DETECt Crime Series Webinar #3: The Investigative Thriller
Channel: Serial Eyes Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Date: 2020-12-09

Welcome to the DETECt Crime Series Webinar!

The crime series is a great way to study what makes TV series tick. Crime is, in terms of production volume and ratings, the most popular fiction genre in Europe. But why? What is the appeal of crime shows? And, more importantly, how can we write our own? Over the next ten weeks we’ll be releasing a new episode every Wednesday. In each episode in this series we are going to discuss one specific element found in TV crime series. 

Episode 3 - The Investigative Thriller: Touching Evil 
In this episode we take a look at the investigative thriller. The investigative thriller turns the weekly case into a season-long pursuit. Here we no longer have the resolution of a single case within the span of one episode. Rather, the murder that is discovered in episode 1 triggers an investigation that spans across many hours and episodes. Host Benjamin Harris talks to producer Philipp Steffens, producer and Serial Eyes instructor Nicola Lusuardi about character, format and theme in detective thrillers. Case studies include Bron/Broen (The Bridge, DR/SVT, 2011-2018) and Broadchurch (ITV 2013-2017).

For more information about the DETECt Crime Series Contest please visit https://serial-eyes.com/detect-contest/