In a deal with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution, UKTV has acquired the UK broadcast rights for two new dramas from across the Atlantic – NBC’s ‘The Hunting Party‘, and police drama ‘Allegiance‘ from Canada’s CBC, both to air on U&Alibi later this year.
‘The Hunting Party’ is the new hit US high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers America has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh (Manifest), Nick Wechsler (Revenge), Patrick Sabongui (The Flash), Josh McKenzie (La Brea), and Sara Garcia (The Flash, The Moodys).
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey (creator) and Jake Coburn are writers and executive producers. Thor Freudenthal is the director and executive producer. Keto Shimizu is writer and executive producer. We’re currently waiting to see if the drama gets a second season renewal at NBC.
‘Allegiance’ is a high-octane police drama uniquely set in Surrey, British Columbia. The story follows a star rookie police officer who must grapple with the limits of the justice system as she fights to exonerate her politician father and serve her diverse hometown.
The series stars Supinder Wraich (Sort Of) as Sabrina Sohal and Enrico Colantoni (English Teacher) as Vince Brambilla. Season 2 welcomes Samer Salem (The Expanse, The Boys) to the ensemble cast as a series regular, portraying Detective Corporal Zak Kalaini.
Commissioned by CBC, ‘Allegiance’ premiered in winter 2024 to become CBC’s most-watched new series of the 2023-2024 season and just recently aired season two. Showrunners Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern (Flashpoint, X Company). The drama is created by Anar Ali (Transplant). Morgenstern, Ellis and Ali serve as Executive Producers alongside Lark Productions’ Erin Haskett, Nicole Mendes, David Valleau, Tex Antonucci and Season 2 director, Nimisha Mukerji. UKTV has picked up both seasons.
In addition to these two dramas, the deal also includes the UK linear premiere of US true crime series ‘Deadly Waters with Captain Lee’, which sees Below Deck’s Captain Lee unravel the secrets of remarkable homicide investigations on rivers, lakes and even the open seas, and expose the murky, maritime clues that sunk the perps and ultimately led to their capture. That will be broadcast on free-to-air entertainment channel U&W and free streaming service U.
“The Hunting Party and Allegiance have had viewers gripped in North America, and we’re thrilled to have secured the premieres of these exciting new crime procedurals for our U&alibi viewers in the UK,” said Melanie Rumani, Global Head of Acquisitions, UKTV and BBC Studios. “I’m also confident that fans of true crime and Below Deck will love setting sail to uncover crimes at sea in Deadly Waters with Captain Lee on U&W.”
The Hunting Party is produced by All J Entertainment, Jake Coburn Productions, and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Allegiance is a CBC Original series from Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Deadly Waters with Captain Lee is produced by Critical Content for Oxygen. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is handling global sales for all three titles.
‘The Hunting Party‘ and Seasons 1 and 2 of ‘Allegiance‘ will make their UK premiere on U&alibi later in 2025. If you want to keep track of these or any other shows, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when they get a UK premiere date.
