FIRST LOOK: Tobias Santelmann stars as Norwegian detective Harry Hole in a new series called Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, coming to Netflix on March 26, 2026.
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Gods and monsters
As Percy Jackson & the Olympians returns to Disney+ for a second season, DQ speaks to author Rick Riordan, execs Dan Shotz, Jonathan E Steinberg and Craig Silverstein, and stars Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri and Daniel Diemer about making this epic adventure series.
Paramount+ spotlights Girl Taken
TRAILER: Here’s Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans in the trailer for Girl Taken, a psychological thriller debuting globally on Paramount+ on January 8, 2026.
Apple TV discovers Margo’s Got Money Troubles
FIRST LOOK: Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Thaddea Graham and Nicole Kidman comprise the starry cast of Margo’s Got Money Troubles, an Apple TV series due to debut in April 2026.
ITV returns to the water for After the Flood S2
FIRST LOOK: Sophie Rundle reprises her role as Jo Marshall in season two of mystery thriller After the Flood, coming soon to ITV in the UK and BritBox in North America, Australia and the Nordics.
Finding Fault
British director Minkie Spiro tells DQ about making Peacock and Sky thriller All Her Fault, how her career has taken her from working in the UK to the US and why her first stop on set is always the hair and makeup truck.
BBC takes aim with Strike – The Running Grave
FIRST LOOK: Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger have reunited for The Running Grave, the latest, upcoming instalment of the Strike series based on JK Rowling’s novels written as Robert Galbraith.
Payback time
Writer Gabbie Asher invites DQ inside The Revenge Club, her Paramount+ series about six strangers who plot revenge on their exes. She discusses the adaptation process behind the show, the nature of modern relationships and the challenge of writing police procedurals.
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.
Channel 4 stands on Tip Toe
FIRST LOOK: Channel 4 has released the first images from Tip Toe, a new drama from Russell T Davies, as filming enters its final week with stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.
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.
BBC brings up Babies
FIRST LOOK: Siobhán Cullen and Paapa Essiedu star in Babies, a six-part drama from the writer of Mum coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.
Paramount+ finds Girl Taken
FIRST LOOK: Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans lead six-part psychological thriller Girl Taken, which will debut on Paramount+ on January 8, 2026.
BBC scores with Dear England
FIRST LOOK: Joseph Fiennes is Gareth Southgate in Dear England, James Graham’s adaptation of his own stage play about the England men’s football team coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.
Disney+ makes new Rivals
FIRST LOOK: Disney+ has unveiled new images featuring David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams and Bella Maclean ahead of the launch of Rivals season two in 2026.
HBO summons A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
TRAILER: HBO returns to Westeros with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Game of Thrones prequel set to debut in the US on January 18, 2026.
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.
Channel 4 meets Maya
FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Maya, an upcoming Channel 4 drama starring and written by Daisy Haggard, who also makes her directing debut on the six-part series.