Drama Quarterly

SHOWRUNNER Inside Netflix's Rachel Weisz series Vladimir with creator Julia May Jonas

By Michael Pickard

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.

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IN FOCUS Young Sherlock: Matthew Parkhill and Simon Maxwell on Prime Video's prequel series

By Michael Pickard

A coming-of-age story meets action and mystery in Young Sherlock. Showrunner Matthew Parkhill and executive producer Simon Maxwell discuss the origins of this origin story, working with Guy Ritchie and shining a light on Sherlock’s friendship with his future adversary.

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DQ100 DQ100 2026/27 – Part one: Jisoo, David Oyelowo, God of War, Heated Rivalry...

By DQ writer

In the first part of the DQ100 2026/27, 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.

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IN FOCUS Star Warren Brown and writer Matt Baker get A Taste for Murder

By Michael Pickard

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.

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IN FOCUS Drugs and doppelgangers: German drama duo Westend Girl and The Dark Ones

By Michael Pickard

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.

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SHOWRUNNER Uncovering Isla Oculta: head to Chile with showrunner Pablo Díaz del Río

By Michael Pickard

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.

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SHOWRUNNER Spirit guides: The House of the Spirits showrunners discuss Prime Video series

By Michael Pickard

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.

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Job Description Animating Small Prophets: How Mackenzie Crook's homunculi came to life

By Michael Pickard

Small Prophets creator Mackenzie Crook teams up with animation directors Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson to take DQ inside the stop-motion process behind the BBC series, working with puppets and the challenge of blending animation with live action.

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