International Telemystery: News from MIPTV

MIPTV — the annual international television marketplace that takes place every Spring in Cannes — just concluded and we thought we'd take a look through all the press releases to see what's new and interesting in the world of Telemystery: Prime Time Crime.

Most of what we're listing below is not directly related to anything those of us in the US are likely to see anytime soon. But it isn't unusual for something new abroad to find its way to our shores at some point!

• Iceland's Channel 2 has commissioned a third season of Pressa — "The Press" — a crime drama centered around the workers of a tabloid newspaper in Reykjavik. The first season aired in 2007 with a second in 2011.

• A Swedish production company has acquired the television adaptation rights to The Last of the Sami, a crime thriller by French author Olivier Truc. Set in Lapland, the storyline follows the tensions between the Arctic-based Sami and those who oppose their religion and claim on the land.

• The first season of Australian 1920s period crime drama The Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries — based on a character created by crime novelist Kerry Greenwood — has made its first international sales (to Russia, Denmark, Sweden, and Brazil). A second season is planned.

• Five episodes of The Spiral will air in at least 10 countries and will follow along with a team of thieves, who plot and then steal artwork throughout Europe. The paintings will actually disappear, and viewers will be invited to help solve the crimes by finding the stolen goods.

• Midsomer Murders, which airs in over 230 territories worldwide, often under the title Inspector Barnaby, has been sold — finally! — into French Canada. It will air as Inspecteur Barnaby. The series, based on a character created by crime novelist Caroline Graham, is by far the UK's bestselling crime drama.

• ITV made a number of new international sales for several of its crime dramas, including Endeavour, the prequel to the Inspector Morse series based on a character created by crime novelist Colin Dexter; Above Suspicion, based on the Anna Travis mysteries by Lynda La Plante; Murdoch Mysteries, based on characters created by mystery author Maureen Jennings; and both Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Poirot.

• BBC has made its first sale (to Australia) for its new crime drama Ripper Street, set in the East End of London in the aftermath of the "Jack the Ripper" murders of the late 19th century.

• Two Danish crime dramas made new international sales: Forbrydelsen — "The Killing" — and Livvageterne — "The Protectors". (The former has been adapted by AMC here in the US into an English-language version, also titled The Killing.

• BBC and Arte France will co-produce Spies of Warsaw, an adaptation of Alan Furst's 2008 historical espionage thriller of the same title.

• German producer Tandem is teaming up with Criminal Minds showrunner Ed Bernero to develop the new series Crossing Lines, which is centered on a team of international law enforcement professionals who solve crimes across Europe.

• The original Netflix crime drama Lilyhammer has been sold into France. BBC had already picked up the UK rights to the series.