Bad ideas
Bad Influencer creator Kudi Maradzika and director Keitumetse Qhali talk about their partnership on this South African crime drama, tapping into influencer culture and the importance of language and music in the series.
Second thoughts
Ghosts continue to haunt Swedish police officer Veronika Gren in season two of SkyShowtime’s psychological thriller Veronika. Star Alexandra Rapaport and director Mikael Håfström discuss seeing spirits, the introvert title character and recreating the 1960s.
On the up
Short, sharp and highly addictive – vertical microdramas are taking the world by storm. DQ speaks to the storytellers driving this new trend to discover how the format is rewriting the rules of small-screen drama.
Mint condition
Scrapper director Charlotte Regan brings her unique visual flair to Mint, a BBC series that drops a love story in the middle of a crime drama. In the middle of post-production, she tells DQ about writing and directing her first original TV project, and why she isn’t afraid to think big.
Crossing the line
Channel 4 drama Trespasses tells a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1970s Northern Ireland. Star Tom Cullen and producer Amanda Posey discuss making the series, why Cullen was the perfect casting choice and how the actor perfected his Belfast accent.
DQ100 2025/26 – Part four
In the final part of the DQ100 2025/26, we pick 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.
Adolescence honoured with 2025 DQ Craft Award
Adolescence, Netflix’s one-take-per-episode limited series, is the recipient of the 2025 Drama Quarterly Craft Award.
Without a trace
The makers of Japan-Singapore drama Lost & Found discuss the unique collaboration behind this adventure series, appealing to Gen Z and how it is rooted in the real-world phenomenon of people who choose to disappear.
Spy another day
Newsreader and screenwriter Tom Bradby lifts the lid on Secret Service, ITV’s upcoming espionage thriller that stars Gemma Arterton as an MI6 officer attempting to maintain her family life while uncovering a Russian operative at the heart of the British government.
Giving it their Best shot
A Finnish crime drama investigates the mystery behind a teenage girl’s disappearance, set against the backdrop of a Helsinki suburb in the late 1980s. Director Saara Saarela and executive producer Minna Haapkylä introduce All the Best Girls.
Series to Watch: December 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this December, from a Doctor Who spin-off and a Spanish crime thriller to a darkly comedic Australian series and two new period dramas charting the life of iconic composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
No time to lie
Actor Shaun Evans and executive producer Tom Leggett discuss how their off-screen partnership paved the way for ITV drama Betrayal, which blends espionage intrigue and domestic drama to tell the story of a spy facing up to a midlife crisis.
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