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This month’s C21 Marketplace Hot Properties playlist offers 20 new and returning titles for buyers to enjoy, featuring strange apparitions in the skies above Sweden, high-stakes rap battles and breathtaking journeys through the cosmos.

Based on the characters of the popular Martin Beck detective novels by Swedish husband-and-wife writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, season 10 of Beck (Banijay Entertainment) sees the much-loved detective brought back to life on the small screen.

In a town clinging to its fading glory, the junior hockey team is the community’s last hope. When a violent act shatters their dreams, secrets and loyalties are tested. Beartown (Viaplay Content Distribution) is a gripping drama about silence, complicity and the cost of belonging, asking what it truly means to take responsibility as parents, leaders and a community.

A troubled veteran MI5 operative uncovers an explosive terror plot, but can he save his country, marriage and career before it’s too late? Emotionally intelligent and darkly funny, ITV Studios’ espionage thriller Betrayal reunites prodco Mammoth Screen with Endeavour’s Shaun Evans.

In TF1 Studios’ We Come in Peace, a mysterious shape appears in the sky above Stockholm. Prime minister Moa Holmgren and Elias Charbel, head of Sweden’s emergency response team, manage public fear and foreign interference while dealing with personal issues. Tests reveal the object is a creature, but its intentions are unclear.

All The Way Up (StudioCanal) dives into the high-stakes world of rap, telling the story of young rappers as they climb the celebrity ladder. With gripping storytelling and rich cultural authenticity, the series features cameos from major rap and urban music stars, bringing an unprecedented level of realism.

Lovely Runner from CJ ENM follows an A-list celebrity intent on ending his life and the woman who travels in time to save him, while two feuding siblings spiral out of control after covering up a deadly hit-and-run in Federation Studios’ Reckless.

Finally, in Tokai Television Broadcasting’s The Great Haruko – Madam is Beautiful, a sharp-tongued madam from Nagoya, goes wild in Japan, Thailand and Cambodia.

In the world of factual, ABC Commercial’s internationally acclaimed, family-friendly hit Muster Dogs returns with a compelling new twist. Six rookie trainers, six pups, one epic challenge. Who will rise to the top and be crowned champion muster dog?

In Cheetahs: Race to Return (Insight TV), two cheetahs are brought together in a daring conservation mission, their struggle through loss, survival, and triumph leads to the first return of the species to Zambia’s Bangweulu Swamps in over a century.

Beautifully made, richly detailed and intimate, the award-winning wildlife documentary My Otter Diary (All3Media International) explores the playful and resilient lives of an otter family residing in one of India’s most rapidly changing waterways, the Cauvery River.

Autentic Distribution’s Riddle in the Wind investigates strange happenings thousands of miles from the nearest landmass, on isolated volcanic islands where, for unknown reasons, certain animals are thriving while others are disappearing.

Cosmic Vistas (Blue Ant Media) takes you on a breathtaking journey to unveil the wonders of space like never before. Each episode dives into three extraordinary stories of achievements in the race to better understand space, using stunning new imagery to transport viewers across the cosmos.

Street crime is sweeping Britain and Rebecca Mason, a former police detective, is helping the public get justice in DCD Rights’ Vigilante & Proud: Catching the Street Thieves. Using facial recognition technology, tracking devices, old-fashioned detective work and knowledge of the goings-on in local communities, Rebecca and her team are about to make a difference, by catching the street thieves.

Ever played tag when you were a child? Fuji Television Network’s Run For Money is the version for adults. Players must escape from professional hunters in a delimited area while carrying out several missions assigned to them. Prize money awaits if they can run until the end.

Have gameshows become too complicated? With 100 Choices (Sony Pictures Television) the answers are there – you just have to find the right one.

In Arabia’s Best Kept Secrets with Clive Standen from Sphere Abacus, the Hollywood action star embarks on an epic journey across the Arabian Peninsula, uncovering its most extraordinary stories.

Brazil, Russia, India and China represent half the world’s population and 40% of global GDP. Pushing to de-dollarise and rally the Global South, they aim to reshape the global order. StudioFact Rights’ Brics: The World’s New Masterminds? examines whether they can succeed in rewriting the rules, or can Europe rebalance the scales before it’s too late?

For the kids, join teddy bear Jeremy Buttons and his brave team of toy spies as they race the clock to save their beloved human family from mischievous pet guinea pig Silver Paw. Every episode of Knee High Spies (Australian Children’s Television Foundation) is full of epic action, exciting rescues and interactive puzzles to solve with the help of the audience.

Finally, an alien prince must survive middle school and the chaos of human life in Cake’s Jamie’s Got Tentacles.

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