The trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard will become a docuseries for Channel 4. The British broadcaster has announced that Emma Cooper will take care of the direction, who will retrace the various phases of what became a media event last year.
The British production house Channel 4 will produce a docu-series on the trial it has seen clash Johnny Depp against Amber Heard, and last June led to the victory of the American star. This was announced by the company’s content manager, Ian Katz, who stated that he wanted to propose a new programming that has “targeted, provocative but never predictable” programs.
The docuseries on the trial between Depp and Heard
The docuseries will be produced by Bitachon365, Blowing LA producer Sheldon Lazarus’ Fulwell 73 and Empress Films, with the director also set Emma Cooper which was recently nominated for the Baftas. As also reported by Variety and Deadline, the documentary will have a broader and even in-depth look at the defamation trial that saw Johnny Depp triumph and had enormous media coverage. Fans and factions, who supported one or the other party, followed the hearings step by step, also uploaded entirely on Youtube, also favoring a social story of what, to all intents and purposes, has become a real event . The trial subsequently became an opportunity to explore important social issues and open a further debate on gender inequality, on Domestic violence and also on role of justice in these contexts. The docuseries will be made with video contributions, interviews and even social content that highlights the key moments of the process.
Johnny Depp’s rebirth after the trial
The announcement comes after Johnny Depp himself takes the stage again by opening the Cannes Film Festival as a protagonist with the film “Jeanne du Barry” in which he plays Louis XV, while the latest news of Amber Heard dates back to the declaration of his lawyer who claimed the impossibility of his client to pay the amount of money owed to her ex-husband. In fact, the actress has tried on several occasions to appeal, clinging to inconsistencies and inaccuracies that would have compromised the outcome of the trial.