Articles about Miriam Brent
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.
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.
Flat pact
Beth O’Leary’s novel The Flatshare has been given a TV makeover for Paramount+. Executive producer Miriam Brent and director Peter Cattaneo reveal how the series aims to subvert the romcom genre in a story about two people who share a bed but are not supposed to meet.