IN FOCUS

Zings and a prayer

Everyone Else Burns creators Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor join star Kate O’Flynn to discuss making the second season of the Channel 4 comedy, being inspired by US sitcoms and creating room for improvisation on set.

The Director’s Chair

When Doves fly

Black Doves director Alex Gabassi takes DQ into the world of Joe Barton’s Netflix spy series, discusses partnering with stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw and reveals how he was influenced by neo noirs and screwball comedies.

 

SHOWRUNNER

Sticky situation

Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, co-creators and showrunners behind Prime Video’s maple syrup heist series The Sticky, discuss walking the line between comedy and drama, working with Blumhouse and Jamie Lee Curtis and living in fear that someone would beat them to dramatising the real-life robbery.

 

DQ100

DQ100 2024/25 – Part four

In the final 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.

 

In production

Bag of tricks

As Filipino drama The Bagman is rebooted for international audiences, DQ hears from Ruel Bayani, head of international productions at ABS-CBN, about championing series from the Philippines and learning lessons about how high-end shows are made around the world.

 

The Director’s Chair

Off the leash

As detective drama Dalgliesh returns, star Bertie Carvel tells DQ about realising his long-held ambition to direct for the screen in the third season of the Acorn TV and Channel 5 show, which is set in 1979.

 

STAR POWER

Survival mode

Earth Abides stars Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes reveal why this MGM+ series was both a dream project and the most demanding of their careers, as they play two people who come together at the end of the world.

 

STAR POWER

The heart of Conflict

Finnish actor Peter Franzén shares insights into his role in upcoming thriller Konflikti (Conflict), the importance of the story behind the series and why a good script is always the key to finding his next role.

 

Ones to Watch

Series to Watch: December 2024

DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new shows to watch this December, from a Keira Knightley spy thriller and an epic Colombian drama to a Welsh crime series and the returns of Dexter, Strike, The Split and Squid Game.

 

Uncategorized

Paramount+ takes flight with The Crow Girl

FIRST LOOK: Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, Dougray Scott and Elliot Edusah star in The Crow Girl, a thriller coming to Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland early in 2025.

In production

Jailhouse shock

German drama A Better Place wonders what society would be like if there were no prisons. Producers David Keitsch and Nicolas Loock take DQ into the idea behind the series and explain how they sought to explore the benefits – and consequences – of this revolutionary experiment.

 

The Director’s Chair

Wolf man

Vargasommar (Cry Wolf) director Jesper Ganslandt tells DQ about bringing Hans Rosenfeldt’s novel to television, finding the right tone for this darkly comedic crime thriller and how he was inspired by Steven Spielberg.

 

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