Proud moment
Director John Mark dissects a key scene from OUTtv’s latest comedy series, Off Shoot, and explains how he found the balance between thought-provoking and entertaining television.
DQ100 2024/25 – Part three
In the third part of the DQ100 2024/25, DQ picks out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.
Fresh wheat
Generation Z writer-director Ben Wheatley tells DQ about the journey to make his first original television series, his unique approach to filming the six-parter and why the story is more than a zombie horror.
Four better or worse
Romantic drama Four Years Later travels between Australia and India to tell the story of a married couple facing up to a long-distance relationship. Creator Mithila Gupta and lead director Mohini Herse discuss their partnership on this groundbreaking series.
Series to Watch: Mipcom 2024
At the end of the television industry’s annual Mipcom market, DQ picks out some of the new international series to look out for, from a British period drama and the first English-language Turkish drama to a “live-action anime” and a Danish crime mystery.
Hagen days
Hagen directors Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert take DQ inside this fantasy drama based on a centuries-old saga, discuss producing a film and series simultaneously, and explain why the show is more The Godfather than Game of Thrones.
Snow queen
Filmmaker Amma Asante takes her biggest step into television as the director of Smilla’s Sense of Snow, a six-part crime drama set in a futuristic Copenhagen. She speaks to DQ about how she related to the title character and the demands of making a miniseries.
Life imitating art
DQ heads to Cardiff to meet the cast and crew behind BBC comedy-drama Death Valley, in which a former TV detective utilises his investigative skills in the real world when he strikes a partnership with an actual detective.
Preparing for battle
Rise of the Raven recreates the 15th century Battle of Belgrade and one warrior’s determination to protect Europe from an Ottoman invasion. Costume designer Bea Merkovits and production designer Márton Vörös detail their work on this historical epic.
Split decisions
Two years after The Split concluded, the BBC legal drama is returning for a two-part special set in Spain. Star Nicola Walker, creator Abi Morgan and executive producer Jane Featherstone tell DQ why they wanted to reunite for The Split: Barcelona.
Career heist
As production continues on upcoming Spanish-language drama Uzal, star Itziar Ituño discusses her latest project and reflects on the impact La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) has had both on her career and the wider Spanish television industry.
Royal premieres
Three years after its launch, Scandinavian production company Nordic Drama Queens is unveiling its first three projects. Founders Josefine Tengblad, Sandra Harms and Line Winther Skyum Funch speak to DQ about their ambitions and upcoming series Cry Wolf, Blind Spot and The Scarab Flies at Dusk.