CBS Reality commissions two new original crime docuseries, The Real Prime Suspect with Jackie Malton and The Profiler.

CBS Reality (DStv 132 / Cell C black 207) has commissioned two new original crime docuseries, The Real Prime Suspect and The Profiler that will be broadcast later this year.

In The Real Prime Suspect with presenter Jackie Malton, the inspiration was Helen Mirren's character in the drama series Prime Suspect that was on ITV Choice (DStv 123).

The Real Prime Suspect is a 10-part true-crime docuseries in which Jackie Malton, a former Met police officer and the first female member of the Flying Squad, uses her list of contacts to revisit investigations with the law enforcement officials who experienced them firsthand.

Jackie Malton, in her first presenter work in a documentary series, will access 10 case files and revisit the investigations with the police, detectives, and other professionals who experienced them first-hand. She will guide viewers through every step of the journey, from capturing the prime suspect to gaining a conviction and providing closure.

The Real Prime Suspect is will first be shown on CBS Reality in the United Kingdom followed by its broadcast on CBS Reality in South Africa and Africa later this year.

The Real Prime Suspect is produced by Monster Films and distributed by Orange Smarty that has secured the global licensing rights except for the UK, Africa and Poland.

The second CBS Reality original series that was commissioned is The Profiler that will be exclusively based and produced in Poland in the Polish language as Zawód: Profiler and will be broadcast on the channel there.

Led by Polish criminal profiler Jan Gołębiowski, the 10-episode series will take an in-depth look at his profession and the role that profilers’ findings play in investigations and convictions. Each episode will feature a different Polish case. It's produced by Like Vision.

"Our CBS Reality Originals have helped us achieve record viewership in the United Kingdom in 2018," says Sam Rowden, director of programming for CBS Channels and the executive producer of both series.

"We're excited to expand our slate of original productions and launch our first-ever locally produced documentary series in Poland."

"Our approach to original true-crime content remains focused on authenticity and expert analysis; you cannot get any closer to the core of the crime than with leading experts such as Jackie Malton and Jan Gołębiowski, whose insights and experiences are unmatched."

CBS Reality is owned by AMC Networks International UK and CBS Studios International.

BREAKING. Zone Reality adds cutting edge documentaries and a big slate of new upcoming reality shows.

Chello Zone that runs Zone Reality (DStv 125) in 100 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa such as South Africa of course, has signed a deal with RDF Rights for several new upcoming reality shows that Zone Reality will roll out in the coming months.

Documentaries and new reality shows that South African viewers will see include titles such as Missing Persons Unit US, Nightmare in Suburbia, Boy in a Million, The Boy Who Will Never Grow, Girl Who Lives in the Dark, World's Smartest Boy, World's Largest Family and more episodes of Half Body, Whole Life.

''RDF Rights is renowned for distributing cutting edge documentaries and offering the best of crime programming from America and Britain, so we are thrilled to acquire these successful shows to expand our Zone Reality slate,'' says Sam Rowden, Chello Zone's director of programming for reality.

Chello Zone also runs the preschool channel Jim Jam (TopTV 256) that South African viewers can see since May.