This month’s C21Marketplace Hot Properties playlist offers 17 new titles for buyers to enjoy, ranging from fresh takes on infamous murders to light-hearted romps through idyllic US towns and the Australian criminal underworld.

We kick off this month with Banijay Entertainment’s Fear, starring Martin Compston and Anjli Mohindra. Excited to make a fresh start away from London, Martyn and Rebecca move into a beautiful house in Glasgow with their two young children. At first the new home seems perfect, but when their neighbour makes unnerving comments to Rebecca it turns out to be the start of something far more intimidating.

Meanwhile, a death in the family, a bombshell will and a murderer are at the heart of I, Jack Wright from Federation Studios.

StudioCanal’s The Black Forest Murders revisits the true events surrounding a double murder that shocked Germany in 2016. Based on a non-fiction book written by an investigator who worked on the case, the series gives insights into the world of a special police commission, describing the work of a team of investigators who will stop at nothing to find the perpetrator.

From producer Nutopia comes Blue Ant Media’s Jack The Ripper: Written In Blood, a gripping drama-documentary series that reveals a shocking new twist on the infamous Whitechapel murders, while Viaplay Content Distribution’s Vanguard charts the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Swedish media mogul Jan Stenbeck, chronicling the high-stakes deals, groundbreaking innovations and family rivalries that shaped his life.

Cineflix Rights’ Sunny Nights offers more light-hearted fare. An American brother and sister travel to Australia hoping to build a successful spray tan business, but a momentary lapse of judgment draws the siblings into the Sydney underworld. When they try to escape by committing a tiny bit of murder, they must figure out how to stay alive, out of prison and in the black.

Small Achievable Goals (Sphere Abacus) follows Julie and Kris, two wildly different women in the throes of menopause who are thrust together to produce a podcast. The series follows them on an unpredictable journey of transformation as they face workplace challenges and office politics, dating disasters and relationship dramas.

“Welcome to Eden Vale, a little slice of heaven on Earth.” So reads the sign on the outskirts of the seemingly idyllic American town in whip-smart procedural Good Cop Bad Cop from ITV Studios. But darkly comic crimes and complex relationships lurk beneath the surface, threatening police chief Big Hank’s work to make it the safest place to live in America.

From Japan comes Tokyo Broadcasting System Television’s Eye Love You. Yuri finds she can hear people’s inner voices through eye contact, helping her communicate with her paralysed father but isolating her from others. Then she meets Teo, a Korean student whose thoughts she hears in Korean, sparking hopes of love, but leaving her torn between her power and her heart.

Meanwhile, I Still Wanna Have Sex With My Wife (TV Osaka) follows 42-year-old unsuccessful scriptwriter Gota. He’s been having sex with his wife Chika every night as a way of expressing his love so that she doesn’t realise how useless he is. But lately Chika has started to reject him. Can their relationship survive?

Next up, from the award-winning team at Duck Soup Films, Dreamers (All3Media International) is a bold, high-energy series about a group of young adults with a passion for dance, trying to make their way in the world. This visceral and joyful drama is a celebration of resilience, determination and spirit which never shies away from relevant and hard-hitting themes.

In documentary, Autentic Distribution’s Leopard Dynasty – The Rise of Rana sees a young leopard fight to secure his place in the wild, even if it means facing off against his own father.

Eat The Invaders from ABC Commercial asks: can we save Australia’s native environment by eating invasive species? The series follows scientists, land carers and a world-renowned artist-chef as they explore whether catching, cooking and eating these invaders could help address the problem.

DCD Rights presents a more conventional menu with season two of Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen, in which the presenter takes us back to her Cotswold home to share more of her favourite dishes and handy culinary hacks. She welcomes new special guests to her dinner table and celebrates her personal food heroes, both local and from further afield.

In formats, from the creators of American Idol, comes the ultimate dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance (Sony Pictures Television Formats).

For kids, Australian Children’s Television Foundation brings us Kangaroo Beach. Four young animal friends, Pounce, Gemma, Neville and Frizzy, spend an action-packed summer at the spectacular Kangaroo Beach, training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes. When an emergency breaks out, the cadets step up to help keep the water safe.

Odo (Sixteen South) is a little owl with big ideas. At the Forest Camp for Young Birds, he and his best friend, Doodle, tackle every challenge positively, no matter how big – often with unexpected outcomes.

That’s all for this month, stay tuned for more Hot Properties throughout the year!

This month’s C21Marketplace Hot Properties playlist offers 17 new titles for buyers to enjoy, ranging from fresh takes on infamous murders to light-hearted romps through idyllic US towns and the Australian criminal underworld.

We kick off this month with Banijay Entertainment’s Fear, starring Martin Compston and Anjli Mohindra. Excited to make a fresh start away from London, Martyn and Rebecca move into a beautiful house in Glasgow with their two young children. At first the new home seems perfect, but when their neighbour makes unnerving comments to Rebecca it turns out to be the start of something far more intimidating.

Meanwhile, a death in the family, a bombshell will and a murderer are at the heart of I, Jack Wright from Federation Studios.

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