STAR POWER

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.

 

SHOWRUNNER

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.

 

SHOWRUNNER

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.

 

SHOWRUNNER

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.

 

IN FOCUS

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.

 

IN FOCUS

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.

 

ON LOCATION

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.

Ones to Watch

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.

STAR POWER

Doing it for themselves

Following the launch of season two of SisterS, stars and real-life best friends Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley tell DQ about making this dark Irish-Canadian comedy, stepping into writing for the first time and how they based the show on their own experiences.

 

IN FOCUS

Wild about Anna

Director Lea Thompson and showrunner Morwyn Brebner discuss making their upcoming wilderness crime series Anna Pigeon, finding the perfect star for the title role and why there aren’t enough characters like her on television.

 

IN FOCUS

Something fishy

A summer vacation meets murder mystery and extraordinary creatures in Swedish coming-of-age story Summer of 1985. DQ speaks to producer Anna-Klara Carlsten, director Björn Stein and writers Amy Deasismont and Melina Maraki about this adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel Sommaren 1985.

 

The Writers Room

Wish you weren’t here

Murder at the Dead Sea creator and writer Raz Yuvan tells DQ how she was inspired by Agatha Christie to tell this murder-mystery story, reveals the reasons for its unique setting and explains how she sought to create a new kind of female detective.

 

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