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.
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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.
Babylon Berlin sets stage for final season
FIRST LOOK: Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries take the lead in the fifth and final season of German period drama Babylon Berlin, which has now completed filming and is heading into post-production.
Channel 4 in another Big Mood
FIRST LOOK: Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West reunite for the second season of Channel 4 comedy Big Mood, which is set to return in 2026.
Sky reveals Gomorrah – The Origins
TRAILER: Here’s the first footage of Gomorrah – The Origins, Sky’s upcoming six-part prequel to the Italian crime saga inspired by Roberto Saviano’s novel. It will premiere in early 2026.
Netflix decides to Run Away
TRAILER: James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch head the cast of Run Away, the latest Harlan Coben adaptation coming to Netflix. The eight-part series debuts worldwide on January 1, 2026.
Spy another day
Newsreader and screenwriter Tom Bradby lifts the lid on Secret Service, ITV’s upcoming espionage thriller that stars Gemma Arterton as an MI6 officer attempting to maintain her family life while uncovering a Russian operative at the heart of the British government.
Giving it their Best shot
A Finnish crime drama investigates the mystery behind a teenage girl’s disappearance, set against the backdrop of a Helsinki suburb in the late 1980s. Director Saara Saarela and executive producer Minna Haapkylä introduce All the Best Girls.