360 secures US double

US broadcasters Smithsonian Network and Discovery Communications’ American Heroes Channel (AHC) have ordered shows from UK-based 360Production.

Ailsa Orr

The London- and Northern Ireland-based factual producer, owned by Rare TV, will produce Survivor (working title) for Smithsonian and Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back (wt) for AHC.

Survivor is a six-part series telling the human stories behind some of the world’s worst disasters using drama, graphics, archive footage and interviews to bring the stories to life in an against-the-clock narrative.

Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back will mark the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the US into the Second World War and explores the little-told stories of the men who attempted to defend the base.

The deals follow 360’s recently launched US expansion strategy, which was instigated last year by incoming creative director Ailsa Orr.

“These US commissions are a reflection of our concerted development push over the past year,” Orr said.

“They are also a great springboard into the next phase of our growth, which includes rolling out our formats internationally. There’s a huge global appetite for high-quality factual content with unique visual storytelling devices and our experience in this area speaks for itself.”