Unsung Heroes
German writers, directors and producers Esra and Patrick Phul tell DQ about their journey from YouTube to television and how they used true stories and their own background to craft their latest series, the superpowered genre drama All Heroes are Bastards.
Something about Mary
From the shadows of Pride & Prejudice, Mary Bennet takes centre stage in BBC drama The Other Bennet Sister. DQ speaks to star Ella Bruccoleri about playing the overlooked character, brushing up on Jane Austen and stepping into a leading role for the first time.
Style and Substance
Channel 4 series A Woman of Substance is an epic drama following the rise of Emma Harte from maid to mogul. Creator Katherine Jakeways and executive producer Beth Willis discuss adapting Barbara Taylor Bradford’s century-spanning novel and why the protagonist is an iconic character.
Conquering K1
Showrunner Khadija Alami seeks to break new ground in Moroccan television with K1, a crime drama that brings together key officers from across the country to form an elite police unit that faces professional battles against a backdrop of personal struggles.
Emergency contacts
Brazilian stars Heloísa Jorge and Valentina Herszage find themselves on the front line of Rio de Janeiro’s ambulance service in Emergência 53 (Emergency 53). They speak to DQ about why this isn’t your typical medical drama.
Spirit guides
Showrunners Francisca Alegría, Fernanda Urrejola and Andrés Wood take DQ inside the making of La casa de los espíritus (The House of the Spirits), Prime Video’s adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic multi-generational novel that blends family secrets with magical realism.
Uncovering Isla Oculta
Pablo Díaz del Río, the showrunner of Isla Oculta, tells DQ about the legend that inspired this Chilean mystery drama, the birth of ‘Patagonia noir,’ and why filming the series was like being in a reality show.
Vlad tidings
What does it take to bring an unreliable narrator to life? As Vladimir debuts on Netflix, creator Julia May Jonas discusses casting Rachel Weisz, embracing ambiguity and holding her nerve through strikes, notes and self-doubt.
Drugs and doppelgangers
DQ hears from the creative teams behind two forthcoming German dramas: Westend Girl, which tells the real-life story of a young girl who discovers her parents are drug traffickers, and Die Düsteren (The Dark Ones), a supernatural mystery series set on a remote island.
Cooking up crime
A Taste for Murder star Warren Brown and writer Matt Baker tell DQ about dishing up this crime show in which a grieving British detective relocates to Capri and is confronted by a series of murder mysteries that can only be solved with the help of culinary clues.
Caught on camera
During filming for BBC surveillance drama The Capture, producer Derek Ritchie and actor Killian Scott take DQ inside the show’s thrilling third season – one full of rising tension and paranoia as the line between reality and deepfakes become increasingly blurred.
Series to Watch: March 2026
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this March, from meeting a young Sherlock Holmes and a group of Imperfect Women to a British cat-and-mouse thriller and the arrival of Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole.
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