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DQ100 2023/24 – Part two

July 6, 2023DQ100All the Light We Cannot See, Alon Zingman, Arthur Hughes, Camilla Whitehill, Dina Shihabi, Georgia Lester, Glendyn Ivin, Goran Kapetanovic, I Am, Joelle Mae David, Mae Martin, Michael Sheen, Oskar Söderlund, Pauline, Richard Rankin, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Salmon Island, Scener efter äktenskap (Scenes After Marriage), Special Ops: Lioness, Taylor Sheridan, Tig Terera, Wunmi MosakuDQ

In the second part of the DQ100 2023/24, DQ picks 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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Step by step

July 3, 2023SCENE STEALERSDance Brothers, Endemol Shine Finland, Max Malka, Netflix, Taito Kawata, YLEDQ

Director Taito Kawata dissects a key scene from Netflix’s first original Finnish drama, in which two brothers struggle to make a living as professional dancers and decide to open their own club – only to find their artistic drives threaten the business and their relationship.

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Series to Watch: July 2023

June 29, 2023Ones to WatchAgent, Bay of Fires, Champion, Fifteen-Love, Full Circle, Good Omens, Justified: City Primeval, Poquita Fe, Special Ops: Lioness, Twisted MetalDQ

DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this July, from Queenie author Candice Carty-William’s debut series and an Australian mystery to a star-studded military thriller and a drama set in the world of elite tennis.

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Boardroom battle

June 28, 2023SCENE STEALERSAbby Ajayi, ITV, RichesDQ

As ITVX original Riches arrives on ITV1, creator and writer Abby Ajayi breaks down a scene from episode four, in which the feuds and rivalries at the centre of the series come to a head in a boardroom showdown.

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Down in the docks

June 27, 2023IN FOCUSArte France, Baptiste Fillon, De Grâce, Ego Productions, Maxime Crupaux, Mediawan Rights, Vincent Maël CardonaDQ

Writer Baptiste Fillon and director Vincent Maël Cardona discuss De Grâce, a French series about the lies and redemption of a unionist’s family confronted with drug trafficking in the docks of Le Havre.

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The path of the Righteous

June 22, 2023STAR POWER, UncategorizedJohn Goodman, The Conners, The Righteous GemstonesDQ

Catching up with DQ at this week’s Monte-Carlo Television Festival, The Righteous Gemstones and The Conners star John Goodman looks back on his career, picks out some of his best screen roles and explains why he believes the future is bright for acting talent.

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For the love of goddesses

June 20, 2023The Director’s ChairBorys Lankosz, Erinyes, GoQuest Media, Marek Krajewski, TVPDQ

Writing for DQ, director Borys Lankosz reveals why he took a chance to create Polish drama Erinyes, a series based on the crime novels by Marek Krajewski for TVP (Telewizja Polska) and distributor GoQuest Media.

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Couples therapy

June 13, 2023STAR POWERA Body That Works, Goof Shlishi, Keshet 12, Keshet International, Keshet UK, Kuma Studios, Rotem Sela, Yehuda LeviDQ

Rotem Sela and Yehuda Levi discuss starring in Israeli surrogacy drama Goof Shlishi (A Body that Works), playing a married couple and tackling tough subjects on television.

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Embracing the dark side

June 7, 2023TrendspottingBanijay Iberia’s, Carolina Bang, Pokeepsie FilmsDQ

Writing for DQ, Carolina Bang from Banijay Iberia’s Pokeepsie Films shares the secrets to creating successful horror series and explains why viewers love to be taken into dark and mysterious worlds.

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Six of the Best: Gwenllian Gravelle

June 5, 2023SIX OF THE BESTGwenllian Gravelle, S4CDQ

The head of scripted at Welsh-language broadcaster S4C picks half-a-dozen series that have had the biggest impact on her career, which has included producing Keeping Faith and commissioning The Light in the Hall.

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Blooming in Brazil

June 1, 2023The Writers RoomAll the Flowers, Globoplay, João Emanuel Carneiro, Todas as FloresDQ

João Emanuel Carneiro, the creator and writer of Brazilian series All the Flowers, on making this modern fairytale and why bringing a telenovela to a streaming platform is a new adventure.

