AMC Networks has acquired U.S. rights to U.K. crime drama “This City Is Ours” ahead of Sony Pictures Television‘s London Showcase.
The Liverpool-set series — made by SPT-owned Left Bank Pictures (“The Crown,” “Dept. Q”) for the BBC — will launch next month on AMC+.
The AMC deal caps a number of international sales for the series, which was first unveiled to global buyers at SPT’s London Screenings event in 2025. It has since sold to Stan (Australia), Sky (New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Austria), Bell Media (English Canada), Quebecor Content (French Canada), RTE (Ireland), TIM VISION (Italy), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), AXN (Portugal), YLE (Finland), Telia Estonia (Estonia), Telia Play (Lithuania), Tet+ (Latvia), Nova (Greece), Syn (Iceland), Yes (Israel), Videoland (Netherlands), TV2 Norway (Norway), SVT (Sweden), Sony LIV (India), HBO Max (through Central and Eastern Europe, Poland), and beIN (across the Middle East and North Africa, Türkiye).
In the UK, “This City Is Ours” became the BBC’s most watched new drama launch of 2025, attracting an average of 5.8 million viewers, with more than 7.8 million viewers for the first episode to date, more than tripling its initial overnight figure of 1.9 million. Almost three million people streamed the series finale ahead of its BBC One broadcast. The series was recommissioned for a second season, which is currently in production in Liverpool with filming also in Spain.
“We’re thrilled that ‘This City Is Ours’ will debut on AMC+ in the US, a testament to the series’ global appeal,” said Jason Spivak, Co-President, Distribution & Networks, SPT. “The show taps into the enduring strength of family-driven crime drama — a powerful saga set inside a criminal empire where power, loyalty, and betrayal collide. Following its breakout launch at last year’s London Screenings, we’re excited to build on that momentum as we head into this year’s event.”
Season 1 of “This City Is Ours” was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama. It was created by Stephen Butchard, who serves as lead writer, with Robbie O’Neill writing further episodes. The directors are Saul Dibb (“The Salisbury Poisonings,” “The Sixth Commandment”) and John Hayes (“Nightsleeper,” “Dublin Murders”). The producer is Simon Maloney (“Peaky Blinders,” “I May Destroy You”). Executive producers are Andy Harries, Rebecca Hodgson and Sian McWilliams for Left Bank Pictures, Stephen Butchard and Saul Dibb, and Jo McClellan and Sami El Hadi for the BBC. Additional funding and support came from the Liverpool Film Office through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s LCR Production Fund.
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