Under the Lights
DQ heads to Belfast to see filming for Blue Lights season three as the BAFTA-winning BBC police drama delves into the hidden world of white-collar crime while members of the PSNI force tackle issues relating to mental health, grief and trauma.
Series to Watch: October 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this October, from a British heist thriller set in Spain and a French true crime drama to a Swedish period mystery series and a horror from the world of Stephen King.
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.
Selina’s story
Rekviem for Selina (Requiem for Selina) creator Emmeline Berglund reflects on creating this six-part drama about Norway’s first beauty blogger, why it’s a show for the TikTok generation and how it has changed the conversation around beauty standards.
Power play
Alien: Earth actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver reflects on her serendipitous journey to joining the cast of the sci-fi horror series, transforming into corporate giant Yutani and the highs and lows of being an actor.
Deep impact
In Québécois drama Ravages (Deep Cuts), the murder of an environmental activist leads a lawyer to uncover the controversial dealings of a powerful mining company. DQ digs deeper with director Sophie Deraspe and executive producer Nicola Merola to find out more.
Zonz of interest
French dramedy Zonz (Jailbreakers) follows a group of teenagers who find friendship, and possibly freedom, together in a youth detention centre. Co-creators Marine Maugrain-Legagneur and Quentin Pissot tell DQ how the dynamic series was brought to the screen.
Deadly games
A crime drama set in 1936, Polish series Breslau (The Breslau Murders) marks the first Disney+ original production from Central and Eastern Europe. Star Agata Kulesza and director Leszek Dawid talk playing unlikeable characters and creating the show’s tense atmosphere.
A look less ordinary
DQ takes a closer look at the VFX, makeup and prosthetics work that is key to creating the world and characters of Netflix series Wednesday, and discovers the secrets behind black tears, a head in a jar and a zombie called Slurp.
What lies beneath
The follow-up to Welsh drama Y Golau (The Light in the Hall) revisits the same community for a new mystery. Stars Nia Roberts, Mark Lewis-Jones and Robert Glenister tell DQ about the complex relationships at the heart of Dŵr (Still Waters) and filming in English and Welsh.
The story of Gandhi
With new Indian drama Gandhi, director Hansal Mehta and producer Sameer Nair explore the formative years of the civil rights leader. They discuss partnering for this epic story, not being bowed by the weight of history and why the series is really a young-adult drama.
Boiling over
Coldwater writer David Ireland speaks to DQ about penning this ITV thriller about family, masculinity and serial killers, working with star Andrew Lincoln and why he doesn’t like being on set.
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