ITVX has commissioned a new, three-part, true-crime series from Nine Lives – TikTok: Murders Gone Viral.
The show will explore three tragic murder cases, which each went viral on the world’s fastest growing social media app, TikTok.
TikTok: Murders Gone Viral has exclusive access to the families of the victims and other key contributors in the extraordinary British story of 24-year-old TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari from Stoke-on-Trent, known online as MayBVlogs, who was recently convicted of double murder alongside her mother Ansreen for a fatal car crash on the A46.
The tragic and disturbing case of Mahek will feature, alongside two other as yet unannounced ‘viral murders,’ with each episode telling the harrowing story of one individual case, keeping the murder victims at its heart and using never-before-seen footage, extensive details of police investigations and exclusive interviews with those closest to the case.
Produced by MediaCityUK-based Nine Lives, the 3×60 series also uses extensive TikTok archive footage, providing an intimate insight into each individual and unpacking the dynamic between victim and perpetrator in a way that continues to reshape the true crime genre for the social media and smart phone age.
TikTok: Murders Gone Viral is commissioned for ITVX by Nicola Lloyd, factual commissioning editor, and Sue Murphy, head of factual entertainment.
Lloyd said: “In an era where social media can turn ordinary lives into global spectacles, this series delves into the disturbing stories of crimes that captivated the world through TikTok. It’s a reflection of our fascination with the digital age and its impact on the darkest corners of human behaviour.”
Cat Lewis, Nine Lives CEO and executive producer, added: “It has been a privilege to work closely with the families of the young victims in these tragic cases to make TIKTOK: Murders Gone Viral and I hope the series will help to illuminate how individuals use coercive control, manipulation and violence.”
TIKTOK: Murders Gone Viral is distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
