Family ties
With his first television series, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg tackles themes of climate change and immigration with the story of a family forced to flee their home. He opens up about writing and directing Familier som vores (Families Like Ours), how it began as a thought experiment and his interest in the fragility of humanity.
Dressed to impress
Vestidas de Azul (Dressed in Blue) is the sequel to acclaimed Spanish biopic Vereno, about the life of transgender singer and TV star Christina Ortiz Rodríguez. DQ hears from Montse García Alvarez of producer and distributor Atresmedia about continuing the story and the importance of highlighting underrepresented voices.
Conflict of interest
Conflict co-creators Aku Louhimies and Andrei Alén discuss collaborating on this highly anticipated Finnish political military thriller, stepping away from real-world events and why realism has been at the forefront of the project from the script to the set.
Reimagining Bergman
How do you take on the work of Ingmar Bergman? Director Tomas Alfredson and writer Sara Johnsen tell DQ how they reimagined the influential Swedish filmmaker’s work by adapting his 2000 feature Trolösa (Faithless) into a six-part series.
The Write Way
In this special film, showrunners and writers including Chris Brancato, Steven Knight, Anna Winger, Jeff Melvoin and Suzie Miller break down the origins of the television writing room, its evolution over 50 years and how it has been adopted overseas.
Trading in rough diamonds
Investing in start-up potential is risky, but Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter helped Industry duo Mickey Down and Konrad Kay become valuable market assets. They recall their journey together and talk about why TV should be backing new talent.
Lay of the Scrublands
Scrublands head writer Felicity Packard previews the return of the Australian mystery series with sequel Scrublands: Silver, explaining how she adapted Chris Hammer’s novels and how she avoids cheating the audience.
Picture Perfect
The Perfect Couple director Susanne Bier speaks to DQ about reuniting with Nicole Kidman for this Netflix murder mystery, why she wanted to take charge of all six episodes, and the drama’s eye-catching opening title sequence.
No regrets
Friends-turned-TV collaborators Kyla Harris and Lee Getty tell DQ how they drew on their own experiences to create BBC comedy drama We Might Regret This, delving into its themes of friendship and romance and how they hope to lead the charge for disability representation on screen.
Working the room
With credits on series including Fake and Bump, Australian scribe Jessica Tuckwell takes DQ inside a writers’ room and reveals what it’s like for a writer to work on a show they haven’t created themselves.
The future of storytelling
Writers Justin Haythe, Danielle Ward, Iain Morris and Ben Schiffer discuss their feelings towards AI as advancing technology offers the opportunity to help with research, create episodic outlines and even produce full scripts.
Dead reckoning
Written by Colin Bateman, Dead & Buried tells the story of a woman who comes face to face with the man who murdered her brother. Ben McGrath, head of drama at producer Three Rivers Fiction, explains how it was brought to the screen.
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