Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch wows Hollywood with her extraordinary life story, but one woman’s quest to discover the truth reveals a jaw-dropping web of lies. Following the shocking exclusive feature first published in Vanity Fair in 2022, comes a new three-part documentary series that gives audiences unique insight into a Hollywood dream that was simply too good to be true, and a scandal that engulfed one of the biggest and most beloved television shows of the past 20 years.

 

Production:  Dorothy  Street Pictures
Director:  Evgenia Peretz & David Schisgall
Exec Producer: Julia Nottingham, Vicki Cooper, Sarah Amos, Melanie Archer, Helen Estabrook, Samantha Smith, Claire Howorth

In January 2004, Mark Zuckerberg embarked on a coding journey that would change the world.

Two decades later, this feature length documentary tells the inside story of the extraordinary events that shaped Zuckerberg’s life and career, and the profound impact they’ve had on all our lives.

Told through key figures and rarely seen archive, Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse charts the rise of the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, a man lauded for connecting half the global population and enabling ordinary Facebook users to overthrow oppressive regimes.

But, just as the platforms Zuckerberg created helped uprisings in parts of the Arab world, other political players harnessed their powers for less positive aims and Facebook was accused of encouraging misinformation and helping to fuel genocide in Myanmar.

Mark Zuckerberg’s social network had proved its power for driving change, but was it all desirable and was anyone ultimately accountable?

As Zuckerberg remains at the helm of his ever-expanding Metaverse, this digital-age empire story delves into themes of power, privacy, mistrust and disinformation, shining a light on an enigmatic man whose influence shapes the destiny of our world.

 

Production:  Rogan Productions
Director:  Nick Green
Exec Producer: Nancy Bornat & James Rogan

Zara McDermott heads to the USA and the small town of Moscow, Idaho, to find out about the tragic murders of four students and the global online manhunt that followed their deaths.

 

Production:  Summer Films
Director & Producer:  Alana McVerry
Comm Ed:  Fran Baker

Production:  Nutopia
Director:  Ben Steele
Exec Producer:  Nicola Moody & Jane Root
Co-Exec Producer:  David Herman

This captivating true crime series uunravels the chilling chronicles of four flight attendants brutally murdered during the 1970s and 1980s in Texas – Jeannie, Cheryl, Beverley, and Jeeta. Working for the same airline, their hauntingly similar deaths raise disturbing questions. While Jonathan Reed, a convicted rapist, was found guilty of the initial slaying, three subsequent murders occurred while he was incarcerated.

Across four compelling episodes, the narrative examines whether a potentially erroneous conviction has incarcerated an innocent man for four decades while another malevolent culprit remains elusive. Expert investigators and legal minds from both sides meticulously re-examine evidence and reconstruct timelines. This series intimately portrays these women, whose lives were tragically disrupted and through poignant interactions with their bereaved families, the agony of enduring decades of uncertainty comes to light, alongside the daunting prospect of appeals that might liberate a convicted murderer.

As modern DNA techniques and policing techniques come into play, the ultimate truth behind each woman’s fate is sought. Amidst a rich backdrop of archive footage revealing the heyday of American air travel, the series unveils the era’s newfound freedoms and glamour, exploring how airlines exploited the sexuality of their female staff for considerable marketing impact.

 

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Production:  Flicker Productions
Director:  Jasleen Sethi Kaur
Executive Producers:  Colleen Flynn & Charlotte Nicholls
DoP:  Duncan Stingemore
Composer:  Matt Kelly

In 1986 the Prime Minister of Sweden, Olof Palme, was assassinated on a busy street in Stockholm. The murder sent shockwaves around the world, but years of police investigations amounted to very little. That is, until a former Swedish diplomat accidentally discovered the personal files of the late best-selling crime writer Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The files reveal Larsson had spent a decade investigating the murder, and before his sudden death in 2004 was on the brink of a huge breakthrough. This is the shocking true story of Europe’s most high-profile assassination – and the people determined to get to the truth.

 

Jon joined to help the production along as an additional editor.

Production:  RAW
Director:  Matt Rudge

As the colonial reach of the West spread accross the world, millions of Europeans and Americans became fascinated with a new form of entertainment that brought the cultures of the world to their doorstep – at least particcular versions of them.

This deeply strange but hugely popular entertainment was an industry of its own and has been all but forgotten despite the regular exploitation, and often trafficking, of the shows’ stars.

In her first documentary, acclaimed Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed takes us on a remarkable journey, recreating what it was like to live in a human zoo. She unearths hidden documents, discovers never before broadcast early film and audio of the performers and tracks down their descendants. Then, in a shocking climax, Nadifa reveals how they were used for pseudo scientific race experiments – and exposes how some of their remains can be found in museums to this day.

Production:  Red Bicycle / Milk And Honey
Director:  Paul Berczeller
Executive Producer:  Lucy Pilkington