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BBC hails Lord of the Flies
TRAILER: The BBC has released the full trailer for Lord of the Flies, an adaptation of William Golding’s novel adapted by Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Help) that will debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Heart to heart
Dear Life stars Brooke Satchwell and Eleanor Matsuura join showrunners Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope to preview this Australian drama that discusses organ donation and the power of human connection through the story of a woman grieving for her fiancé.
BBC, Stan take off with Lord of the Flies
FIRST LOOK: Here’s the first images from Lord of the Flies, Jack Thorne’s four-part adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel that is coming soon to the BBC in the UK and Stan in Australia.
Hacked off
The Hack director Lewis Arnold and executive producer Patrick Spence take DQ inside the making of this ITV and Stan factual drama about the British tabloid phone-hacking scandal, the stylistic approach to its two story strands and creating challenging television.
Stan investigates The Killings: Parrish Station
FIRST LOOK: Alice in Wonderland star Mia Wasikowska headlines Australian cold case crime series The Killings: Parrish Station, which is now in production in New South Wales.
Family justice
Creator John Quaintance, star Luke Cook and executive producer Jeff Wachtel unpack crime comedy-drama Good Cop/Bad Cop, from its sibling-centred story to indie-style financing – and why Quaintance hopes it becomes someone’s favourite show.
BBC books return trip with Ten Pound Poms
TRAILER: Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown return down under for season two of Ten Pound Poms, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday, March 9.
Seeing the Invisible
Writer and director Nicholas Verso opens up about the making of Australian YA drama Invisible Boys and how he wanted to lean on his own experiences to tell the story of four teens coming to terms with their sexuality in a remote coastal town.
ITV identifies The Hack
FIRST LOOK: David Tennant, Robert Carlyle and Toby Jones will star in phone-hacking factual drama The Hack, written by Jack Thorne for ITV in the UK and Stan in Australia.
Leighton Meester, Luke Cook play Good Cop/Bad Cop
TRAILER: Leighton Meester and Luke Cooper play a sister-and-brother detective team in Good Cop/Bad Cop, debuting in the US and Australia in February.
Black Snow S2 falls on Stan
FIRST LOOK: Travis Fimmel returns for the second season of Australian mystery drama Black Snow, which debuts on Stan on January 1, 2025.
Lay of the Scrublands
Scrublands head writer Felicity Packard previews the return of the Australian mystery series with sequel Scrublands: Silver, explaining how she adapted Chris Hammer’s novels and how she avoids cheating the audience.
River rises
As his journey making outback road trip drama Thou Shalt Not Steal enters its final stages, co-creator and director Dylan River tells DQ about creating a series rooted in his home town, his rules for filmmaking and why storytelling is in his blood.
Stan returns to Scrublands
FIRST LOOK: Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote will reprise their roles for the second season of Australian streamer Stan’s original drama Scrublands, which is now filming in Western Australia.
C*A*U*G*H*T in the act
Australian actor and director Kick Gurry reveals the backstory to his military satire C*A*U*G*H*T, how Hollywood star Sean Penn joined the project and how it comments on contemporary obsession with fame.
BBC, Stan buy more Ten Pound Poms
The BBC is returning down under for a second season of period drama Ten Pound Poms.
Winter (King) is coming
As epic Arthurian drama The Winter King nears completion, executive producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon tell DQ about adapting Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles for television, playing with magic and being inspired by The West Wing.
Bad times
In Australian drama Bad Behaviour, a year spent in the wilderness comes back to haunt the former students of an exclusive girls’ boarding school. DQ speaks to the cast and creative team about developing the time-jumping story and creating a camp spirit on set.
Series to Watch: February 2023
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this February, from the story of a soap superstar and a diplomatic drama to the reimagining of a classic western.
Let it Snow
Creator Lucas Taylor, star Jemmason Power and the team behind Australian detective drama Black Snow discuss making the cold-case series and how it aims highlight the history and culture of Australia’s South Sea Islander community.