Johnny DeppandAmber Heards blockbuster legal bust-up will be the focus of a three-partChannel 4documentary, as the British broadcaster unveiled a provocative slate of new titles.
Depp V Heard(working title) is billed as the first in-depth examination of the defamation trial last year, in which thePirates of the Caribbeanactor emerged victorious.
The series is produced by Bitachon365, a Fulwell 73 label founded byBlowing LAproducer Sheldon Lazarus, and Empress Films, which made Netflix documentaryThe Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes.
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Emma Cooper, who earned a BAFTA nomination forMystery of Marilyn Monroe, will direct.
The series blends courtroom footage, news sources, existing interview footage, and user generated content from to explore some of the biggest moments of the trial.
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Other shows on Channel 4s slate includePartygate: The True Storyfrom Halcyons Heart Films, which will dramatize a national scandal over lockdown rules.
The docudrama will juxtapose the revelery in 10 Downing Street with the hard realities of Covid restrictions in the rest of the country.
Elsewhere, Davina McCall will explore the unspoken side-effects of contraceptive medication in Fine StripesThe Pilland Brook Lapping will investigate the vexed gender identity debate inGender Wars.
Spun Gold will disclose theSecrets of the Female Orgasm, and Rosie Jones, a comedian who has cerebral palsy, will challenge perceptions about disability inRosie Jones: Am I Retard?from Twofour.
