Canal+, RTÉ, SBS bag Bloodlands

Bloodlands has been renewed for a second season

Canal+ in France, RTÉ in Ireland and SBS in Australia are among the international broadcasters to have acquired thriller series Bloodlands, starring The Hobbit’s James Nesbitt.

Produced by Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM) Television, Bloodlands follows Northern Ireland police detective Tom Brannick (Nesbitt) as he investigates the events surrounding an expensive car that is pulled out from the sea, containing a suicide note but no body.

The 4×60’ series, which was originally commissioned for UK pubcaster the BBC, is directed by Pete Travis (Omagh, The Go-Between) and produced by Christopher Hall (The Durrells, Critical). The executive producers are Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty), Mark Redhead and Jimmy Mulville for HTM Television and Tommy Bulfin for the BBC.

A second season of six episodes has already been commissioned by BBC1.

Overall, Bloodlands has sold to outlets in 25 countries, including Sony Pictures Entertainment’s AXN Mystery in Japan, VRT (Belgium), C-More (Scandinavia), NPO (Netherlands) and AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV for the US and Canada.