‘Allegiance’ Creator Anar Ali Signs With Atlas; Channel 4 & The Sun Partner On Madeleine McCann Doc; BBC Studios Hires Nordics Entertainment Boss – Global Briefs

‘Allegiance’ Creator Anar Ali Signs With Atlas

The creator of CBC and NBCUniversal’s Allegiance has signed with Atlas Literary and Atlas Artists in the U.S. Anar Ali is behind the hit show that is currently nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, including a writing nod for Ali and for Best Dramatic Series. Now into its third season after picking up a CBC renewal last week, Allegiance is a character-driven police procedural set in Surrey, British Columbia, which centers around identity and belonging, policing and politics and justice. Ali has also written a number of books and worked on shows like CTV’s Transplant. Her team at Atlas includes Alex Hertzberg, Ethan Harari and Adam Burger. “Anar is a unique artist with a powerful, transformative voice who has launched a hit in her native country. We look forward to helping her expand her audience to the global stage,” said Hertzberg, CEO of Atlas Literary. Ali was born in Tanzania to Indian parents, grew up in Western Canada, has lived in Mexico and the UK, and currently resides in Toronto.

Channel 4 Strikes Deal With Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun To Air Madeleine McCann Doc

Channel 4 has struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper The Sun to air a documentary about Madeleine McCann, who disappeared 18 years ago. Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence, which was produced by The Sun with support from Channel 4 News maker ITN Productions, will launch on Channel 4 tomorrow and on The Sun’s YouTube and social channels further down the line. Following a year-long investigation by The Sun reporter Rob Pattinson, the documentary uncovers “bombshell evidence” around Christian B, the only remaining suspect in the case, according to the tabloid. Victoria Newton, Editor-in-Chief of The Sun, said: “We set out to put video at the core of The Sun’s award-winning journalism to engage and captivate new audiences while continuing to break genuinely big and significant news stories and Madeleine McCann: The Unseen Evidence achieves exactly that.” McCann, who disappeared whilst on holiday with her parents in Portugal in 2007, has barely left the headlines across the past two decades. A number of documentaries have been made about her including Netflix’s The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

BBC Studios Hires Nordics Entertainment Boss

BBC Studios has hired an entertainment boss in the Nordics. Mirja Minjares was previously a commissioning editor at Norwegian net NRK and has previously worked on the likes of Ultimate Entertainer (Stjernekamp) and 24-Star Christmas Calendar (24 Stjerners Julekalender). At BBC Studios, she will lead the creative Norwegian production team and be responsible for developing BBC Studios’ content strategy in Norway. Minjares will join the team in the Norwegian capital Oslo on June 1 and will report into MD of BBC Studios Norway, Benedikte Minos and Head of BBC Studios Nordic Productions, Jan Salling. Salling said: “Mirja brings invaluable expertise in the media industry, with impressive experience from commissioning, producing and developing award-winning Norwegian productions.”