Category: DQ TV
Perfect performance
Leticia Dolera, writer, director and star of Dejate Llevar (Perfect Life), introduces the Spanish dramedy, which won best series and the special performance prize following its premiere at Canneseries.
Chadha’s vision
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha arrives on ITV with her first longform series, Beecham House. In this DQTV video, she explains why the period drama offers a fresh perspective of the British-Indian relationship.
Over the Years
Russell T Davies, creator and writer of Years and Years, and executive producer Nicola Shindler break down this future-gazing six-part family saga, which follows the fates and fortunes of the Lyons family through 15 tumultuous years in Britain.
Revealing Invisible Heroes
Mikael Persbrandt and Sophia Heikkilä, two of the stars of Finnish-Chilean period drama Invisible Heroes, talk about making the political thriller, which is set in Chile during General Pinochet’s military coup in 1973.
Making Les Misérables
Chris Carey, producer of the epic six-part retelling of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, opens up about working with writer Andrew Davies, recreating 19th century Paris and the physical and emotional challenges of working as a producer.
Game over
As the dust settles on the end of Game of Thrones, exec producer Frank Doelger looks back on eight seasons of the HBO epic, noting how the drama broke the mould for TV storytelling and revealing the key to successfully adapting George RR Martin’s novels.
Inquest into Coroner
Before walking the pink carpet at this year’s Canneseries, Coroner star Serinda Swan sat down with DQ to talk about the appeal of the crime drama and why she believes it’s time for Canadian creatives to come home.
Back to the Studio
Peter Van Den Begin, the star of Flemish tragicomedy Studio Tarara, and co-writer and director Tim Van Aelst discuss the making of the Canneseries official competition entry, which goes behind the scenes of a popular but chaotic 1990s sketch show.
Making Magnus
Comedy and drama meet thrills and the supernatural in Norwegian series Magnus. Writer Vidar Magnussen and director Geir Henning Hopland take time out from Canneseries to discuss the story of the worst investigator in the Norwegian police force.
Investigating The Murders
Jessica Lucas, star and executive producer of Canadian police procedural The Murders, took time out at Canneseries to explain why she was drawn to the drama and how she felt empowered by her role as an exec producer.
The end is Nye
As The Durrells comes to an end after four seasons, creator and writer Simon Nye looks back on making the Corfu-set seres, discusses his television career and talks about his writing process.
Something to talk Abbott
Paul Abbott charts his career, from breakthrough series Shameless and political thriller State of Play to police procedural No Offence, and reveals the writing process behind his success.
Pushing The Limit
Sin City director Robert Rodriguez and Andy Vick, chief commercial officer at STXsurreal, discuss making virtual reality drama The Limit and their plans to push the boundaries of storytelling.
Marital strife
Shortform series State of the Union stars Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd as a couple who meet in a pub before their weekly marital therapy sessions. Writer Nick Hornby and See-Saw Films’ Hakan Kousetta and Jamie Laurenson discuss making the drama.
Start your engines
Curfew stars Sean Bean and Billy Zane join executive producers Will Gould and Frith Tiplady as they take DQ behind the wheel of the Sky1 action series about an illegal street race and the competitors who take part.
Hunting Hanna
David Farr, creator and writer of Amazon Prime Video original series Hanna, and lead direc-tor Sarah Adina Smith tell DQ about making the series, which is a reimagining of the 2011 feature film of the same name.
Hidden meaning
GoldenEye star Izabella Scorupco tells DQ why her latest part in Swedish drama Eldmärkt (Hidden) is the role of her life and how there are more exciting characters for her to play now than ever before.
Achieving Success
Marjan Alcevski, creator and writer of HBO Adria’s first original drama, Success, and HBO Europe executive producer Steve Matthews tell DQ about the origins of the project and why it stands out as a dynamic tale of society in modern-day Croatia.
Origin story
Mika Watkins, showrunner of YouTube Premium’s sci-fi horror Origin, explains why this isn’t just a story set on a spaceship and discusses taking on her first showrunning role.
Enigmatic TV
Icelandic mystery The Flatey Enigma steps back in time to tell the story of a woman caught up in a deadly race to solve a historical riddle that could lead to the burial place of the last Viking lord. Executive producer Kjartan Thor Thordarson explains all.