Blue Ant Media will bring more than 45 new and returning titles to MIPCOM 2026, spanning premium documentaries, true crime, history, factual entertainment, science, natural history and wildlife. The Canadian global media and entertainment company will showcase a broad international catalogue led by the feature documentary The Trial of Alec Baldwin (1 x 120’; Moxie Films), directed by award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy. The film follows Alec Baldwin through the personal and legal fallout from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, examining the subsequent trial and intense media scrutiny surrounding the case.
The documentary and limited-series offering also includes Billion Dollar Hash Hunt (3 x 60’; Alibi), a true-crime treasure hunt built around a legendary missing drug shipment; South America With Levison Wood (4 x 60’; Blackmane Media), following explorer Levison Wood on a 10,000-mile journey along the Andes; and The Poison Seller (1 x 60’; Blue Ant Studios), which investigates the international criminal case surrounding Kenneth Law. Other highlights include Mafia: Behind the Code, Rebbeca, featuring Becky G, and Hope in the Water Season 2, which explores new approaches to food production and the protection of aquatic ecosystems.
True crime remains another key component of the MIPCOM slate, with new and returning productions including Live Stream Killer (2 x 60’), Death in the Sun (10 x 60’), Killers: Caught on Camera Season 5 (10 x 60’), See No Evil Season 2 (13 x 60’) and The Jury: Murder Trial Seasons 3 and 4 (8 x 60’). The factual entertainment catalogue expands into specialist and adventure programming with Cruising Paradise: Above and Below Deck, Salvage Rescue Down Under, Smuggled, Warplane Workshop Season 4, Northwoods Survival Season 3 and Gone Fishing Season 9.
History and specialist factual programming represent another major area of the offering, with titles such as Pharaohs: Rise and Fall, Beyond the Mask: The Story of Tutankhamun, Bettany Hughes’s Gods and Myths: Artemis and Apollo, Bettany Hughes’s Lost Worlds: Dawn of Civilisations, Revolutions that Changed History, Cursed Histories, Secret Ops: Revealed, How to Survive History and Forgotten Frontlines. The slate also includes royal-history documentaries such as Victoria and Albert: Love, Power and Control, Death of a Prince: The Tragedy of William of Gloucester, The Forgotten Prince: Mystery of the Duke of Kent, Windsor Fire: Minute By Minute and The Royal Popularity List.
Rounding out the catalogue are natural-history, wildlife, science and animal-focused productions, including Life on the Edge, Animal Crowds, Search for the Biggest Mako, Boss Shark 3: Chasing Giants, Big Cats: Nine Lives, Legion of the Shark, Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers, Engineering Evolved, Engineering From Above Season 2, For the Love of Pets Season 3 and Wildlife ER Season 4. ‘We’re proud to bring buyers an impressive mix of ambitious new documentaries, distinctive factual series and proven returning franchises from premium production partners around the world,’ said Mark Bishop, Chief Monetization Officer, Blue Ant Rights & Streaming, highlighting the company’s focus on combining international distribution with buyer insight and territorial knowledge.
