Nordisk Film TV Denmark has just sold its TV program ‘Sensing Murder’ to seven countries, making it an export success indeed. Scoring the highest viewer ratings on TvDanmark 2 this spring, the program follows clairvoyants as they investigate unsolved murder cases together with the police. Nordisk Film TV is now underway with the production of ten new episodes for Danish TV audiences.
The first contract has been signed with TvDanmark’s parent company SBS Broadcasting. The company bought the production rights as well as Nordisk Film’s consulting services in Holland, Belgium, Rumania and Hungary. In addition, Nordisk Film TV in Sweden and Norway will produce ‘Sensing Murder’ for the SBS channels in Sweden and Norway. The ten new Danish episodes will be aired on TvDanmark 2 in the autumn, and investigations of the first unsolved murders are already underway.
A leading German production company has just bought the rights to ‘Sensing Murder’ and several other countries are waiting in the wings. Nordisk Film TV is negotiating with several production companies and TV stations in Europe, the USA and Canada and expects to sign several contracts. ‘Sensing Murder’ was a hot topic at the recently held MIP TV festival in Cannes.
The idea behind ‘Sensing Murder’ - asking professional clairvoyants to investigate unsolved murders - is unique. The clairvoyants get to the heart of the police investigations and with the help of reconstructions lay the groundwork for new clues and reactions from witnesses. Nine episodes of ‘Sensing Murder’ have been shown in Denmark so far, and the police have received relevant responses concerning all the murder cases involved. At the same time, viewer ratings have been overwhelming, on the level with the first Big Brother premiere for TvDanmark.
Lars Mandal, director of Nordisk Film TV, is delighted at the success of the program:
“The agreements are a sign of the fantastically good cooperation we have with TvDanmark, which dares to experiment and take a chance on something new. It is gratifying for everyone involved that the format will now be playing on the international stage. We expect that this is just the start of the expansion of a unique program idea. The international reaction is a big pat on the back for us and our way of developing TV programs here in Denmark.”
Brian Frons, program director, SBS Broadcasting, says:
“Nordisk Film TV has done it again. A few years ago they developed the action-adventure series ’71 Degrees North’ shown on five SBS channels and sold to many other countries, including the USA. Nordisk Film’s new combination of supernatural investigations and real-life unsolved murder mysteries is an innovation for the genre.”
For more information please contact:
Lars Mandal, director, Nordisk Film TV, +45 3618 8353, l.mandal@nordiskfilm.dk or Henrik Harring Jørgensen, press officer, +45 2333 0265, harring@egt.egmont.com
