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IN FOCUS Burden of Justice writer Frans Milisic Wiklund and director Lisa Linnertorp put morals and ethics at the heart of this Swedish legal drama

By Michael Pickard

The murky morals and ethics of a pair of defence lawyers are placed at the centre of Swedish drama Burden of Justice. Writer Frans Milisic Wiklund and director Lisa Linnertorp tell DQ about their partnership behind the scenes of this eight-part SVT series.

 

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ON LOCATION Making up or breaking up with Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement on the set of Disney+ comedy Alice & Steve

By Michael Pickard

On the set of Alice & Steve, DQ meets writer Sophie Goodhart and stars Nicola Walker, Jemaine Clement and Yali Topol Margalith to find out how this ‘wrong-com’ examines the feud between two friends when one starts dating the other’s daughter.

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The Director’s Chair Kenneth Karlstad on directing chaotic energy into Norwegian wartime drama The Traitor Within

By Michael Pickard

Norwegian director Kenneth Karlstad tells DQ how he brought his chaotic visual storytelling to The Traitor Within, the first fictional drama to explore Henry Rinnan, one of Norway’s most infamous wartime figures.

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The Writers Room Avoiding Catastrophe: Sharon Horgan on juggling acting, writing and producing at Motherland production company Merman

By DQ writer

Actor, writer and producer Sharon Horgan discusses balancing her numerous roles at powerhouse production company Merman, how she works with new writers and the lessons she has learned from her own experiences in the writers room.

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Job Description First cast: BAFTA-winners Nathan Toth and Julie Harkin on the art of casting BBC dramas Reunion and What It Feels Like For a Girl

By Michael Pickard

Newly crowned BAFTA winners Nathan Toth and Julie Harkin take DQ inside their winning partnership as casting directors, backing new talent and why they are perfectly matched, with a focus on their recent BBC series Reunion and What It Feels Like For a Girl.

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The Writers Room Two Weeks in August writer Catherine Shepherd on crafting this tale of rising tensions among friends on holiday in Greece

By Michael Pickard

Two Weeks in August creator Catherine Shepherd tells DQ how a family holiday, Maltese locations and a tangled web of friendships shaped her BBC drama about paradise turning sour.

 

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IN FOCUS The Cage stars Barry Sloane, Geraldine James and writer Tony Schumacher unlock this BBC casino drama

By Michael Pickard

The Responder writer Tony Schumacher returns to his home city for The Cage, a BBC drama set within the world of a Liverpool casino. He joins stars Barry Sloane and Geraldine James to discuss making this five-part series about addiction, control and two people stealing from the gangster they work for.

 

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IN FOCUS Rivals returns: stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Emily Atack, Nafessa Williams, Rufus Jones and Luca Pasqualino on S2 of the Disney+ drama

By Michael Pickard

The cast of Rivals take DQ back to Rutshire, where S2 brings polo matches, political battles, farcical dinner parties and even more sex, scandal and hairspray to Disney+ and Hulu.

 

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The Writers Room

Avoiding Catastrophe: Sharon Horgan on juggling acting, writing and producing at Motherland production company Merman

SIX OF THE BEST

Six of the Best: Marianne Furevold-Boland – including Twin Peaks, Patrick Melrose, The Bureau and The Killing

ON LOCATION

Making up or breaking up with Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement on the set of Disney+ comedy Alice & Steve

IN FOCUS

Boho creator Abbie Boutkabout, director Olympia Allaert and producer Helen Perquy on Belgium’s feelgood Canneseries winner

The Director’s Chair

Growing Harvest: How Martin Zandvliet seeded a Danish succession drama on a family farm

IN FOCUS

Finding The Flaws: Bastian Reiber and Arne Feldhusen on making satirical, absurdist German comedy Das Manko

The Director’s Chair

Trion director Anders Hazelius on building chemistry, intimacy and a love triangle for SkyShowtime

IN FOCUS

The Best Immigrant stars Jennifer Heylen and Farouk Ben Ali discuss the making of this dystopian political drama

Ones to Watch

Series to Watch: June 2026 – The Trio, Alice & Steve, Cape Fear and The Season

STAR POWER

Antonia Thomas finds trouble in paradise with BBC drama Two Weeks in August

IN FOCUS

Reading The Testaments with star Mattea Conforti, director Mike Barker and costume designer Leslie Kavanagh

IN FOCUS

Dear England: James Graham and Rupert Goold on taking the Gareth Southgate football drama from stage to screen

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  • Avoiding Catastrophe: Sharon Horgan on juggling acting, writing and producing at Motherland production company Merman
  • Six of the Best: Marianne Furevold-Boland – including Twin Peaks, Patrick Melrose, The Bureau and The Killing
  • Eve Myles and Katherine Kelly return to Paramount+ for The Crow Girl S2
  • Making up or breaking up with Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement on the set of Disney+ comedy Alice & Steve
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