Crime series “Sherlock & Daughter” has reported a strong streaming debut last week on Max, reaching the number four spot on its in-app top 10, while also scoring season-best ratings on its U.S. network home, the CW.

A success critically and in terms of ratings in both the U.S. and Australia, where it airs on SBS, “Sherlock & Daughter” has received a nomination for a Golden Nymph Award for best global fiction series at the upcoming Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Marcel Theroux is fronting a true crime documentary on the story of Marius Gustavson who removed people’s body parts when they were alive.

Comedian Dara Ó Briain is fronting a new adventure show for Channel 5 in a 2 x 60’ series co-produced by BBC Studios Science Unit and Krempelwood – Volcano with Dara Ó Briain (w/t).

The two-part series, Ó Briain heads to Italy to explore the immense power of its most active volcanoes including Stromboli, whose constant eruptions have earned its nickname ‘Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’. Mount Etna, where volcanic soils produce some of the best wines in the world. And Vesuvius, where a devastating eruption thousands of years ago, buried a city. “With stunning visuals, compelling stories, and Dara’s trademark wit, this series uncovers the deadly force of volcanoes and their lasting impact on our planet.”

Warner Bros. Discovery has ordered original crime thriller series Sherlock & Daughter, created, written and exec produced by Northern Ireland’s Brendan Foley (Cold Courage, The Man Who Died)  it stars David Thewlis (Fargo, Landscapers, The Artful Dodger) as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. It will air on streaming service discovery+ later this year.

Following the success of last year’s Channel 5 series Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain, he is set to explore space once again, this time focusing on the Moon’s fiery cousin, the Sun, in a new 2 x 60’ series co-produced by BBC Studios Science Unit and Krempelwood – Wonders of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain.

A+E Networks EMEA has commissioned Avalon to produce a 2×60 special for Crime+Investigation: Murders at Little Bridge Farm. Co-produced by Krempelwood, the series tells the story of Mark Brown, and the double life that the self-proclaimed “psychopath with a conscience” led. A family man by day and sadistic killer by night, convicted, in December 2022, of murdering Alex Morgan, 34, and Leah Ware, 32.