Saturday, April 16, 2011

Investigation Discovery orders new seasons of several shows; has a massive slew of new crime related shows planned.

Investigation Discovery (TopTV 303) that focuses on crime and forensic documentaries renewed several shows, and ordered some more new series that South African viewers should be seeing in due course.

Shows on Investigation Discovery that's been renewed for further seasons include the popular Deadly Women and FBI: Criminal Pursuit, as well as Disappeared, Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets, On the Case with Paula ZahnStalked: Someone's Watching, Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?, I (Almost) Got Away With It, Nothing Personal, Sins & Secrets, The Will: Family Secrets Revealed, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, Behind Mansion Walls, I Married a Mobster, Cuff Me If You Can, Facing Evil, Cops & CoyotesNightmare Next Door, I Escaped: Real Prison Breaks, Wicked Attraction and Devil You Know.

Some new shows South African viewers might see in due course on Investigation Discovery include Reel Crime/Reel Story (working title) (series uncovers the truth behind popular crime-and-justice movies), Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (working title) (a veteran homicide investigator in Colorado, Kenda relates vivid memories of murders that he investigated that still haunt him, Real Streets Miami (working title) (viewers get an inside look at all the crazy local criminals operating in Miami and Hostage: Do or Die (working title) (a collection of stories told from the perspective of the hostage negotiators, victims, witnesses and sometimes the criminals themselves).

More new Investigation Discovery shows include Hunting Justice with M. William Phelps (working title) (two criminal investigators attempt to piece together a killer's profile by reconstructing their crimes), Crimes of Passion (working title) (true stories of ultimate betrayal where sociopaths and manipulators masquerade as charming and harmless love interests), Deadly Sins (true stories of everyday people who commit sinful crimes) and Unraveled: Countdown to a Kill (suspenseful series that tells of the fateful relationship between a killer and a victim as their paths intertwine).