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Fremantle, Archery Pitch Moriarty Drama: Professor-Criminal Turned Consultant

5/28/2026

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Fremantle and Archery Pictures announced a new series titled Moriarty.
Writers Chris Cornwell and Oliver Lansley will script a drama about James Moriarty, a Durham University professor who leads a crime empire and, after a rival gang attack, becomes a police consultant to detective Imogen Burrows.
The unsold project, which has no network attached and which SVP Rebecca Dundon says offers huge franchise potential, is being marketed worldwide by Fremantle.

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Story summary

Fremantle and Archery Pictures announced a new series titled Moriarty.
Writers Chris Cornwell and Oliver Lansley will script a drama about James Moriarty, a Durham University professor who leads a crime empire and, after a rival gang attack, becomes a police consultant to detective Imogen Burrows.
The unsold project, which has no network attached and which SVP Rebecca Dundon says offers huge franchise potential, is being marketed worldwide by Fremantle.