Pick chooses NBCU’s true crime

Three Days to Live focuses on abductions

Pick, the free-to-air channel operated by Sky in the UK, has acquired two true crime documentaries from NBCUniversal International Distribution.

The network will premiere Three Days to Live and Homicide for the Holidays in the UK and Ireland after they air on Oxygen in the US in November and December respectively.

Three Days to Live explores abduction cases in the US, where the first 72 hours after a kidnapping prove crucial to a victim’s chances of survival.

Homicide for the Holidays, meanwhile, looks at examples of crime stories that have taken place during the emotionally fraught period between Christmas and New Year.

The deal was brokered by Charlie Charalambous, acquisitions executive for Sky, with NBCUniversal International Distribution.

Stephen Ladlow, director of Pick, Challenge and Real Lives, said the two shows were bought because “they offer unique and fascinating examinations of real, high-stakes situations faced by ordinary people.”