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VICE Studios UK Producing New Historical Crime Doc for Channel 5 VICE Studios UK producing new historical crime doc for Channel 5 London. Thursday, 17th September. VICE Studios, the global production and distribution ​ division of VICE Media Group (VMG), is set to produce a new three part documentary series, Jack the Ripper: Hidden Victims (w/t), for Channel 5 in the UK, providing a new take on ​ historical crime documentaries and debunking the myths and mistruths around the infamous murderer Jack the Ripper. Across three episodes (3x60’), three experts - a historian, a forensic psychologist and an expert in policing methods - will re-examine the five horrific murders through a modern lens, uncovering new insights into what happened to the women at the hands of the brutal historical serial killer. From a modern-day incident room, the three experts will re-examine evidence from the 1800s as well as providing new perspective and context into Victorian London in the style of a live linear investigation. Jack the Ripper: Hidden Victims (w/t), which airs on Channel 5 ​ ​ later this year, will detail the lives and deaths of the very real women who were horrifically murdered by Jack the Ripper and are all too often forgotten: Mary “Polly” Ann Nichols; Annie Chapman; Elizabeth Stride; Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. Yonni Usiskin, Creative Director at VICE Studios UK, said: “Jack the Ripper may be an ​ ​ internationally infamous figure but the real victims have been relegated to a footnote in history. VICE’s documentary offers a new take on the Ripper myth, uncovering new revelations and retelling the familiar story in a new and contemporary way.” Co-Executive Producer at VICE Studios, Lexi Rose, added: “By placing the victims at the heart of the programme, alongside the use of expert analysis and insight, the documentary will give viewers a modern, compelling and engaging take on a well known historic crime in a way only VICE can do.” The true crime-style documentary will go into production this month with filming taking place in locations across London. Yonni Usiskin and Lexi Rose will executive produce the series for VICE Studios alongside Daniel Louw from Channel 5. Guy Templeton is series director and producer. VICE Studios UK has produced a number of acclaimed and popular programming for Channel 5 which includes the channel’s first true crime series stripped across a week, The ​ Murder of Charlene Downes, and the ratings-winning series Britain’s Cocaine Epidemic ​ ​ as well as street magic show Dirty Tricks for 5Star. ​ ​ VICE Studios is the global production and distribution division of VICE Media Group with over 130 projects currently in development or production across all genres and formats internationally. ### ABOUT VICE STUDIOS VICE Studios is a global production division within VICE Media Group delivering premium original programming across documentary, scripted and film. With development and production teams in the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, VICE Studios cuts through culture, delivering stories that are popular, human and spotlight the unexpected for audiences around the world. VICE Studios also houses VICE’s new licensing and distribution group, with a catalogue of over 900 hours of programming created across the VICE Media Group, across a range of genres from documentary to lifestyle to Vice News. VICE Studios upcoming original productions include Pride for FX and Last Looks for Quibi. Launched in 2017, VICE Studios productions include Chris Smith's Emmy-nominated Jim & ​ Andy: The Great Beyond and Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened (Netflix); ​ feature film The Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening (Amazon); Diego Osorno's 1994 (Netflix), Dark Side of the Ring (VICE TV), AKA Jane Roe (FX), and Satanic Verses (BBC). ABOUT VICE MEDIA GROUP VICE Media Group is the world’s largest independent youth media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 35 cities across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 25 offices around the world. VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global ​ ​ media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based ​ ​ next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture; and ​ Garage, a digital platform and biannual publication converging the worlds of art and design. ​ .
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