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.
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Ready to Riot
In Riot Women, five middle-aged women come together to form a punk band and discover they have a lot to say. Writer and director Sally Wainwright joins real punk duo ARXX to tell DQ about making the series and producing the show’s original songs.
All’s Fair for Disney+
TRAILER: Kim Kardashian stars alongside Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash-Betts in All’s Fair, a new legal drama from creator Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Monster) launching on Disney+ and Hulu in the US on November 4.
Unlocking Keyes
Irish actor and writer Stefanie Preissner and author Marian Keyes tell DQ how they came together to bring some of Keyes’ most famous characters to the screen with The Walsh Sisters, a comedic drama about five chaotic yet lovable siblings navigating their late 20s and 30s.
BBC, Stan take off with Lord of the Flies
FIRST LOOK: Here’s the first images from Lord of the Flies, Jack Thorne’s four-part adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel that is coming soon to the BBC in the UK and Stan in Australia.
Painting Boston Blue
Boston Blue showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier on taking charge of this Blue Bloods spin-off, solving the puzzle of crime procedurals and the best note they’ve ever received from television network executives.
A Thousand Blows more for Disney+
FIRST LOOK: Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham reunite in 1880s London for the second season of A Thousand Blows, which debuts on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland and Hulu in the US on January 9, 2026.
Sibling symphony
Austrian drama Mozart/Mozart pushes the sister of the Austrian composer into the limelight. Showrunner Andreas Gutzeit discusses reimagining the Mozart legacy, playing with history and the creative use of music throughout the six-part series.
Prime Video reveals plans to Kill Jackie
FIRST LOOK: Catherine Zeta-Jones takes the lead in revenge thriller Kill Jackie, which will premiere in selected territories on Prime Video in 2026.
Journey to Seacrow Island
Writer Karin Arrhenius and director Fredrik Edfeldt reflect on the task of reimagining Astrid Lindgren’s beloved Swedish family series Vi på Saltkråkan (Life on Seacrow Island) for modern audiences, their screen partnership and why good drama comes from good characters.
Tracking the missing
French stars Camille Razat and Hugo Becker reflect on their roles in true crime drama Les disparues de la gare (The Lost Station Girls), the challenge of playing characters in a story set over many years, and the ongoing impact of the real story told in the six-part series.
On song
Murder Before Evensong stars Matthew Lewis and Amit Shah lift the lid on this adaptation of Reverend Richard Coles’ murder-mystery novel, their on-screen partnership as a vicar and a detective investigating a distressing death, and issues with facial hair.
BBC takes bite of Wild Cherry
FIRST LOOK: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May feature in new images from Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s six-part coming-of-age drama navigating privilege, power and social media that will debut this November.
Double trouble
ITV heist thriller Frauds marks the first time Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker have starred together on screen. They tell DQ about their partnership as complicated leads Bert and Sam in a series that’s also the latest project from Jones’s TeamAkers production company.
TV4 says Till Death Do Us Part
FIRST LOOK: Caliphate’s Aliette Opheim and Whiskey on the Rocks star Filip Berg have teamed up for Swedish thriller Tills Döden Skiljer Oss (Till Death Do Us Part), a six-part series set in Stockholm that is expected to debut on TV4 in the autumn of 2026.
Bringing Powers to the people
From skit to six-part comedy series, Chad Powers stars Glen Powell as a shamed American football player who seeks redemption in disguise. DQ speaks to co-creator Michael Waldron and the cast about adapting the original sketch, stadium shoots and creating the South Georgia Catfish.
Channel 4 identifies A Woman of Substance
FIRST LOOK: Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds play two versions of the same character in A Woman of Substance, a new adaptation of the classic novel coming to Channel 4 in 2026.
Hildur on the case for Ruutu, Siminn
FIRST LOOK: Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir heads the cast of upcoming Nordic crime drama Nordic Blue, which is based on the novels by Satu Rämö and due to debut in Iceland and Finland this winter.
BBC releases Prisoner 951 first look
FIRST LOOK: Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star in upcoming BBC drama Prisoner 951, a factual drama telling the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who spent six years inside an Iranian prison and her husband’s quest for justice.
Sky sets date for The Death of Bunny Munro
TRAILER: Matt Smith takes the title role in The Death of Bunny Munro, the upcoming adaptation of Nick Cave’s novel coming to Sky and streamer Now on November 20.