen" (10x60’ each), the crime drama produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures for CTV (Canada) and The CW (US) and stars newcomer Dolly Lewis and Agam Darshi (DMZ), alongside Jarod Joseph (The 100) and Daniel Gillies (Virgin River).
The new deals include 5 and Paramount+ UK & Ireland picking up the first and second season. Additionally, Play Media (Belgium), AXN Asia (Pan Regional), Nine Network (Australia), yes (Israel), Disney Bulgaria, Action Channel (Japan) and Talpa TV (Netherlands) have also acquired both seasons. Further deals for season one include Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand) and Disney Middle East.
Jennifer Ebell, EVP of Television Distribution at Fifth Season, said: “It’s great to be bringing another show from our partners at Blink49 to broadcasters all around the world. Sight Unseen´' is a fresh take on the crime genre, with a female lead who is sight impaired and authentically cast at its centre. Crime procedurals continue to have strong global appeal, and this series delivers with smart twists on a bankable genre.”
Created by Karen Troubetzkoy ("Killjoys") and Nikolijne Troubetzkoy ("Skymed"), "Sight Unseen" is produced by Blink49 Studios, a FIFTH SEASON backed company, and Front Street Pictures in association with Sisters Troubetzkoy Productions, CTV, The CW, and the participation of the Canada Media Fund, Rogers Series Fund and the Bell Fund.
In "Sight Unseen", Tess Avery is a top homicide detective who is forced to quit the job she loves after nearly killing her partner and being diagnosed as clinically blind. Reluctant to accept help, Tess uses an assistance app and connects with Sunny Patel, a professional seeing-eye guide and an agoraphobe living 3,000 miles away. After solving a crime she left behind, Tess returns to the force as a civilian consultant. Using a hidden camera and earpiece, Sunny remotely steers Tess and becomes her “secret weapon” – as the two challenge preconceptions about ability, trust, and where to draw the line.
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