Articles about The Paradise
Transformation tales
Hair and make-up designer Nic Collins tells DQ about her work on series such as Queen Charlotte, Joan and Boat Story, and reveals how she wants to help recruit and train artists to meet the demands of the TV business.
DQ Recommends: Non-English-language drama
DQ asks some of the people who make TV around the world which non-English-language series they’re currently watching and recommending.
Welcome to Paradise
Nordic noir collides with the sunny Mediterranean in Finnish-Spanish drama Paratiisi (The Paradise), a crime series inspired by a community of Finns living on the Costa del Sol.
Diplomacy rules
The true story of a heroic diplomat’s actions in the face of General Pinochet’s Chilean revolution forms the bases for Finnish period drama Invisible Heroes. Writer Tarja Kylmä and YLE executive Liselott Forsman tell DQ about developing the series.
Long haul
International coproductions are nothing new, but as more globally ambitious dramas are emerging, DQ speaks to the producers behind some of these long-distance series to find out how stories spanning multiple countries are made.
Sky Deutschland bets big on original drama
Sky Deutschland’s latest scripted commission, Eight Days, is part of a heavyweight investment in original drama designed to combat competition from Netflix and Amazon.