Articles about Sky
Atomic mission
Atomic executive producers Jamie Hall and Judy Counihan break down the making of Sky’s globe-trotting action-adventure series and discuss the challenges behind the show’s unique blend of dynamic twists and turns, humour and pathos.
Sky composes Amadeus drama
FIRST LOOK: Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany and Gabrielle Creevy star in Amadeus, a five-part drama that reimagines the meteoric rise and mythic downfall of one of history’s greatest composers. It is due to air later this year on Sky.
Bigger and better
As BAFTA winner Mr Bigstuff returns for a second season, creator and star Ryan Sampson tells DQ about making the Sky comedy, writing a series for fellow lead Danny Dyer and how he juggles multiple roles behind the scenes.
Sky explores Gomorrah – Origins
FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Gomorrah – Origins, a new prequel to the Italian mafia series that will debut on Sky and NOW in January 2026.
Peak TV
Jesse Armstrong trades media moguls for tech titans in Mountainhead. The Succession creator tells DQ about this timely, dystopian feature-length drama, reuniting with some familiar faces and directing his first major project.
Sky starts The Iris Affair
FIRST LOOK: Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander play a deadly game of hide and seek in The Iris Affair, a chase thriller set across Italy that will debut on Sky and streamer NOW later this year.
Small Town’s big star
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks discusses her latest role in Sky comedy Small Town, Big Story, why she likes ensemble dramas and her ambitions to appear in a romcom.
Sky heads to Small Town, Big Story
TRAILER: Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and House of the Dragon star Paddy Considine head the cast of Sky “dramatic comedy” Small Town, Big Story, created and directed by Chris O’Dowd.
Truth amid tragedy
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth dramatises Jim Swire’s fight for justice following the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. Actor Sam Troughton tells DQ about making the impactful series, how it marries real events with human emotion, and his role as one of the few fictional characters on screen.
Sky marks The Death of Bunny Munro
FIRST LOOK: Matt Smith takes centre stage in The Death of Bunny Munro, an upcoming Sky drama based on Nick Cave’s novel of the same name. It will air in 2025.
Sealing the deal
Director and producer David Stubbs transports DQ to the New Zealand set of this family adventure series to reveal how his “old school” approach to special effects helped him to achieve a climactic final sequence featuring an animatronic seal.
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.
Sharp shooter
DQ heads to Budapest to meet Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and the team behind Sky and Peacock’s globe-trotting action thriller The Day of the Jackal, a very modern update on the classic tale of an elusive assassin and the spy out to get him.
Sky, Peacock investigate Lockerbie bombing
TRAILER: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) and Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses) take the lead in Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, a five-part series set against the backdrop of one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks. It is due to air on Sky and Peacock on January 2, 2025.
Sky, Peacock preview The Day of the Jackal
TRAILER: Sky and US streamer Peacock have released the trailer for The Day of the Jackal, a 10-part series starring Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch and Úrsula Corberó. It launches in the UK on Sky Atlantic on November 7 and the US on November 14.
Heaven or Helgoland
In Helgoland 513, the survivors of a deadly pandemic must live together under barbaric rules that mean the population can never increase. Creators Florian Wentsch and Veronica Priefer and executive producer Oliver Ossege discuss the very modern roots of this dystopian drama.
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.
Sky reveals M. Son of the Century trailer
TRAILER: Take a look at M. Son of the Century, the upcoming Sky biopic of Benito Mussolini directed by Joe Wright (Darkest Hour).
Sky, Peacock name Jackal day
TRAILER: Sky and US streamer Peacock have released a first look teaser of The Day of the Jackal, a 10-part series starring Eddie Redmayne that will debut this November.
Sky unveils Mussolini biopic
FIRST LOOK: Luca Marinelli stars as Benito Mussolini in M. Son of the Century, an upcoming Sky drama that will have its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival.