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ITV snaps up two huge Disney shows in landmark streaming deal as it takes on Netflix and iPlayer with star-studded crime thrillers


ITV has snapped up two huge Disney shows in a landmark streaming deal, it was revealed on Thursday.

Kumail Nanjiani, 44, plays the lead role and said last year when describing his character: 'So, the guy who created Chippendales… he was this Indian immigrant, I didn't know the story, a lot of wild stuff happened behind the scenes.' Meanwhile Culprits is described as follows by Disney: 'Joe Petrus is living the American dream: a fiancé to Jules, dad to Frankie and Bud, and starting his own business in a sleepy suburban town. 'Three years ago, he was recruited by notorious British criminal Dianne Harewood to join her crew and take part in a high-stakes crime that promised to make Joe rich and provide him with a brand-new life.

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