According to Deadline, A+E Networks is in production to create a documentary series titled Missing, Presumed Dead. The series will have ten episodes chronicling real-life disappearances featuring the people who went missing detailing what happened to them.
According to Deadline, the series will be cinematically shot with additional interview contributions provided by friends, family and experts in abduction, identity fraud and survival techniques.
“Missing, Presumed Dead offers gripping storytelling of real disappearances and rediscoveries, featuring unique perspectives through interviews with the missing individuals and their loved ones,” said Anouk van Dijk, Head of Sales & Co-Productions at Quintus Studios. “Spirit Studios’ innovative storytelling aligns perfectly with Quintus Studios channels and catalogue the series has vast potential for global viewership.”
“We have all heard of the infamous cases of child abduction, such as Elizabeth Smart and Natasha Kampusch, in which the victims were forced to endure a living hell for years before being reunited with their families,” said executive producer Dan Korn (Man vs. Wild, How Do They Do It?). “Missing, Presumed Dead focuses on those cases which might not be so well known but which are every bit as harrowing and does so from the unique perspective of the abductee, their agonized families and the investigators.”
“It’s about time we had a true crime show with a happy ending….. we’re thrilled to be partnering with Quintus and A+E Networks EMEA to make Missing, Presumed Dead, and share a real commitment to honor the stories of those who vanished without a trace and to celebrate the human spirit and incredible resilience that led to their rediscovery,” Matt Campion (The Stand Up Sketch Show, Comedy Against Living Miserably), Creative Director of Spirit Studios, said. “This is a series about the harrowing journeys of those who defied the odds and survived to tell the tale, and those who did everything they could to find them”.
A+E has broadcast rights in in the UK, Benelux, CEE, Greece and Middle East. The series will air on the Sky Crime channel in Italy. Quintus Studios will distribute globally outside the UK on the FD Crime channel.
Missing, Presumed Dead executive producers are Di Carter (Space Cadets, Murdertown) and Korn on behalf of A&E. Adam Jacobs (How Hacks Work, Wings of War) will be producing for Quintus Studios with Campion and Martin Sadowski (Outsmarting, The Whole Truth) on behalf of Spirit Studios.