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Series to Watch: June 2023

May 25, 2023Ones to WatchBlack Mirror, Cannes Confidential, Childhood Dreams, De Droom Van De Jeugd, Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, School of Lies, Significant Other, The Change, The Crowded Room, The Full Monty, The Walking Dead: Dead CityDQ

DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this June, from an Indian conspiracy thriller and a Dutch family drama to a British ‘anti-romcom’ and the return of Black Mirror.

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What’s up, docs?

May 24, 2023In productionJane Root, Netflix, Queen Cleopatra, Simon WillgossDQ

Writing for DQ, Nutopia founder and CEO Jane Root and chief creative officer Simon Willgoss detail the production company’s approach to bringing together writers and historical experts to create the scripted elements for drama-documentaries like their recent Netflix series, Queen Cleopatra.

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Normal people

May 18, 2023IN FOCUSAspergirl, France TV Distribution, Hadrien Cousin, Judith Godinot, Nicole Ferroni, OCS, PatafilmDQ

In French coming-of-age comedy Aspergirl, a mother must fight for custody of her son after she discovers she is autistic. Star Nicole Ferroni and screenwriters Judith Godinot and Hadrien Cousin take DQ into the making of the show and explain how they sought to portray autism on screen.

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Societal shifts

May 17, 2023The Writers RoomGloboplay, Lucas Paraízo, The OthersDQ

Lucas Paraízo, creator of The Others, talks about his latest series for Brazil’s Globoplay, revealing why he wanted to tackle themes of intolerance and the value of looking at society in new ways.

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Southpaw story

May 11, 2023IN FOCUSAtípica Films, El Hijo Zurdo, Fran Araujo, María León, Movistar+, Rafael Cobos, The Left-Handed SonDQ

Spanish writer Rafael Cobos makes his directorial debut with El Hijo Zurdo (The Left-Handed Son), which was named best shortform series at Canneseries this year. He joins star María León and producer Fran Araujo to discuss the emotional thriller.

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Series to Watch: May 2023

April 27, 2023Ones to WatchA Small Light, Architect, Arkitekten, Black Knight, Bon Matin Chuck, Dance Brothers, Maryland, No Escape, Queen Charlotte, Silo, Spy/MasterDQ

DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this May, from a pair of dystopian dramas and a Romanian spy thriller to a British family mystery and the next chapter in the Bridgerton story.

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Breakthrough Baftas

April 24, 2023Ones to WatchAdam Kay, Adele Fletcher, Alastair Sirkett, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Amanda Knight, Ambika Mod, Angus Bickerton, Apple TV+, Asa Shoul, Bad Sisters, Bafta, Bafta Television Craft Awards, Barrie Gower, BBC, Becky Sloan, Ben Whishaw, Bryan Senti, Channel 4, Chas Appeti, Clerkenwell Films, Dangerous Liaisons, Derry Girls, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, Doug Cooper, Gangs of London, HBO, House of the Dragon, Jack Rooke, Jane Petrie, Joe Pelling, Jungle, Kwame ‘KZ’ Kwei-Armah JR, Lisa McGee, Lynette Linton, Martin Seeley, Martin Ware, Mike Dawson, Mood, MPC, Nicôle Lecky, Nikeah Forde, Nina Gold, Paula Fairfield, Pete Jackson, Pixomodo, Rosalia Culora, Somewhere Boy, Superhoe, The Crown, The Essex Serpent, This is Going to Hurt, Tim Hands, Top Boy, Wednesday, William Stefan SmithDQ

A host of first-time winners were crowned at this year’s Bafta Television Craft Awards. DQ was there to speak to winners including Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee, This is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay and some of the creatives behind House of the Dragon.

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All Change in China

April 20, 2023The Director’s ChairBaoshi Dong, Berlinale, Chen Zhang, Dalei Zhang, Haosen Zheng, iQiyi, Qing Hai, Tian Qiu, Why Try to Change Me Now, Xuetao Shuang, Ziameng Zhang, Zijian DongDQ

Award-winning film director Dalei Zhang meets DQ to discuss his small-screen series Why Try to Change Me Now, a six-part Chinese project that blends a sweeping intergenerational drama with a crime story and luscious visuals.

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Iran in the spotlight

April 19, 2023The Director’s ChairAhmad Mehranfar, HA International, Hasti Mahdavi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Nima Javidi, Series Mania, The ActorDQ

Inspired by Shakespeare, Iranian filmmaker Nima Javidi explores the roles people play in life in his first series, The Actor. He tells DQ about moving to the small screen, the challenge of working with prosthetics and bringing Iranian series to the global stage.

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