FIRST LOOK: Emma Laird and Ben Coyle-Larner star in Mint, a darkly comic and unconventional drama about the life of a crime family coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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Sky embarks on The Iris Affair
TRAILER: Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander play a game of cat and mouse across Italy in The Iris Affair, a chase thriller coming to Sky and streamer Now from October 16.
Stan investigates The Killings: Parrish Station
FIRST LOOK: Alice in Wonderland star Mia Wasikowska headlines Australian cold case crime series The Killings: Parrish Station, which is now in production in New South Wales.
Deep impact
In Québécois drama Ravages (Deep Cuts), the murder of an environmental activist leads a lawyer to uncover the controversial dealings of a powerful mining company. DQ digs deeper with director Sophie Deraspe and executive producer Nicola Merola to find out more.
Zonz of interest
French dramedy Zonz (Jailbreakers) follows a group of teenagers who find friendship, and possibly freedom, together in a youth detention centre. Co-creators Marine Maugrain-Legagneur and Quentin Pissot tell DQ how the dynamic series was brought to the screen.
A look less ordinary
DQ takes a closer look at the VFX, makeup and prosthetics work that is key to creating the world and characters of Netflix series Wednesday, and discovers the secrets behind black tears, a head in a jar and a zombie called Slurp.
What lies beneath
The follow-up to Welsh drama Y Golau (The Light in the Hall) revisits the same community for a new mystery. Stars Nia Roberts, Mark Lewis-Jones and Robert Glenister tell DQ about the complex relationships at the heart of Dŵr (Still Waters) and filming in English and Welsh.
The story of Gandhi
With new Indian drama Gandhi, director Hansal Mehta and producer Sameer Nair explore the formative years of the civil rights leader. They discuss partnering for this epic story, not being bowed by the weight of history and why the series is really a young-adult drama.
ITV uncovers Frauds trailer
TRAILER: Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker partner up for the first time in Frauds, a heist drama coming to ITV and STV this autumn.
Boiling over
Coldwater writer David Ireland speaks to DQ about penning this ITV thriller about family, masculinity and serial killers, working with star Andrew Lincoln and why he doesn’t like being on set.
Earth building
Production designer Andy Nicholson takes DQ inside his work on sci-fi horror Alien: Earth, revealing the secrets of building spaceship USCSS Maginot and the numerous sets required for a series that takes its aesthetic cues from 1979 feature Alien.
Addressing The Rumour
All Creatures Great & Small star Rachel Shenton speaks to DQ about taking the lead in 5 drama The Rumour, in which she plays a mother who discovers that sharing some gossip brings buried secrets to the surface and leads to unintended consequences.
Atomic mission
Atomic executive producers Jamie Hall and Judy Counihan break down the making of Sky’s globe-trotting action-adventure series and discuss the challenges behind the show’s unique blend of dynamic twists and turns, humour and pathos. Pitched as an exhilarating action-adventure starring Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif and Samira Wiley, Sky drama Atomic sends two unlikely friends on the unexpected journey of a lifetime. When free-spirited drug smuggler Max (Allen) collides with JJ (Latif), an enigmatic outsider on the run, they find themselves on a chaotic, high-stakes mission trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East. But the CIA, MI6 and a number of opposing forces are hard on their heels, with highly skilled scientist and a non-official cover (NOC) officer Cassie Elliott (Wiley) leading the charge. Convinced Max and JJ are working in partnership with violent extremists, she embarks on a relentless pursuit as the two new friends find themselves on a wild road trip, confronting covert operatives, an internationally funded cartel and their own pasts. Now airing on Sky and streamer Now, the five-part series was created by Gregory Burke and inspired by the non-fiction book The Atomic Bazaar by William Langewiesche. It is produced by Vice Studios-owned Pulse Films in association with Sky Studios. The series is written by Burke, Clare McQuillan, Ishy Din and JW Lee. It is produced by Peter McAleese and directed by Shariff Korver. International sales are handled by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. Here, Jamie Hall and Judy Counihan, both executive producers … Continue reading Atomic mission
Prophet warning
Un prophète (A Prophet) writers Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit, producer Marco Cherqui and director Enrico Maria Artale speak to DQ about reimagining the 2009 prison film of the same name as a TV series, its themes of identity and offering a new perspective behind bars.a
Sámi celebration
A Sámi Wedding creator Åse Kathrin Vuolab and producers Nina Figenschow and Eric Vogel invite DQ inside the making of this Norwegian drama about a dysfunctional family attempting to arrange the perfect wedding. Spoiler: It does not go well.
Scream team
Wednesday production designer Mark Scruton joins costume designers Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland to share some of the secrets behind their work on Netflix’s supernatural series and how they collaborate with Tim Burton.
Slow Horses S5 plays by London Rules
TRAILER: Gary Oldman returns to Slough House for season five of espionage drama Slow Horses, which is launching on Apple TV+ on September 24, 2025.
Brief encounters
As Korean legal romance drama Law & The City finds audiences around the world, director Park Seung-woo explains why this isn’t a typical courtroom drama, outlines his approach to filming the drama and reveals which US sitcom proved to be a key inspiration.
Netflix toasts House of Guinness
TRAILER: Netflix has unveiled the trailer for House of Guinness, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s epic series inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring family dynasties. It debuts on September 25.
Special Guest
Writer Matthew Barry reveals the inspirations behind his BBC thriller The Guest, discusses the toxic friendship at the heart of the story and explains why he wants his work to be “unashamedly commercial.”