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Emilia Fox will subordinate experts to talk nan truth astir existent crime shows successful a convention conscionable added to Deadline’s Reality TV Summit astatine SXSW London connected June 2.
The acme explores nan biggest trends shaping unscripted television, pinch nan existent crime convention examining wherever nan statement lies betwixt compelling storytelling and sensationalism.
Titled ‘The Truth About True Crime’, nan convention will characteristic Fox, prima of shows including nan BBC’s Silent Witness and besides presenter of Channel 4’s cold-case bid In nan Footsteps of Killers. Her co-host connected that show, nan criminologist, author, and Birmingham City University Emeritus Professor David Wilson, will subordinate her connected stage.
Felicity Morris, 1 of nan starring producers moving successful existent crime television, will besides return portion successful nan session. Her credits see The Tinder Swindler, Don’t F**k With Cats and American Nightmare.
Sky’s Bruce Fletcher will supply a commissioning perspective, pinch Sky heavy invested successful premium existent crime programming.
The panelists will spell down nan scenes of premium existent crime storytelling — exploring what make a bid to must-watch television, what tips it into sensationalism, and why that favoritism matters much than ever. And arsenic nan genre continues to grow, nan convention will delve into who really holds nan powerfulness — nan storytellers, nan networks, aliases nan audience?
Deadline readers tin registry to spot ‘The Truth About True Crime’ and nan wider Reality TV Summit. The arena takes spot connected June 2 and will characteristic a keynote from Netflix UK’s unscripted boss, Syeda Irtizaali, a masterclass pinch Alex Horne and nan Taskmaster team, arsenic good arsenic sessions featuring apical manufacture executives discussing nan biggest issues facing unscripted television.
The Deadline Reality TV Summit is connected June 2 and takes spot astatine nan Tab Centre, arsenic portion of SXSW London.
Registration for nan Summit is free, pinch constricted capacity available. Sign up via this link: Deadline Reality TV Summit
