ABC Commercial to bring Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane to Really
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| 24 June 2019

The content marketing and distribution arm of Australian broadcaster has sold the Logie-nominated Australian crime investigation series Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane to Discovery in the UK.

The three-year license agreement gives ABC Commercial exclusive rights in the region premiering on Discovery-owned Really later this year.

In the 3 x 60’ series, multi award-winning journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna investigates one of Australia’s most notorious cases: the disappearance of two-day old baby Tegan Lane and the conviction of her mother Keli Lane for her murder. Lane breaks her silence for the first time, speaking exclusive to Meldrum-Hanna from prison.

Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane delivered large audience engagement across all ABC’s TV linear and digital platforms, and also launched one of the most popular true crime discussions on Facebook to date and sparked a call by the trial judge for an investigation into withheld police recordings.

“Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane is an excellent example of the high-quality, original factual production that sits within our robust portfolio of award-winning television content,” said Jessica Ellis, Head of ABC content sales and distribution. “We’re thrilled to be working with Discovery to bring this ground-breaking Australian series to British and Irish audiences.”

“The case of Keli Lane is like no other,” added Meldrum-Hanna. “How can a two-day old baby disappear without a trace, in broad daylight in sunny Sydney, from a busy public hospital, never to be seen again? No witnesses, no murder weapon, no forensic evidence, no body. A litany of lies and multiple secret pregnancies. Her mother is in jail for murder, claiming innocence. She’s finally agreed to talk. But where does the truth lie?”