TRAILER: Luca Lubrano stars as the young Pietro Savastano in Gomorrah – The Origins, a 1970s-set prequel to classic Italian mafia drama Gomorrah, debuting on Sky and streamer NOW in early 2026.
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Killing them softly
DQ meets Midsomer Murders stars Neil Dudgeon and Nick Hendrix as they film the upcoming 25th season of the beloved crime drama, discussing their on-screen partnership and why suits and scents help them get into character to play the show’s lead detective duo.
BBC picks Wild Cherry
TRAILER: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May star in Wild Cherry, the new drama from Bafta-winning Mood creator Nicôle Lecky that debuts on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday, November 15. Watch the trailer now.
Directing the Blues
On the set of the BBC’s Belfast crime drama Blue Lights, actor turned director Angela Griffin reveals her passion for filmmaking as she takes charge behind the camera for season three’s climactic scenes.
BBC, Prime Video rehire The Night Manager
FIRST LOOK: Tom Hiddleston is back as The Night Manager, reprising his role as Jonathan Pine in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2016 drama.
U&Drama goes back to Bergerac
FIRST LOOK: Here’s a first look at Bergerac season two, as filming wraps on six new episodes of the Jersey-set detective drama ahead of the show’s return to U and U&Drama in 2026.
Heart to heart
Dear Life stars Brooke Satchwell and Eleanor Matsuura join showrunners Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope to preview this Australian drama that discusses organ donation and the power of human connection through the story of a woman grieving for her fiancé.
Netflix uncovers Stranger Things S5
TRAILER: Tune into the trailer for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, the Netflix sci-fi phenomenon that will see its unlikely band of heroes reunite for one final adventure this November.
Great expectations
Ahead of the launch of sweeping Greek melodrama The Great Chimera, star Fotinì Peluso and director Vardis Marinakis reveal how they collaborated on this adaptation of M Karagatsis’s celebrated novel about a complex heroine caught up in a turbulent love triangle.
Making Miss Take
British actor Talisa Garcia tells DQ about her role as Miss Take in ITV heist drama Frauds, the character’s secret ties with one of the show’s protagonists and the close bond she forged with her co-stars on set in Tenerife.
Stepping into Boots
Boots creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker tells DQ how he was inspired by a memoir and his own experiences to tell the comedic and dramatic coming-of-age story of a Marine recruit confronting his sexuality when it was illegal to be gay in the US military.
Forsyte unseen
Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield tells DQ about her “alternative” approach to crafting The Forsytes, a new period drama based on John Galsworthy’s Forsyte novels, writing for its starry ensemble cast and the unique circumstances behind making the series.
Eyes on Iris
The Iris Affair creator Neil Cross reflects on making this topical eight-part Sky thriller set across Italy, how he was inspired by the glamorous TV he grew up with and why he embraces the “chaos” in his career as a writer.
Bear necessities
The first original Nordic drama on Disney+, Koka björn (To Cook A Bear) is a dark and visually dramatic adaptation of Mikael Niemi’s novel set in 19th century Sweden. Star Gustaf Skarsgård and director Trygve Allister Diesen reveal the show’s recipe.
It Gets Worse for Channel 4, Crave
FIRST LOOK: Emily Fairn and Olive Gray join Leo Reich in It Gets Worse, a comedy about three friends trying to overcome the challenges of post-university life that is coming to Channel 4 in the UK and Canada’s Crave.
Imposter syndrome
Imposter creator and writer Jason Herbison tells DQ about reuniting with Neighbours star Jackie Woodburne for this four-part family feud thriller set in Melbourne, the appeal of Brits abroad and tapping into the “romanticised” appeal of Australia.
John Hannah investigates Death in Benidorm for 5
FIRST LOOK: John Hannah and Carolina Bécquer head the cast of Death in Benidorm, a new detective drama set to air in the UK on 5 in 2026.
Once upon a time in Naples
DQ travels to Naples to watch filming for Gomorra – Le Origini (Gomorrah – Origins), a 1970s-set prequel to the iconic Italian mafia drama. Director Marco D’Amore, writer Maddalena Ravagli, producer Riccardo Tozzi and Sky exec Nils Hartmann go back to the beginning.
BBC finds more Daddy Issues
FIRST LOOK: Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey reunite for season two of BBC comedy Daddy Issues, as the on-screen father and daughter welcome a new addition to their family.
Channel 4 debuts Trespasses trailer
TRAILER: Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson star in Trespasses, an adaptation of Lousie Kennedy’s novel that is coming to Channel 4 in the UK in November.