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Uncharted waters
Finland’s Miikko Oikkonnen offers DQ an insight into his career and his writing process before discussing his approach to dramatising a real-life ferry disaster in factual drama Estonia.
Dramatising disaster
Estonia director Måns Mansson tells DQ about his approach to dramatising the true story of a ferry disaster that led to more than 800 deaths and why the project proved to be the biggest challenge of his career.
Amazon boards D83 sequel
As Mipcom 2016 gets under way, Amazon has secured rights to the Deutschland 83 sequel and Eccho Rights is hoping to emulate its Turkish formats success with Indian drama titles.
Watch all the best teasers and trailers from Comic-Con 2016
Comic-Con never fails to deliver when it comes to sneak peaks of new show, this year whetting fans’ appetites by teasing clips of shows ranging from the TV version of The Exorcist to long-awaited Neil Gaiman adaptation American Gods.
The Durrells delight on Sunday night
ITV has found itself a new gem in the shape of Simon Nye’s The Durrells, while AMC scores big with Better Call Saul but gets a modest reception for The Night Manager.
A matter of time
US cables shows like The Shannara Chronicles and Colony are seeing their audiences double thanks to time-shifted viewing, a situation that encourages caution when deciding whether to renew.
X-Files hits the spot for Fox
Fox scores stellar ratings with The X-Files and now has to convince its stars to go again, while Blue Bloods proves a point pertaining to the popularity of procedurals.
Drama gets scary as horror hits keep coming
Small-screen producers are going further than ever in their efforts to send shivers down viewers’ spines, with more horror now heading to TV than ever before. DQ finds out more from those at the forefront of this terrifying trend.
The write way: How can the UK improve its writing practices?
DQ hears from the writers behind several UK dramas about the differences between US and UK writing and production methods, and how the UK could improve its practices.
Scream of the crop: How the slasher movie came to TV
Jill Blotevogel, creator and executive producer of the TV version of Scream, tells Michael Pickard how she brought the iconic horror franchise to the small screen.
Will C4’s robots return?
Andy Fry wonders whether Humans’ impressive showing on Channel 4 will outweigh its muted reception stateside when it comes to the question of a second season. Meanwhile, there are hits for BBC1 and MTV but misses for Scandi shows in the US.
Spike leads sharp increase in Viacom drama
Andy Fry looks at the influx of new dramas heading to Viacom channels such as MTV and Spike, with the latter’s diverse slate of upcoming shows ranging from a dystopian thriller and a psychological horror series to a period piece and a World War III drama.
Comic cuts: A round-up of the hottest trailers unveiled in San Diego
As the dust settles on another Comic-Con, Michael Pickard rounds up all the news and casts his eye over the hottest trailers that were unveiled to thousands of fans in San Diego.
Studios suit up for Comic-Con
Andy Fry casts his eye over the content being put under the spotlight at next week’s Comic-Con International in San Diego – an event the major TV studios are treating with ever-increasing importance.