South Pacific Pictures CEO Kelly Martin tells DQ about her hopes for upcoming crime dramedy Ms X, offers an education about improv comedy Educators and reveals some of the secrets behind the New Zealand producer’s long-running series The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Elizabeth Berrington shares her love of being a “jobbing actor” as she discusses her career, her recent role in Frauds – the ITV heist drama starring Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker – and why she’s planning to “work until I drop.”
FIRST LOOK: ITV has revealed more images from Gone, its forthcoming psychological drama starring Eve Myles and David Morrissey that is due to debut this spring.
French producer Malika Abdellaoui takes DQ inside the making of France Télévisions thriller Il était deux fois (Twice Upon a Time), explaining how it was inspired by Franck Thilliez’s novel of the same name and why she believes it stands out as a “distinctive” drama.
Sky drama Under Salt Marsh places a police investigation against the backdrop of a storm-lashed Welsh coast. Writer-director Claire Oakley tells DQ about setting the scene for this series and its “highly combustible” lead characters.
TRAILER: Tobias Santelmann is Harry Hole in the first teaser for upcoming crime drama Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, coming to Netflix on March 26, 2026.
The first series based on Nesbo’s novels featuring the title character, Santelmann leads the cast alongside Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler and Pia Tjelta as Rakel Fauke.
The series – which has the Norwegian title Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole – is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed anti-hero Harry Hole, in a story about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law as Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler.
Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons. As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.
Produced by Working Title, the nine-part series is directed by Øystein Karlsen and Anna Zackrisson. Nesbø is the creator and screenwriter and the producer is Tor Arne Øvrebø.
Executive producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Amelia Granger, Katy Rozelle, Rene Ezra, Øystein Karlsen, Jo Nesbø and Niclas Salomonsson.
The original score is composed by acclaimed musicians and composers Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
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From script competition winner to Netflix series creator, Michele Giannusa discusses the long and bumpy road to bringing her first original series, Ripple, to the screen and how it blends multiple stories of people in search of new connections.
TRAILER: The BBC has released the full trailer for Lord of the Flies, an adaptation of William Golding’s novel adapted by Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Help) that will debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Lord of the Flies is the story of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island with no adults, following a deadly plane crash. In an attempt to remain civil they organise themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy. But when Jack becomes more interested in hunting and vying for leadership, he soon begins to draw other boys away from the group and, ultimately, from hope to tragedy.
The ensemble cast is comprised of more than 30 boys, many making their professional acting debuts. It is led by Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy and Ike Talbut as Simon. They are joined by fellow castaways including Thomas Connor as Roger, Noah and Cassius Flemming as twins Sam and Eric, Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice and Tom Page-Turner as Bill.
The first adaptation of Golding’s novel for television, Thorne’s take is described as faithful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island and delving further into the book’s emotive themes of human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
Each of the four episodes is titled after a character at the core of the story – Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack – offering a subtly different perspective on the boys’ collective plight and manner in which they cope with their predicament. The series has been made with the support of Lord of the Flies author William Golding’s family.
The four-part series is directed by Marc Munden (National Treasure, Help). It is an Eleven and One Shoe Films production for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and Stan. The producer is Callum Devrell-Cameron (Sex Education, Hanna). The executive producers are Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell for Eleven, Jack Thorne for One Shoe Films, Marc Munden, Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC, and Cailah Scobie for Stan.
Original music for the series has been created by three of the biggest and most celebrated artists, with composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Smile, National Treasure) providing the score and Hans Zimmer (Dune, Planet Earth, The Lion King) alongside Kara Talve (Tattooist of Auschwitz, Prehistoric Planet) of Bleeding Fingers Music creating the series’ main theme and additional music.
Stan will air the drama in Australia. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.
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FIRST LOOK: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift will all return when season four of Ted Lasso debuts on Apple TV this summer.
Writer Ingeborg Topsøe tells DQ why she wanted to explore the world of au pair culture in Danish drama Reservatet (Secrets We Keep), a Netflix series that follows the fallout from a young woman’s disappearance in a leafy Copenhagen suburb.
FIRST LOOK: Anne Dowd, Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday lead the cast of The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale coming to Hulu in the US and Disney+ this April.
FIRST LOOK: Jason Watkins, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow and Ruth Codd are among the stars joining Mark Gatiss and Polly Walker in season two of Bookish, which has recently completed filming ahead of its return to UKTV’s U&alibi later this year.
Writers Ágústa M Ólafsdóttir and Björg Magnúsdóttir speak to DQ about their collaboration on Vigdís, a four-part biopic dramatising the life of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who would become Iceland’s first female president.
Karin Arrhenius reflects on the challenge of writing dark Swedish drama Jag for ner till bror (My Brother), a miniseries based on Karin Smifnoff’s novel about a woman who returns to her home town and must confront the family secrets she thought she had left behind.
Finding Her Edge blends romantic and familial love with drama in a story of three sisters chasing their ice-skating dreams. Showrunner Jeff Norton tells DQ about adapting Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel for Netflix, forging love triangles and casting the show’s champion skaters.
FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Danish period drama Margrethe, a series about the young girl who would become Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The TV2 series will premiere in 2027.
To mark the launch of Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, DQ meets cast members including Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell to hear about terrifying auditions, heaving armour and being on a “proper film set.”
FIRST LOOK: The Night Of star Riz Ahmed takes the lead in Bait, a new comedy coming to Prime Video worldwide on March 25, 2026.
Industry star Myha’la joins showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay to reflect on four seasons of the financial drama, how S4 marks a new beginning, and how cast and crew have grown up together on the set of the HBO and BBC series.
FIRST LOOK: Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell team up in The Madison, the latest drama from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan that debuts on Paramount+ on March 14, 2026.
