Category: STAR POWER
Doing it for themselves
Following the launch of season two of SisterS, stars and real-life best friends Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley tell DQ about making this dark Irish-Canadian comedy, stepping into writing for the first time and how they based the show on their own experiences.
High Spirits
As La casa de los espíritus (The House of the Spirits) has its world premiere in Berlin, Spanish star Nicole Wallace opens up about starring in this adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel, the success of the Culpables feature films and her talent deal with Prime Video.
Spanish lessons
Kimberley Tell and Joan Amargós, the stars of Spanish period drama Ena: La Reina Victoria Eugenia, discuss this biopic of the British princess who became Queen of Spain, her difficult relationship with her husband and why the series is a “really good history lesson.”
A little more Patience
British star Ella Maisy Purvis reflects on making two seasons of Channel 4 crime drama Patience, beating impostor syndrome and why the audience is rooting for the title character.
Character traits
Elizabeth Berrington shares her love of being a “jobbing actor” as she discusses her career, her recent role in Frauds – the ITV heist drama starring Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker – and why she’s planning to “work until I drop.”
Keys to the Kingdoms
To mark the launch of Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, DQ meets cast members including Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell to hear about terrifying auditions, heaving armour and being on a “proper film set.”
Beholden to Beauty
The Beauty stars Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope preview this FX, Hulu and Disney+ body-horror thriller – a timely and provocative show that asks how far people will go in the search for perfection.
Clued up
Alicia Silverstone tells DQ about playing the lead in Acorn TV’s Irish Blood, a mystery thriller that takes her character to Ireland in search of her estranged father, and discusses how she helped shape the series behind the scenes as an executive producer.
Leading Lynley
Vikings: Valhalla actor Leo Suter suits up to star in Lynley, a new adaptation of Elizabeth George’s mystery crime novels. He tells DQ about playing the title role, partnering with co-star Sofia Barclay and how his path to acting is reflected in his character’s own journey.
Ready to run
James Nesbitt and Ruth Jones speak to DQ about teaming up for Run Away, Netflix’s newest Harlan Coben thriller, which follows a father’s desperate bid to find his missing daughter after she falls into a dangerous world of addiction and crime.
Cooped up
Jing Lusi and Martin Compston tell DQ about partnering for the second season of ITV thriller Red Eye, bonding over cups of tea and raising the stakes of a series built on conspiracy and claustrophobia.
Having a blast
Trigger Point star Nabil Elouahabi reflects on three seasons of making ITV’s tense bomb-disposal drama, hitting the show’s sweet spot and why he stands against ‘second screening.’
Shooting the Sheriff
Sheriff Country star Christopher Gorham opens up about his role on the new US crime drama, the tricky character dynamics at the heart of the small-town story and why he’s happy to be making “throwback” television.
Fair play
DQ hears from All’s Fair stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close about linking up with creator Ryan Murphy for this Hulu and Disney+ legal drama following a team of female divorce lawyers.
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.
Turning Boston Blue
Boston Blue stars Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green discuss the origins of this Blue Bloods sequel, the dynamics of their on-screen partnership and the show’s central themes of family, faith and tradition.
Murdaugh mystery
Murdaugh: Death in the Family stars Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison discuss how the Disney+ and Hulu show portrays the real tragedy at the centre of the story, why it’s really a family drama and coming to blows on set.
Unmasking the Devil
US true crime drama Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy dramatises events leading to the discovery of Gacy’s double life as a serial killer and the impact of his crimes on his victims’ families. DQ hears more from stars Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna and Marin Ireland.
Knock on Brokenwood
Eleven seasons and counting, New Zealand murder-mystery drama The Brokenwood Mysteries is still going strong, boosted by a broad international audience. Actors Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland and Jarod Rawiri reflect on the show’s success.
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.