Articles about Sky Studios
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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).
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.
Brothers in crime
Filmmakers – and twin brothers – Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo write, produce and direct Dostoevskij, a melancholic police thriller about a detective hunting a serial killer. They speak to DQ about their debut series, their partnership and why they won’t tell viewers what to think.
Sky prepares to visit Small Town, Big Story
FIRST LOOK: Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) star in Sky original series Small Town, Big Story, which has completed filming ahead of its launch this autumn.
Colin Firth takes lead in Sky, Peacock’s Lockerbie
The King’s Speech star Colin Firth is set to star in Sky and Peacock limited series Lockerbie.
Funny business
As production ramps up on season two of Sky’s Funny Woman, production designer Jacqueline Smith tells DQ about how she built 1960s London across North West England, her love of period dramas and balancing creativity with practicality.
Falling for The Lovers
Writing for DQ, The Lovers creator and writer David Ireland reveals how he adapted his own play for Sky and picks out a key scene in which the two central characters consummate their relationship – but not before a theological debate.
Bridging the divide
DQ heads to Belfast to meet the team behind Sky series The Lovers, which sees romance blossom between a mismatched couple in a modern city coming to terms with its past.
Kaiser chief
Das Boot star Klaus Steinbacher speaks to DQ about stepping into the football boots of a living legend, Franz Beckenbauer, for Sky film Der Kaiser, which charts the German icon’s life on and off the pitch.
Window of opportunity
As the World Cup gets underway, a Sky Italia drama focuses on a murkier side of the beautiful game in a story about football agents during one high-stakes summer transfer window. DQ speaks to the cast and creative team behind Il Grande Gioco (The Great Game).
Soul searching
Souls creator Alex Eslam and co-director Hanna Maria Heidrich introduce this mind-bending German drama which questions the phenomenon of past lives through three interweaving stories.
The London look
Known for its balletic action sequences, Gangs of London is back for a second season. Director Corin Hardy tells DQ about helming the series and breaks down a key scene from the first episode.
Deadly Games
Munich Games writers Michal Aviram and Martin Behnke reveal how they overcame their long-distance relationship to partner on this political thriller, which focuses on a new threat upon the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Olympic Games massacre.
Fairy tale of Milan
In Blocco 181, war is raging between Italian and Latin American gangs on a Milan housing estate as an unlikely romance blossoms. The cast and directing team tell DQ about making this hyper-real fairy tale that aims to prove love will find a way.