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Freddie Highmore and David Shore Reunite for Crime Drama ‘I’m Not Here to Hurt You’

The deal pairs Crave with Sony’s global sales engine to court buyers worldwide.

Overview

  • The series was co-commissioned Monday by Canada’s Crave and Sony Pictures Television, with Highmore co-creating with Shore and set to star.
  • Sony is handling U.S. and international distribution and gave global buyers an exclusive preview at its L.A. Screenings presentation Sunday.
  • Blink49 Studios is producing the show in the first co-commission between Sony Pictures Television and Bell Media’s Crave.
  • The drama follows an upstanding family man who turns to crime after a fatal bicycle accident and draws on the Irish Independent’s 2023 podcast about Ireland’s most polite bank robber.
  • Shore and Highmore serve as non-writing executive producers alongside Claire Londy for Highmore’s Alfresco Pictures and Erin Gunn for Shore’s ShoreZ, reuniting the team behind The Good Doctor’s seven-season run.