Reelz & Super Channel Head ‘Into The Chase’ With True Crime Series From Black Watch Entertainment & BossaNova

EXCLUSIVE: Reelz is getting a 10-part true crime series, Into the Chase, from Canada’s Black Watch Entertainment in association with UK distributor BossaNova. Canada’s Super Channel is also attached.

The series will center on the huge number of fugitives at large in the United States.

Per the synopsis, “With approximately 180,000 fugitives on the run across the United States, these predators become prey – volatile, desperate and with nothing to lose. Into the Chase provides an urgent look at law enforcement’s steadfast pursuit to bring these individuals to justice.”

Executive producers include Duffy for Black Watch and Paul Heaney for BossaNova.

The show is the latest to shoot out of Manitoba, Canada, where Meghan Duffy’s Black Watch is based. The region offers a 65% labor tax credit and is outside of CANCON rules, meaning it is emerging as a co-production base for many projects.

Both Black Watch and BossaNova have track records in selling true crime series to U.S. broadcasters. The pair will work together to shop the series internationally, with BossaNova holding the rights.

“I couldn’t be more pleased to join forces with Bossanova and Reelz, whose reputations for bringing world-class storytelling to the marketplace is unmatched,” said Duffy, founder and executive producer at Black Watch. “Our partnership reinforces that Manitoba has the ambition to support high-caliber projects and provides the scale to deliver that vision to an international audience.”

“Inside the Chase is a natural fit for BossaNova’s slate,” added Francesca Johnson, Head of Acquisitions at BossaNova. “It pairs some of America’s most talked-about pursuits with compelling UK stories, giving it real international appeal, and it sits alongside the blue-light and access titles our buyers already know and love, like Borderforce USA and Caught on Dash Cam.

“With Reelz and Super Channel on board as launch partners, we’re delighted to be investing in the series and working with Black Watch Entertainment to distribute it worldwide.”