Articles about Abacus Media Rights
Stan returns to Scrublands
FIRST LOOK: Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote will reprise their roles for the second season of Australian streamer Stan’s original drama Scrublands, which is now filming in Western Australia.
High-profile performance
British actor Charlotte Hope reflects on her taxing experience playing a serial killer profiler in South African drama Catch Me A Killer, why the job got under her skin and being surprised on set.
Catching the eye
Kowalski Films’ Simon Howley, executive producer of South African true crime drama Catch Me a Killer, recalls the origins of the series and outlines one memorable interrogation scene involving the show’s protagonist, serial killer profiler Micki Pistorius.
Signing off from Sort Of
Sort Of co-creator, co-showrunner and star Bilal Baig reflects on the end of the Canadian comedy and how they sought to improve diversity and representation in front of and behind the camera.
Leap of faith
Irish television personality Baz Ashmawy reflects on writing and starring in his first scripted series, Faithless, in which he plays an out-of-sorts father who must look after his three daughters alone after a tragic accident.
Saints and synners
As Kay Mellor’s lottery drama The Syndicate returns after a six-year break, the writer and director tells DQ how the BBC series overcame the odds to film in Yorkshire and Monaco during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tricks of the trade
Filmmaker Michelle Latimer and executive producer Jennifer Kawaja tell DQ about bringing Canadian supernatural drama Trickster to the screen and discuss the importance of Indigenous storytelling.