MEDIA RELEASE: Cineflix Rights adds new factual series and Lifetime biopic movie to Spring/Summer 2025 slate

Cineflix Rights has added new factual series spanning history, music, and crime to its Spring/Summer 2025 slate along with a new Lifetime biopic movie telling the story of Toddlers & Tiaras pageant princess star Alana Thompson, which premiered May 17 to widespread media attention.

Biopic movie I Was Honey Boo Boo (1×90’, Cineflix Productions and ITV America’s Thinkfactory Media in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment for Lifetime, US) is narrated by Alana Thompson, who became known as “Honey Boo Boo” while on the US kids’ pageant circuit, catapulting her and her family to stardom as reality TV stars. The movie offers a glimpse into what happened behind the scenes from her perspective and reveals how her on-screen confidence concealed the harsh reality of constant criticism and family struggles, particularly with her mother, Mama June. Now in college, Alana is determined to shake off the labels that have followed her, shed light on the darker side of child stardom, and forge a path to overcome generational trauma and challenges.

New factual series include:

Choir Games (4×60’, Husk Media and Spacific Films for Sky, New Zealand and Super Channel, Canada) is an inspiring series from award-winning filmmaker Leanne Pooley following the teenagers and conductors of two remarkable choirs— the Young People’s Chorus of New York City and New Zealand’s Kaitāia Community Voices—as they embark on a life-changing journey to the 2024 World Choir Games, the largest choral competition on Earth. At a time when the world seems to be pulling apart, the series shows how the power of music brings people together.

Ancient Justice (10×60’, Shark Teeth Films), a captivating investigative documentary series that takes viewers on a fascinating journey through history’s misdeeds and the sometimes-brutal consequences the perpetrators faced—from Ancient Egypt and Asia to the Roman Empire and Medieval Europe.  Through expert analysis, CGI visualizations, and cutting-edge research, Ancient Justice brings these compelling stories to life.

Trace, Track, Get My Car Back! (16×30’, Rare TV for BBC, UK) is an eye-opening series following the specialist police recovery teams who combine the latest tracking technology with boots-on-the-ground detective work to swipe stolen vehicles back from under the noses of the crooks who stole them. It’s a nerve-wracking race against time to return them to their owners before they disappear forever.

Can Dogs Talk? (1×60’, Ideacom International & Big Wave Productions for CBC, Canada, Radio-Canada, PBS Nova, USA, and Arte, France and Germany). Dogs that appear to communicate with their owners using pet-friendly tech have taken over social media worldwide. It has scientists asking, can these chatty hounds really understand our language? In this eye-opening documentary, meet the smartest dogs on the planet, their proud owners, and the pioneering scientists behind the most comprehensive animal communication study of all time.

Rome Underground (1×60’, Ideacom International, MyMax Edutainment & Artline Films) for Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, France Télévisions, Histoire TV, Hearst Network Italia, and NHK, Japan. Building a new metro line is always a challenge. But in Rome, with its 3,000 years of urban development and countless layers of archaeology, it’s an underground dilemma like nowhere else on Earth. Rome Underground explores how engineers and archaeologists have joined forces in downtown Rome, propelling the eternal city to the 21st century.

Richard Life, SVP Acquisitions and Co-productions, Cineflix Rights said: “We are thrilled to be adding the latest documentaries from some of our favourite producer partners, Shark Teeth Films, Ideacom, and Rare TV, to our slate along with a fantastic, heartwarming new series from our friends at Husk Media. We are also delighted to be distributing Lifetime biopic movie I Was Honey Boo Boo, which has captured headlines around its recent launch, and will appeal to audiences who were originally captivated by Alana’s life on TV and what happened to a world-famous child pageant star once the costumes and cameras were put away.”

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