Yes Studios Takes New Zealand Mystery 'Alibi' to MIPCOM

Israeli distributor Yes Studios has added the New Zealand crime series Alibi to its sales slate ahead of the MIPCOM market in Cannes, Deadline reports.

Produced by Plus6Four Entertainment for domestic public broadcaster TVNZ, the project is framed as an unconventional short-form scripted drama. The series consists of seven 15-minute episodes that examine a single criminal incident through multiple points of view.

Set in the fictional New Zealand town of Awatahi, the narrative allows viewers to piece together the underlying mystery by following overlapping character perspectives across each installment.

Yes Studios plans to shop both the finished tape and the underlying scripted format to international broadcasters and platforms looking for flexible programming options.

As buyers navigate tighter production budgets, concise scripted concepts that experiment with structure have gained traction among international distributors. Yes Studios, known for exporting high-profile Israeli formats, is testing whether New Zealand's short-form crime model can replicate that cross-border success.