DQ100 – Part four
In the fourth part of the DQ100 2022/23, DQ picks out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with. ACTORS Lily Allen Pop star Allen, best known for chart hits such as Smile, LDN and Somewhere Only We Know, will make her screen acting debut in Sky original comedy Dreamland. Starring opposite Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who), Allen plays Mel, a woman who makes an unexpected reappearance in the lives of her three sisters, with her very presence threatening to destabilise the entire family. Miguel Bernardeau Spanish star Bernardeau will be familiar around the world to fans of Netflix’s hit series Elite, in which he played hot-headed Guzmán for four seasons. He is now set to cement his star power in a pair of new series: La Ultima for Disney+ and Zorro for Amazon’s Prime Video. In the former, Bernardeau plays an aspiring boxer called Diego, who is reunited with his former high-school classmate, wannabe singer Candela (Aitana Ocaña), in a story about love, courage and empowerment. Zorro, meanwhile, sees Bernardeau take the headline role as Don Diego de la Vega, a landowner and masked vigilante known as Zorro in a series set in 1830s LA and described as a modern retelling of the classic story. Bernardeau will also be seen in 1899, an epic mystery thriller from the creators of German Netflix drama Dark. Charithra Chandran Already a familiar … Continue reading DQ100 – Part four
