True crime: Execs discuss how to evolve “a perennial favorite”
Widespread demand for true crime content is showing no signs of abating, and the glut of material in the market and already available on TV and streamers (and podcasts) means the ...
May 19, 2021
Widespread demand for true crime content is showing no signs of abating, and the glut of material in the market and already available on TV and streamers (and podcasts) means the bar for producing in the genre is higher than ever as buyers compete for pitches that stand out.
The brand of true crime that has lived on cable and broadcast continues to pull in audiences on linear, WME partner Ryan McNeily explains, as newer iterations find a home on streaming, where the bingeable doc category naturally thrives. Even more, the genre’s fanbase was buoyed over the last year as greater numbers of consumers ditched cable in favor of VOD.