Articles about Netflix
Gentlemanly appearance
Production designer Martyn John and costume designer LouLou Bontemps escort DQ into the world of The Gentlemen to detail how they created the look and fashion of Guy Ritchie’s series based on his 2019 film.
Counting the cost
BBC comedy Spent marks the first original series from writer Michelle de Swarte, who also stars as a former model failing to face up to her new reality away from the catwalk. She and executive producer Jack Bayles reveal how they partnered to create the six-part show.
Behind Blue Eye
Blue Eye Samurai creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green take DQ inside the making of this striking animated series, which blends action, adventure and emotion to tell a deadly tale of revenge set in Edo-period Japan.
Sooner or later
The past confronts the present in South African crime drama Soon Comes Night. Executive producer Stan Joseph, writer Paul Rowlston and distribution exec Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia reveal the background to the series and why its story resonates today.
Keira Knightly, Ben Whishaw soar with Netflix’s Black Doves
FIRST LOOK: Kiera Knightley and Ben Whishaw headline upcoming Netflix spy thriller Black Doves, which will launch in 2024.
Netflix unveils Squid Game S2 images
FIRST LOOK: Here are the first images from the upcoming second season of Korean drama Squid Game, which is set to arrive on Netflix this year.
Netflix bookmarks new Harlan Coben adaptations
Netflix has announced two new Harlan Coben novels, Missing You and Run Away, will be adapted for television.
Blanco canvas
Modern Family star Sofía Vergara joins executive producer Eric Newman and director Andrés Baiz to reveal how she transformed herself for Netflix drama Griselda, the story of a Colombian woman who built one of the most notorious drug cartels in 1970s Miami.
Fool’s gold
Fool Me Once marks the fifth collaboration between novelist Harlan Coben and screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst. They tell DQ about their partnership behind the Netflix series and how they try to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Facing the light
Director Shawn Levy reflects on achieving his long-standing ambition to bring Anthony Doerr novel All The Light We Cannot See to the screen and why the themes of the Netflix drama are more resonant than ever.
Building the House of Usher
Production designer Laurin Kelsey tells DQ about making Netflix horror The Fall of the House of Usher, her partnership with filmmaker Mike Flanagan and blending gothic architecture with modern style.
Following your Heart
The second season of Netflix teen drama Heartstopper marked the first major television project for cinematographer Simona Susnea. She tells DQ about evolving the show’s eye-catching visual style, filming in Paris and why working in TV is crazy.
The Cowboy way
Danish cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck discusses his partnership with “one of a kind” director Nicholas Winding Refn on Netflix’s stylish neo-noir drama Copenhagen Cowboy and why he wanted the show to be an experience for viewers.
The beat goes on
As Heartstopper returns for its second season, director Euros Lyn takes DQ behind the scenes of the Netflix comedy-drama, discussing his partnership with creator Alice Oseman, working with the show’s breakout cast and coping with the weight of fan expectation.
Step by step
Director Taito Kawata dissects a key scene from Netflix’s first original Finnish drama, in which two brothers struggle to make a living as professional dancers and decide to open their own club – only to find their artistic drives threaten the business and their relationship.
Getting darker
Series creator Charlie Brooker joins stars Paapa Essiedu and Anjana Vasan to take DQ inside Demon 79, a horror-focused episode from the new season of Black Mirror that stands apart from the rest for one reason – it’s got nothing to do with technology.
Fantasy fulfilled
Casting director Sophie Holland might have helped build the worlds of The Witcher, Shadow & Bone and Wednesday, but she doesn’t want to be known as the Queen of Fantasy. DQ finds out why and learns about the challenges and controversies of casting.
What’s up, docs?
Writing for DQ, Nutopia founder and CEO Jane Root and chief creative officer Simon Willgoss detail the production company’s approach to bringing together writers and historical experts to create the scripted elements for drama-documentaries like their recent Netflix series, Queen Cleopatra.
Champion of the world
Author-turned-screenwriter Candice Carty-Williams sits down with DQ to discuss her move into television, creating music drama Champion and adapting her own bestselling novel, Queenie.
Dr García will see you now
Director Joan Noguera previews Spanish period drama Los pacientes del doctor García (The Patients of Dr García), an adaptation of Almudena Grandes’ sweeping novel involving war criminals and fugitives set between the Second World War and Franco’s Spain.