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Adapting to Survivors
Australian series The Survivors blends a murder mystery with character drama to explore the fallout from a past tragedy within a small coastal town. Exec producers Tony Ayres and Andrea Denholm open the book on this Netflix adaptation of Jane Harper’s novel.
Not your average Joe
As the writer behind Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project and Black Doves, Joe Barton has worked across multiple genres while retaining his trademark humour and style. He discusses creating characters, casting and the things up-and-coming writers should focus on.
Titans of Industry
Industry showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay reflect on the unique journey behind making the HBO financial drama, reveal how they evolved from students to showrunners, and offer their advice to aspiring creatives.
Meeting The Danish Woman
Writer-director Benedikt Erlingsson discusses making Icelandic series Danska Konan (The Danish Woman), partnering with “extraordinary talent” Trine Dyrholm as the titular character, and why he didn’t want to Save the Cat.
Six of Black Mirror’s Best: Toby Haynes
Black Mirror director Toby Haynes reveals his top picks from Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series, including a pair of his own entries, and explains how they were brought to the screen.
Slow Horses rein at Apple TV+
FIRST LOOK: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden return to lead the cast of Slow Horses season five, which will launch on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Reaching Pubertat
With her latest series, director, writer and actor Leticia Dolera blends complex discussions about families, sexual assault and the age of criminality, set against the backdrop of a unique Catalonian tradition. DQ hears all about how she got through Pubertat (Puberty).
Sky explores Gomorrah – Origins
FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Gomorrah – Origins, a new prequel to the Italian mafia series that will debut on Sky and NOW in January 2026.
Raul or nothing
Music drama Raul Seixas: Eu Sou (Let Me Sing) charts the life of the musician and performer known as the ‘Brazilian Elvis.’ Co-creators Paulo Morelli and Pedro Morelli join star Ravel Andrade to talk about the legacy of Seixas and how they brought his life story to the screen.
Karen Pirie sets ITV, BritBox return
FIRST LOOK: Lauren Lyle returns as Karen Pirie in the second season of the ITV and BritBox crime series, which is set to return to screens this summer.
Totally Outrageous
Executive producer Elizabeth Kilgarriff and writer Sarah Williams reflect on Outrageous, a six-part series that dramatises the lives of the aristocratic Mitford sisters in 1930s Britain, revealing why the title perfectly describes both its protagonists and the way their story is told.
Reflecting on rehab
Spanish writer and director Javier Giner speaks to DQ about drawing on his life experiences for Yo, Adicto (I, Addict), the compelling and poignant story of a man who vows to turn his life around after spiralling into addiction.