Articles about Fifth Season
A brush with murder
Created by Aram Rappaport for his platform The Network, The Artist transports viewers to the Gilded Age for a story of murder and ambition featuring a host of celebrities of the era. Rappaport tells DQ six things we need to know about this six-part series.
Getting ready for Ridley
As Ridley returns to ITV, creator Paul Matthew Thompson tells DQ about reuniting with Adrian Dunbar’s captivating detective, the challenge of writing compulsive murder mysteries and what it’s like swapping police drama for high-seas adventure aboard The Good Ship Murder.
Stopping at nothing
The team behind Towards Zero, the BBC’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, explain why this ‘sexy’ show may surprise viewers who think they know what to expect from the celebrated author’s stories.
BBC, Britbox countdown to Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero
TRAILER: Anjelica Huston, Matthew Rhys and Clarke Peters lead the cast of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, the latest BBC adaptation from the Queen of Crime. The three-part drama debuts on Sunday, March 2.
Wolf man
Vargasommar (Cry Wolf) director Jesper Ganslandt tells DQ about bringing Hans Rosenfeldt’s novel to television, finding the right tone for this darkly comedic crime thriller and how he was inspired by Steven Spielberg.
Pierre pressure
Canadian drama Saint-Pierre marries a police procedural with the unique setting of a French territory off the coast of Canada. Co-creator, co-showrunner and star Allan Hawco talks to DQ about the series and how he juggles multiple roles in front of and behind the camera.
Spot of bother
Norwegian author Anne Holt’s fictional detective Hanne Wilhelmson comes to the small screen in Blind Spot, a murder-mystery whodunnit set in an isolated mountain hotel. DQ picks up the story with director Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Moral Madam
Australian star Rachel Griffiths discusses her latest role as an ethical brothel owner in New Zealand series Madam, her approach to playing a real person on screen and the enduring popularity of US drama Six Feet Under, which she starred in for five seasons.
Dark waters
First-time showrunner Alma Har’el joins executive producers Julie Gardner and Nathan Ross to tell the story of adapting Laura Lippman novel Lady in the Lake for Apple TV+.
BBC, Britbox head Towards Zero
Anjelica Houston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland and Mimi Keene head an ensemble cast for Towards Zero, the BBC’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation made in partnership with Britbox International.
Street smarts
Tig Terera, the creator of Australian series Swift Street, reflects on breaking into the television industry with this energetic family crime drama – and explains why writers are ‘cooler’ than directors.
Natalie Portman investigates Apple TV+’s Lady in the Lake
FIRST LOOK: Natalie Portman stars opposite Moses Ingram in Lady in the Lake, Apple TV+’s limited series created and directed by Alma Har’el.
Channel 5 books new trip with The Good Ship Murder
Channel 5 has booked a return trip on The Good Ship Murder, ordering two more seasons of the crime drama and a Christmas special.
Tom Hiddleston returns as The Night Manager
Tom Hiddleston will reprise his leading role in The Night Manager after the BBC and Prime Video ordered two new seasons of the drama, which first aired in 2016.
Killer adaptation
As Agatha Christie adaptation Murder is Easy arrives on the BBC, director Meenu Gaur and executive producer James Prichard discuss making this two-part murder mystery and why the celebrated author’s work remains timeless.
Dying to live
A poisoning victim sets out to find his would-be murderer in Finnish drama The Man Who Died. Producer Markku Flink, writer Brendan Foley and director Samuli Valkama discuss nailing down the series’ specific tone and a key scene in which one character ends up all at sea.