eOne inks multiple deals for two doc crime series

Entertainment One (eOne) has closed several sales with international broadcasters for the documentary crime series Outlaw Bikers and The Devil You Know.

Outlaw Bikers an inside look at the Hell’s Angels that combines first-hand accounts with re-enactments of actual events, sold to National Geographic in Australia; RTL in Germany; and Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd. in Sweden and Denmark.

The series, produced by Toronto-based Bikers II Productions, airs on History Television in Canada.

True crime series The Devil You Know, from Vancouver’s Make Believe Media, profiles some of the worst criminals on file, and features stories from their victims and loved ones.

The series sold to Crime & Investigation Network in Australia; RTL in Germany; A&E Television Network UK in Benelux, Central Eastern Europe, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and Greece; and Zone Reality Channel in Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Middle East and Africa. OWN Canada aired the second season as part of its fall programming slate.

Prentiss Fraser is SVP, worldwide sales and acquisitions at eOne.