Ones to Watch: Directors
DQ casts its eye over a range of upcoming series from around the world and picks out 20 directors to tune in for, from Lars Von Trier (The Kingdom) and Alice Troughton (The Midwich Cuckoos) to Clio Barnard (The Essex Serpent) and Sarmad Masud (You Don’t Know Me). 20. Lars Von Trier For over 50 years Danish film director Lars Von Trier (pictured standing) has built an award-winning career on the back of films such as Melancholia, The House That Jack Built, Dancer in the Dark, Nymphomaniac and Antichrist. Now at least 20 years after it last aired, Von Trier is returning to his seminal horror miniseries Riget (The Kingdom) for a third and final season. The new run of episodes will continue the strange story of the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet, where an ensemble of characters are confronted by mysterious events and the lines between good and evil are blurred more than ever. The Kingdom Exodus, as the third season will be called, is set to air next year on Scandinavian streamer Viaplay and Danish broadcaster DR. 19. Mirrah Foulkes Australian Foulkes is most recognisable for on-screen roles in series such as Mr Inbetween, Harrow and Top of the Lake. More recently, she has stepped behind the camera and is among the directors of Stan original series Eden. Launching this month, the mystery thriller is set in an idyllic coastal town where the disappearance of a young woman triggers a devastating chain of events that lays bare the … Continue reading Ones to Watch: Directors
