Sky UK commissions Woodcut Media's "Murdered at First Sight"

Sky UK has commissioned Woodcut Media to produce the powerful, emotive, true-crime series "Murdered at First Sight" for Sky Crime. The series is scheduled to TX on the channel in March.

"Murdered at First Sight" was commissioned by Emily-Jayne Wilde, Programming Lead, Sky Crime, and Sky Witness. Executive producers are Matthew Gordon and Koulla Anastasi, Woodcut Media. “As producers, we always try to explore the stories relating to murder with sensitivity,” Matthew Gordon said. “The fact that these perpetrators commit heinous acts on strangers is hard to comprehend. Sky Crime is a superb platform for 'Murdered at First Sight,' which will shed some light on some extraordinary cases.”

Abacus Media Rights will handle all international sales related to the project.“There is a continued global curiosity in the many types of true crime, and this new series, from the excellent production team at Woodcut, looks at the genre from a new angle which we are sure will be of interest to our international clients,” Jonathan Ford, Managing Director at Abacus Media Rights said.

The 10-part one-hour true crime series tells the first-hand stories of some stranger murders. The title also highlights the rise in senseless murders, highlighting that last year in the UK, 137 men and 23 women were killed by people they didn’t know and had never met, a 43% rise in previous years.