Justice for Julie
Sheridan Smith delivers a powerful and emotive performance as Ann Ming, a mother fighting to put her daughter’s murderer behind bars, in ITV four-parter I Fought The Law. She joins the real Ming and the show’s creative team to discuss bringing this true story to the screen.
Helming Hostage
Isabelle Sieb tells DQ about taking on her first lead director role with Netflix’s Hostage, reuniting with star Suranne Jones and why she didn’t want the political thriller’s camerawork to go “full Blair Witch Project.”
Battle ready
Stars James Norton and Emily Beecham, director Baltasar Kormákur and executive producer Kitty Kaletsky recall their epic effort to bring the Battle of Hastings to television in King & Conqueror – and reveal why there’s more to this historical story than its central protagonists.
Series to Watch: Venice 2025
Ahead of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, which begins on August 27, DQ picks out the new series that will have their world premieres in the iconic floating city.
Hostage situation
DQ speaks to star Suranne Jones and showrunner Matt Charman about making Netflix political thriller Hostage, their actor-writer partnership and why peanut butter was an integral part of the show.
Fighting the Invasion
As Invasion returns to Apple TV+ for a third season, British actor India Brown opens up about making the epic sci-fi drama, how she has emerged as a key player in its story and the route she took to graduate from child star to adult roles.
Taking the Narrow Road
The Narrow Road to the Deep North star Jacob Elordi, director Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant discuss their route to making this five-part drama, which tells a love story set against the shadows of the Second World War.
Highland flings
Stars Jamie Roy, Harriet Slater, Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine lift the lift the lid on making Outlander: Blood of My Blood, as showrunner Matthew B Roberts discusses the challenges of plotting and producing the historical prequel.
Catching up with Karen
Three years after its debut, Karen Pirie continues to freshen up the crime genre with its unashamedly “normal” title character. Writer Emer Kenny and executive producer Emma Luffingham take DQ inside the series based on Val McDermid’s literary detective.
Alien queen
Australian star Essie Davis does her best to avoid spoilers as she speaks to DQ about her part in Alien: Earth, the ethical battles facing her character’s role in changing the face of humanity and why being on set was like visiting Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
In the spotlight
Shine Fiction CEO Dominique Farrugia discusses his latest project – French thriller Rien ne t’efface (Nothing Erases You) – the abundance of book-to-screen adaptations and why he’s stepping back behind the camera for crime comedy Enquête en Family (Family Detective).
Six of the Best: Philip Webb
The COO of LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv selects a pair of shows from his own platform alongside two British comedies and two iconic dramas from both sides of the Atlantic.
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