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Deadly games
A crime drama set in 1936, Polish series Breslau (The Breslau Murders) marks the first Disney+ original production from Central and Eastern Europe. Star Agata Kulesza and director Leszek Dawid talk playing unlikeable characters and creating the show’s tense atmosphere.
Earth building
Production designer Andy Nicholson takes DQ inside his work on sci-fi horror Alien: Earth, revealing the secrets of building spaceship USCSS Maginot and the numerous sets required for a series that takes its aesthetic cues from 1979 feature Alien.
Alien queen
Australian star Essie Davis does her best to avoid spoilers as she speaks to DQ about her part in Alien: Earth, the ethical battles facing her character’s role in changing the face of humanity and why being on set was like visiting Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
Alien arrival
Alien: Earth showrunner Noah Hawley joins members of the cast to delve into the making of the first television series based on the iconic Alien film franchise, revealing why some of the sets look familiar and why the famed Xenomorphs aren’t the only things to be frightened of.
Yes we cancan
French period drama Montmartre tells a family story that unfolds within the iconic Parisian district of the same name. Aline Panel of producer Authentic Prod explains how she overcame tight budgets to make the show, and details her plans for a number of historical series set across the French capital.
Hulu, Disney+ tell The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
TRAILER: Grace Van Patten and Sharon Horgan head the cast of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, a limited series that comes to Hulu in the US and Disney+ on August 20. Watch the trailer now.
Only Murders in the Building sets S5 return
FIRST LOOK: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are moving back to Hulu and Disney+ for a fifth season of Only Murders in the Building, which debuts on September 9.
Reflecting on rehab
Spanish writer and director Javier Giner speaks to DQ about drawing on his life experiences for Yo, Adicto (I, Addict), the compelling and poignant story of a man who vows to turn his life around after spiralling into addiction.
Disney+ lands on Alien: Earth
TRAILER: Here’s the trailer for Alien: Earth, the upcoming sci-fi drama based on the film franchise that will debut on Hulu and Disney+ in August.
Hulu, Disney explore The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
FIRST LOOK: Grace Van Patten stars as the title character in The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, a limited series coming to Hulu in the US and Disney+ worldwide this August.
The Bear reopens for season four
TRAILER: Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are reopening The Bear for season four, as the series returns to Hulu in the US on June 25 and Disney+ on June 26.
Cutting through
Doctor Who writer Inua Ellams gives DQ the inside track on penning The Story & The Engine, his first episode of the iconic sci-fi franchise, and discusses staging a story set in a single location and the craft work involved in building a puzzling denouement for the Doctor.
The Mothma prophecies
What is it that separates Andor from other Star Wars series, and why has playing Mon Mothma for 20 years meant so much to Genevieve O’Reilly? The actor tells DQ about making the Disney+ thriller, its bold storytelling choices and portraying a character who would become a Rebel leader.
Disney+ sets launch for Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
TRAILER: Edison Alcaide, Conleth Hill, Max Beesley and Emily Mortimer lead the cast of factual drama Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a four-part series launching on Disney+ on April 30.
Dying to live
Dying for Sex showrunners Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether join executive producer Nikki Boyer to discuss their adaptation of Boyer’s eponymous podcast, which charted her friend’s sexual adventure after learning she had terminal cancer.
Disney+ hunts for The Stolen Girl
TRAILER: Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod and Jim Sturgess star in The Stolen Girl, a five-part psychological drama launching on Disney+ around the world and Freeform in the US on April 16.
Thinking outside the box
Costume designer Maja Meschede opens up about her work bringing Victorian London to life for Disney+ period drama A Thousand Blows, which saw her partner with actors Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham for this epic saga set in the world of illegal boxing.
Getting the party started
Rivals executive producers Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Alexander Lamb join Missing You EP Richard Fee and directors Kari Skogland and Mohini Herse to consider how to best build TV productions to ensure creativity remains at the heart of the drama.
Welcome to Paradise
Hollywood stars James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson explain why viewers should expect the unexpected from Paradise, the new Disney+ series from This is Us creator Dan Fogelman that sets up a murder-mystery thriller in a world where nothing is what it seems.
Disney+ begins search for The Stolen Girl
FIRST LOOK: Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger, Ambika Mod and Jim Sturgess lead the cast of The Stolen Girl, a tense thriller about a mother’s worst nightmare that is set to launch on Disney+ in 2025.