Articles about Series Mania
Iranian nights
The cast and creative team behind Iranian drama At the End of the Night open up about this intimate, authentic story about the breakdown of a couple’s relationship, its roots in real life and how it has pushed boundaries for storytelling in Iran.
Dancing to a new beat
Director Toumani Sangaré and producer Alexandre Rideau discuss bringing the sounds of Afrobeat to music thriller Black Santiago Club, filming in Benin and breaking international boundaries with African drama.
Iran in the spotlight
Inspired by Shakespeare, Iranian filmmaker Nima Javidi explores the roles people play in life in his first series, The Actor. He tells DQ about moving to the small screen, the challenge of working with prosthetics and bringing Iranian series to the global stage.
Gone fishing
Gísli Örn Garðarsson, one of the creators, writers, directors and stars of Icelandic drama Blackport, speaks to DQ about why he wanted to dramatise the real-life impact of the country’s fishing quotas in the 1980s.
Life in colour
Colombian filmmaker David David introduces his series Vida de colores (Colourful Life) and talks about diversity in storytelling, his move into television and infusing the story with the sounds and colours of the Caribbean.
Making Dough
Swedish actor Helena af Sandeberg speaks to DQ about starring in Deg (Dough), in which she plays a woman whose seemingly perfect life is on the brink of disaster until she uncovers the stolen money from a robbery.
Amazon, BBC, HBO spend big on scripted
There’s no evidence of drama investment slowing down, with some of the industry’s heavy-hitters betting big on writing and production talent. However, shared risk seems to be the order of the day…
Sky takes drama to new heights
Pay TV broadcaster Sky launched a slate of big-budget dramas this week including a major new show starring Idris Elba. Meanwhile, HBO renewed three of its hits and Lifetime unveiled its drama development plans.
Full circle: Tabula Rasa producer Helen Perquy’s journey
Tabula Rasa producer Helen Perquy tells Michael Pickard about the show’s journey from Series Mania pitch to fully-fledged series ahead of its launch on VRT next year.