FormatBiz | Sphere Abacus Secures Global Sales for Dan Reed's Stopping the Steal Following US and UK Success

Sphere Abacus has sold the documentary Stopping the Steal, directed by Dan Reed, to multiple international broadcasters following its successful HBO US and Channel 4 UK launch. Available as a 90-minute film or a two-part series, it has been acquired by SBS Australia, NRK Norway, RTL Deutschland, TVNZ New Zealand, SVT Sweden, DR Denmark, Warner Bros. Discovery for HBO Max & DMAX in Iberia, TVN24 in Poland, Discovery Benelux & Nove + D+ Italy, Canal+ for French speaking Europe and Africa and Channel HOT8 and yesDocu for Israel.

Directed by Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Award winner Dan Reed, Stopping the Steal is produced by AMOS Pictures (Leaving Neverland, I am Andrew Tate, Four Hours at the Capitol, Escape from Kabul). Stopping the Steal tells the astonishing story of how, for the first time in history, a US President turned his back on democracy and refused to accept the outcome of a general election. In the wake of his defeat at the polls, Donald Trump recruited a band of odd-ball fanatics, fantasists and profiteers to convince the American people that the election had been stolen and to find a way to subvert the United States Constitution.

Jonathan Ford, Managing Director Sphere Abacus comments, “This alarmingly topical film reveals how Trump’s conspiracy to subvert the Constitution took shape and why it led to the violence of January 6th and how it was ultimately defeated. It is important to have secured these sales and to be able to offer such a powerful documentary as Stopping the Steal to our many clients around the world as the build-up to the next US Presidential election gathers momentum.