Wednesday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Bomanbridge’s Secret World of Snakes travel 

Nat Geo and Discovery have picked up rights to Bomanbridge Media’s wildlife series The Secret World of Snakes.

The 3 x 60-minute show is a co-production between Bomanbridge Media, South Africa’s Lion Mountain Media and China Media Group (CMG).

It will debut on CMG’s CCTV 9 in early 2026 and has now also been picked up by National Geographic for EMEA and Discovery Asia, with launches slated for next year.

The show celebrates and uncovers the secret lives of snakes, with footage from Africa, America, Australia and Asia, with rare access granted to Shedao (Snake Island) located in northeastern China..

Stan’s Death Cap docuseries goes global

Netflix UK is among the international buyers for high-profile Stan docuseries Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders.

The three-parter is co-produced by Fifth Season, Dreamchaser and Den of Martians and delves into the high-profile case of Erin Patterson, an Australian woman convicted of fatally poisoning three relatives with a deadly mushroom-laced meal.

Besides Netflix, the doc has been acquired by CNN in the US and Canada, Bell Media in French Canada, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway and MTV Oy in Finland. Original broadcaster Stan will air the final two episodes of the series later this year. Read more

Poland extends Let’s Make A Deal

Warner Bros Discovery-owned Polish network TTV has ordered a second season of gameshow format Let’s Make a Deal.

The first season of the format, which is owned by Glass Entertainment Group and sold by Can’t Stop Media, debuted in September and is known locally as Idź na Całość!. TTV is part of WBD’s TVN Group.

Let’s Make A Deal debuted more than 50n years ago and has sold globally, with the show into its 17th season on CBS in the US. Contestants strike deals with the host, trying to increase the value of the item they hold.