Paramount+ - Murder of God's banker: worldwide launch of this new series on February 24

By Mulder, 03 february 2023

Paramount+ has announced that the new series will have its world premiere on February 24 in France, the UK, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Produced by Paramount, in partnership with CreativeChaos vmg, this four-part documentary series explores a compelling true story of power, money and murder.
 
In 1982, Roberto Calvi, a fugitive financier nicknamed "God's Banker," is found hanged at Blackfriars Bridge in London. What starts out as a simple murder investigation quickly turns into an international intrigue after it is discovered that Calvi was in business with the Vatican, the mafia, as well as neo-fascist groups in Italy. The documentary uses archival footage, stylized mise-en-scene, and interviews with leading journalists and historians to uncover the truth behind Calvi's murder, while exploring the layers of corruption where money and global power take root.     
 
Murder of God's banker is produced by Paramount, in partnership with CreativeChaos vmg. The series is written and directed by Tom Donahue. Executive producers are Ilan Arboleda, Tom Donahue and Mike Holz, with Jessicya Materano and Jordan Bogdonavage as co-executive producers. 

CreativeChaos vmg is an award-winning feature film, documentary and television production company founded by Tom Donahue and Ilan Arboleda. In recent years, the company has developed a reputation for creating hard-hitting, entertaining and provocative films that challenge conventional norms and force the re-examination of often forgotten stories. Paramount+'s Murder of God's Banker brings this tradition to true crime.  Recent works include: Dean Martin: King of Cool (which premiered in 2021 on TCM and maintains a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes) and the groundbreaking This Changes Everything (Starz, Netflix), which earned executive producer Geena Davis the 2019 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar and the Governors Award at the 2022 Primetime Emmys, as well as the Best Documentary award at the LA Press Club.  Other works include the Emmy-nominated Casting By (HBO), which was selected as one of the top five documentaries of 2014 by the National Board of Review and won an honorary Oscar for legendary casting director Lynn Stalmaster; and the Netflix Original, Los Tigres Del Norte at Folsom Prison, which won a Latin Grammy and is listed as one of Netflix's top streaming documentaries in 2020.
 
 Paramount+ is Paramount's global digital subscription video streaming service that delivers a mountain of quality entertainment for audiences of all ages. Internationally, the service offers an extensive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies spanning all genres from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a robust offering of premium local content. The service is currently available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Caribbean, Germany, Austria, France, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and South Korea.

(Source: press release)