Vancouver-based companies Omnifilm Entertainment and Reality Distortion Field (RDF) have inked an agreement to develop and produce original television projects for a shared slate.

Under the terms of the agreement, RDF will have creative oversight of the projects, while Omnifilm will handle production, post-production, administration and financing. Distribution for the slate’s projects will be handled by select Canadian and international distributors, to be determined on a per-project basis.

The scripted development slate will be supported by London-based consultant Alexandra Finlay, who most recently served as VP, scripted international coproductions at A+E. She also previously worked at Shaftesbury as VP, creative and coproductions, and has held roles at the U.K.’s Channel 4 and UKTV.

Leading the initial slate of projects are the crime dramas Time of Death, created by Simon Barry, RDF co-founder and creator of Netflix’s Warrior Nun (pictured), and My Homicide, created by Bruce Ramsay (The Porter).

Time of Death follows a detective who relocates to Vancouver after decades of failing to catch a British serial killer, only to find that his nemesis has re-emerged in Canada. My Homicide centres on a detective haunted by the murder of his wife who teams up with an AI version of himself to solve crimes.

In conjunction with the slate reveal, RDF announced that its head of creative affairs Bhavika Mantri is departing the company. She will remain as an executive producer on select projects.

Mantri joined RDF in 2020, and oversaw a slate of more than 20 film and television projects during her tenure.

“Bhavika’s vision and creative instincts have been integral to RDF’s success,” said Barry in a statement. “Her ability to shape stories and support talent has elevated our slate, and we’re thrilled she’ll remain involved in a producing capacity.”

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