Kin_(Irish_TV_series)

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Kin (Irish TV series)

Crime drama on Irish TV


Kin is an Irish crime drama television series, co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, that first broadcast on 9 September 2021, on RTÉ. The series revolves around a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war, and stars Aidan Gillen and Ciarán Hinds as rival gang leaders Frank Kinsella and Eamon Cunningham.

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The series was first announced in November 2020, with co-creator Peter McKenna set as showrunner and Diarmuid Goggins as director of the first four episodes.[1] Tessa Hoffe was later announced as director of episodes five to eight.[2] In February 2022, the series premiered in the United States and Canada on AMC+,[3] with Sundance Now premiering the series in the UK. A second series was announced on 10 February 2022, with production beginning in July.[4][5]

Background

Prior to the series' premiere, several news outlets stated the series was inspired by the Kinahan gang and the Hutch–Kinahan feud, and noted similarities to former RTE staple Love/Hate. A show "insider" stated that "This is not the Kinahans' story, but people can draw their own conclusions. Viewers will be able to make up their own mind about it."[6][7]

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Hannah Adeogun as Anna Areoye
  • Mark Mckenna Jr as Anthony Kinsella
  • Keith McErlean as Con Doyle
  • Ryan Lincoln as Isaac 'Kem' Kemela
  • Ben Carolan as Glen Wright
  • Shane Quigley Murphy as Dean Fearon
  • Neill Fleming as Dotser Reid
  • Thomas Kane-Byrne as Francis 'Fudge' Flynn
  • Cian Fitzsimons as Jamie Kinsella
  • Fiona Bell as Angela Cunningham
  • Lloyd Cooney as Caolon Moore
  • Stephen Jones as Noel Lawlor
  • Denise McCormack as Jenny Lawlor
  • Öykü Karayel as Nuray Batuk (Season 2)
  • Kenan Ece as Hamza (Season 2)

Episodes

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Series 1 (2021)

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Series 2 (2023)

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Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 9 critic reviews.[10]

Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the series a B− and wrote: "It's simply an opportunity to watch some gifted actors do what they do, very well, with a story that glides along in entertaining but unoriginal manner."[11]

The series was acquired by the BBC and began showing on BBC One on 18 November 2023.[12] The broadcaster also acquired the second series which was shown on BBC One from 14 February 2024 with the whole series available on BBC iPlayer. [13]


References

  1. White, Peter (5 November 2020). "Aidan Gillen, Charlie Cox & Clare Dunne To Star In Irish TV Drama 'Kin' From Bron Studios, Headline Pictures & NENT Studios For RTÉ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. Del Rosario, Alexandra (18 February 2021). "AMC+ Acquires Trio Of Crime Dramas; AllBlk Greenlights Kaye Singleton's Biblical Drama Series 'Covenant'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. Ravindran, Manori (8 July 2022). "Irish Crime Drama 'Kin,' From BRON Studios, Starts Production on Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Kin – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. RTÉ (20 August 2021). "A Dublin crime family goes to war in new drama Kin". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. "Kin: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. "BBC to air second series of Kin". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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