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Hitting the Road
As Paramount+ brings to the screen an adaptation of Beth O’Leary romcom novel The Road Trip, the cast and crew tell DQ about the numerous changes they’ve made to the source material, filming on a virtual production stage, and why the main star of the show isn’t one of the human characters.
Paramount+ charts The Road Trip
TRAILER: Paramount+ will launch The Road Trip, an adaptation of Beth O’Leary’s novel of the same name, in the UK, Canada and Australia on December 26.
Taking it literary
As books become increasingly popular as source material for TV drama, five producers share their thoughts on adapting literature for the screen and discuss why retaining the spirit of a novel is more important than slavish loyalty to plot.
Girl power
The Girl Before star Gugu Mbatha-Raw and executive producer Eleanor Moran take DQ inside the making of this psychological thriller and reveal how the actor helped to cast the miniseries in her first producer role.
Fever pitch
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes turns his hand to the origins of football in his latest period drama, Netflix series The English Game. DQ discovers why it will appeal to fanatics and non-fans alike.
Seeing is believing
As visual effects become a more prominent – and expensive – part of television, DQ hears about how writers and producers are aiming to meet cinematic standards in high-end dramas and how VFX can enhance storytelling.