Articles about US
Us and them
Bafta-winning screenwriter David Nicholls recalls how Us, his novel about a man seeking to repair his marriage during a family holiday around Europe, made the journey to the small screen.
Unhappy holidays
Us director Geoffrey Sax tells DQ how the BBC drama was filmed across Europe to tell the story of a family on the verge of splitting up as they embark on one final holiday together.
Delivering Ransom
Luke Roberts and Frank Spotnitz take DQ behind the scenes of Ransom, revealing why this show isn’t just another hostage drama.
BBC reveals diverse slate
The BBC confirms plans for an adaptation of David Nicholls novel US, two more Amazon pilots are on the way and Hulu and ITV a teaming up on saucy new period drama Harlots.
Telemundo taps Mexican superstar: Paola returns to TV
Mexican star Danna Paola’s decision to return to the small screen after a five-year absence is another coup for the flourishing international television business, says Michael Pickard.
Deutschland duo discuss national differences
Two members of the creative team behind German Cold War thriller Deutschland 83 have revealed all about working between television markets in Germany and the US. Michael Pickard reports.
Synth-ly the best: Translating Humans from Swedish to English
Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent tell Michael Pickard how they transformed a Swedish sci-fi thriller into Channel 4’s biggest original drama for 20 years.
Tut-Tut: Two Tutankhamun tales take to TV
DQ editor Michael Pickard casts his eye over two very different Tutankhamun-focused shows heading for the small screen, with Spike TV spinning the story of the young ruler’s life and ITV tracking the discovery of his tomb.
USA Networks reboots Mr Robot
As early online success secures a second season for Mr Robot before its first has even begun and No Offence does enough to gain renewal, Hannibal has suffered cancellation. But have we really seen the last of Mads Mikkelsen’s Dr Lecter?
HBO keeps winning with Game of Thrones
As this week’s action-packed Game of Thrones season finale delivered yet another ratings record for HBO, Andy Fry wonders how useful the traditional overnights remain amid the ever-increasing growth of non-linear viewing.
No coming back for The Returned
Hit-machine Carlton Cuse suffers a rare failure with The Returned, ABC feels John Ridley’s Presence, and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh prepares to rock with the Donnelly Brothers.
New-age models: How the dramatic landscape is shifting
With digital powerhouses such as Netflix fundamentally changing the TV distribution landscape, how are the world’s development executives reacting to the new environment, and what does the future hold for drama production, commissioning and funding?
Israel’s international impact
The ongoing global appeal of Israeli drama formats comes under the spotlight this week as Andy Fry examines what makes shows such as Hatufim, BeTipul and Pilpelim Zehubim so exportable.
Bob the builder
A+E Studios’ Bob DeBitetto outlines the new company’s mission statement as DQ takes a look at some of the shows emerging from the fledging production entity.
Shining bright
SundanceTV has been steadily building its homegrown drama credentials over the past few years. Christian Vesper, senior VP of scripted development and current, tells DQ why he believes the network has turned a corner.
Where are they now?
With voting for this year’s Emmy nominations starting on Monday, Andy Fry checks out what last year’s Emmy-winning writers are up to at the moment. Also this week, Stephen Poliakoff is named as a keynote speaker at C21’s Drama Summit.
Keeping the faith: Sarah Treem spills the beans on The Affair
The stress of Sarah Treem’s first major project almost led her to quit television. Now, as showrunner on The Affair and following a stint on House of Cards, she couldn’t be happier. So what changed?
BBC’s novel approach
As David Nicholls novel Us gets the TV makeover treatment, Andy Fry reflects on the news of a long-overdue female-serial-killer show in the works at ITV, plus a slew of WW2 drama success stories across Europe.
Ladies first
In the US, Outlander and Pretty Little Liars show how female-skewing dramas benefit from the fact women are more likely than men to discuss their favourite shows online, while over in the UK No Offence and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell are struggling.
Sutter leaves his bikers behind
Sons of Anarchy’s Sutter scripts executioner series, Alexander and Karaszewski tackle Simpson trial, Harcourt uncovers Churchill’s Secret and Woolverton joins The Clan of the Cave Bear.