Articles about See-Saw Films
Wellness gone sour
Apple Cider Vinegar tells the ‘true-ish’ story of an Australian wellness influencer who claimed to have cured her terminal brain cancer. Showrunner Samantha Strauss discusses her interest in bringing it to the screen and working with star Kaitlyn Dever.
Sweet success
Creator Kirstie Swain and director Ella Jones reflect on their partnership behind Sky’s darkly comedic ‘coming of rage’ drama Sweetpea, working with star Ella Purnell and being inspired by workplace mockumentary The Office.
Flyte and fight
Ruth Bradley reflects on joining the cast of Slow Horses for the fourth season of the Apple TV+ espionage drama, her role as MI5 agent Emma Flyte, fight scenes and starring alongside her acting hero Gary Oldman.
Sky meets Sweetpea
TRAILER: Fallout star Ella Purnell heads the cast of Sweetpea, a “twisted, coming-of-rage” series coming to Sky this October. Here’s a teaser trailer.
Apple TV+ saddles up for Slow Horses S4
FIRST LOOK: Gary Oldman returns to Slough House for the fourth season of Apple TV+ espionage drama Slow Horses, which will debut on September 4.
Following your Heart
The second season of Netflix teen drama Heartstopper marked the first major television project for cinematographer Simona Susnea. She tells DQ about evolving the show’s eye-catching visual style, filming in Paris and why working in TV is crazy.
The beat goes on
As Heartstopper returns for its second season, director Euros Lyn takes DQ behind the scenes of the Netflix comedy-drama, discussing his partnership with creator Alice Oseman, working with the show’s breakout cast and coping with the weight of fan expectation.
Getting the Essex look
Set in Victorian England, The Essex Serpent tells the story of a woman’s search for a mythical creature. Costume designer Jane Petrie talks about finding the show’s style and dressing stars Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston.
Treacherous waters
The cast and crew of The North Water reveal their perilous experience filming scenes in the Arctic for this story of an 1850s whaling expedition, written and directed by Andrew Haigh.
Close to The End
Samantha Strauss, creator and writer of The End, and executive producers Rachel Gardner and Jamie Laurenson discuss the Australian drama about three generations of the same family dealing with matters of life and death.
Marital strife
Shortform series State of the Union stars Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd as a couple who meet in a pub before their weekly marital therapy sessions. Writer Nick Hornby and See-Saw Films’ Hakan Kousetta and Jamie Laurenson discuss making the drama.
Following procedure
Procedural series were once the bread and butter of US broadcast networks. But international buyers are finding them harder to come by amid the appetite for increasingly serialised storytelling. DQ examines the future of the story-of-the-week format.
Top form
Go behind the scenes on Top of the Lake: China Girl, which sees Nicole Kidman and Gwendoline Christie join director Jane Campion and star Elisabeth Moss for the sequel to the 2013 original crime mystery.
Back to the Lake
The biggest hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival wasn’t a film at all. Now, ahead of the show’s television debut, Top of the Lake: China Girl producer Emile Sherman tells DQ about reuniting with writer Jane Campion.
Indies bet heavily on book rights
A series of high-profile book rights deals show the importance of book options in securing the services of in-demand screenwriters. Also this week, there’s news of an Argentina-to-US adaptation.