Articles about Neil Cross
Niamh Algar, Tom Hollander to lead Sky’s Iris
Niamh Algar (Mary & George) and Tom Hollander (The White Lotus) will go head-to-head in new Sky thriller Iris, which is created and written by Luther’s Neil Cross.
Sister act
Dark secrets are unearthed in The Sister, from Luther creator Neil Cross, who joins stars including Russell Tovey to speak about making the series and adapting his own novel for television.
Life of crime
Idris Elba returns as iconic detective Luther for a fifth season of BBC1’s flagship crime drama. DQ visits the set to meet the cast and discover what new horrors writer Neil Cross has in store.
Hot stuff
Luther creator Neil Cross joins actors Agyness Deyn, Jim Sturgess, Nikki Amuka-Bird and executive producer Kate Harwood to talk about his new show Hard Sun, a pre-apocalyptic crime drama set in contemporary London and made for BBC1 and Hulu in the US.
Hard work
Luther creator Neil Cross begins the countdown to the end of the world in Hard Sun, starring Jim Sturgess and Agyness Deyn. DQ joins the cast and crew on set to find two detectives fighting crime as society threatens to descend into chaos.
US studios extend int’l footprint
NBC, Fox and Sony Pictures Television divisions have all announced major international projects this week. Andy Fry reports.
British writers display their dark side
It’s not just the Nordics that can write and produce great crime drama. This week we look at some of the crime shows that have been doing great international business at BBC Worldwide Showcase.
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.
International Drama Summit: Round-up
The international drama community gathered at the BFI on London’s South Bank for three days of screenings, panel sessions, case studies and awards. Michael Pickard looks back on C21 Media’s International Drama Summit, part of Content London.
ITV digs into Ancient Egypt
The UK’s ITV unveils a drama by Guy Burt about the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb, a popular Agatha Christie novel gets the adaptation treatment from BBC1 and Lifetime, HBO’s star-studded reboot of cult sci-fi movie Westworld moves ahead and Gérard Depardieu is cast in Dan Franck’s Marseille.