Fox Networks hires eOne’s Private Eyes

MIPTV: Fox Networks Group is among the international broadcasters to have picked up detective series Private Eyes from distributor Entertainment One (eOne).

Private Eyes stars Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson

The crime procedural, starring Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson, has gone to Fox for its channels in Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Balkans.

SBS in Belgium, ION Television in the US, Universal Channel in Australia and FTV Prima in the Czech Republic have also taken on the series, meaning eOne has sold it into 110 territories worldwide to date.

The series originally aired on Global Television in Canada, where it was picked up for an additional 18 episodes after a strong first season.

Universal Channel in the UK, Turner’s TNT Nordic, TF1 in France, Fox in Iberia and Sky in New Zealand had previously secured deals for the show with eOne.

The plot follows a former professional athlete whose life changes when he decides to team up with a private investigator to launch an unlikely investigative powerhouse.

The series was inspired by the novel The Code and is produced by eOne and Piller Segan in association with Corus Entertainment.