RTÉ Don Set Bobby Ryan Murder Drama With BBC, Banijay Rights

Wetin happen

Deadline report say RTÉ don commission The Murder of Mr. Moonlight, drama wey dey about how Bobby Ryan disappear and dem kill am. BBC don pre-buy di series and Banijay Rights dey involved, according to Deadline report.

How dem reach dis point

Ryan, wey people for im area sabi as “Mr. Moonlight” because of im work as DJ and entertainer, disappear for June 2011. Deadline report say dem find im body two years later inside underground slurry runoff tank.

Di case lead to one of Ireland longest murder trials, according to Deadline. Di outlet report say court find Patrick Quirke guilty say na im kill Ryan, and sentence am to life imprisonment.

Catherine Fegan write di book wey dem dey adapt. Malcolm Campbell dey adapt am, while Meadhbh McHugh and Paul Howard join write am; Daithí Keane and Rachel Carey dey direct.

Why dis moment matter

Di commission dey bring case wey hold Ireland attention enter scripted television, and e put am inside di context of one close-knit rural community for County Tipperary. Deadline report say di drama go examine di relationships, secrets and tensions around di case.

Di reported RTÉ commission, BBC pre-buy and Banijay Rights involvement also give di project broadcaster and rights-distribution foundation before dem announce any release plan.

Wetin fit happen next

If production continue as dem report am, RTÉ, BBC or di producers fit announce when production go start, broadcast window or more casting. Such announcement go confirm say di project don move forward; if partner pull out or delay happen, e go make dat possibility weaker.

If BBC pre-buy develop into clear rollout, e fit show platform, territory or transmission date. If dem no give those details, di scope of BBC arrangement go remain unclear.

If Banijay Rights begin sell di series, dem fit announce territory or distribution agreements. Deadline report no describe any such sales activity or deal terms.