Obsession: Dark Desires Explained

Genre:	Docudrama, Biography
Creator:	October Films
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	5
Num Episodes:	42
Runtime:	60 minutes (with adverts)
Executive Producer:	Jeanie Vink
Company:	October Films
Network:	Investigation Discovery

Obsession: Dark Desires is a true crime television series whose first episode aired on January 14, 2014.^[1] The series initial run of four seasons ran from 2014–17, later returning for the 2019–20 television season.

The show dramatizes real life accounts from people who have been the victim of stalking.^[2]

Production

The series was announced by the network Investigation Discovery (ID) in March 2013. It is an original production for British company October Films.^[3]

Jane Latman, senior VP of development at Investigation Discovery, said stalking was a very important issue and October Films series would "expertly profile the courage and tenacity of the victims to give viewers a visceral portrayal of survivors' harrowing experiences."^[4]

The series was produced by executive producer Jeanie Vink and producer Meghan Keener for Investigation Discovery and co-executive produced by Alex Sutherland, Steve Murphy, Matt Robins and Denman Rooke for October Films.^[5] The series was directed by Tom Keeling,^[6] Jim Greayer,^[7] Jamie Crawford and Fergus Colville.

In April 2013, Cineflix announced that it had signed a two-year first-look deal to all of production company October Films new programming, which includes Obsession: Dark Desires.^[8]

The series debuted on the Investigation Discovery network on January 14, 2014. Shortly afterwards, it was picked up by the United Kingdom-based version of the Crime & Investigation channel, for transmission in Europe.^[9]

After a two-year hiatus, the series returned to Investigation Discovery for a fifth season in December 2019.

Episodes

Season 5 (2019–20)

Notes and References

1. ID finds "Obsession" with October Films . Danielle . Ng-See-Quan . 2013-04-12 . . 2017-10-18 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218154411/https://realscreen.com/2013/04/12/id-finds-obsession-with-october-films/ . 2022-02-18 . Obsession: Dark Desires from British producer October Films. Cineflix Rights will distribute the series internationally... .
2. Web site: Discovery taps into October Films' Dark Desires . 11 April 2013 . tbivision.com . 18 October 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927110255/https://tbivision.com/2013/04/11/discovery-taps-into-october-films-dark-desires/ . 2022-09-27.
3. Web site: Greenlit: Obsession: Dark Desires, Investigation Discovery . 6 April 2013 . tvmole.com . 18 October 2017.
4. Investigation Discovery Announces Largest Slate in Network History for 2013-14 Upfront Season . Kristin . Brown . Reenie . Kuhlman . 2013-04-04 . . 2017-10-18 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130707235050/https://press.discovery.com/us/discovery-corporate/press-releases/2013/investigation-discovery-announces-largest-sla-2413/ . 2013-07-07.
5. Web site: Televisual - NEWS & COMMENTS . www.Televisual.com . 18 October 2017.
6. Web site: Tom Keeling » credits . www.tomkeeling.tv .
7. Web site: Jim Greayer Director & Writer Obsession 2 . Jim . Greayer . jimgreayer.com . 2023-09-21 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922005354/http://www.jimgreayer.com/portfolio-item/obsession-2/ . 2023-09-22.
8. Web site: October exposes stalking for Discovery . Gün . Akyuz . 2013-04-11 . c21media.net . 2023-09-21 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922005954/https://www.c21media.net/news/october-exposes-stalking-for-discovery/ . 2023-09-22.
9. Web site: Obsession: Dark Desires . 2023-09-21 . . 2023-09-21 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423004029/https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/obsession-dark-desires#bottomOfHeader . 2023-04-23.