Articles about Discovery
David Thewlis turns detective for Sherlock & Daughter
The CW network in the US has picked up Sherlock & Daughter, a series featuring David Thewlis as legendary detective Sherlock Holmes that will air in the UK and Ireland on Discovery+.
Love & hate
Writer Marie Hafting and producer Kaia Foss reveal their voyage into the world of far-right extremism with Alt du Elsker (Everything You Love), the story of a young couple in love and the secret that threatens to tear them apart.
Heart and minds
Writer Oskar Söderlund and actor Aliette Opheim tell DQ how Swedish series Mörkt hjäta (The Dark Heart) dramatises a true crime story by exploring the psychologies of the characters involved.
Modern life is rubbish
Writer Tove Eriksen Hillblom tells DQ how Swedish comedy-drama Vi i Villa takes a satirical look at middle-class life in a story about what happens when one man grows tired of his mundane existence.
Date of the week
Lina Åström speaks to DQ about writing and directing Swedish comedy-drama Ligga and how the series tackles themes of representation, grief and self-acceptance with the story of a newly single woman trying to get over her ex.
Discovery draws up its Manifesto
2017 looks set to be another exciting year for drama, with Discovery’s Manifesto and BBC/FX’s Taboo coming through, written by Andrew Sodroski and Steven Knight respectively.
The wheel deal
Adrenaline-fuelled motorcycle races take pole position in Discovery’s dramatic retelling of the birth of Harley-Davidson.
James Patterson enters the true crime arena
Discovery teams up with heavyweight author James Patterson on a true crime series, while Starz continues to back diversity – unveiling three new projects from Latino and black writers, including Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson.
ITV checks into The Halcyon hotel
ITV is following up Downton Abbey with a period drama set in a Second World War hotel – plus a new drama from Luther creator Neil Cross.