Kin (Irish TV series)

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Kin
Genre Crime drama
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Written by Peter McKenna
Directed by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Diarmuid Goggins
  • Tessa Hoffe
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Theme music composer David Holmes
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Peter McKenna
  • Ciaran Donnelly
  • David Davoli
  • Samantha Thomas
  • Steven Thibault
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • James Flynn
  • Edmund Sampson
Production location(s) Dublin
Cinematography James Mather
Editor(s) Edel McDonnell
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Release
Original network <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release 9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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

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 having begun 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
  • Brian mc gongale . as Anthony Kinsella
  • Keith McErlean as Con Doyle
  • Ryan Lincoln as Isaac 'Kem' Kemela
  • Ben Carolan as Glen Wright
  • 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

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 8 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)
2 8 19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)

Series 1 (2021)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date [8] Ireland viewers
(millions)
1 "Episode 1" Diarmuid Goggins Peter McKenna[9] 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) N/A
A feud between local gang leaders Frank Kinsella and Eamon Cunningham is intensified when Frank's son Eric tries to take out one of Eamon's dealers, Caolan Moore, over a petty feud.
2 "Episode 2" Diarmuid Goggins Peter McKenna 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) N/A
3 "Episode 3" Diarmuid Goggins Peter McKenna 26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) N/A
4 "Episode 4" Diarmuid Goggins Peter McKenna 3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) N/A
5 "Episode 5" Tessa Hoffe Peter McKenna 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) N/A
6 "Episode 6" Tessa Hoffe Peter McKenna 17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) N/A
7 "Episode 7" Tessa Hoffe Peter McKenna 24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) N/A
8 "Episode 8" Tessa Hoffe Peter McKenna 31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) N/A
Angela's plan to take down Eamon comes into fruition.

Series 2 (2023)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date [8] Ireland viewers
(millions)
9 1 "Episode 1" Felix Thompson Peter McKenna 19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) N/A
10 2 "Episode 2" Felix Thompson Peter McKenna 26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) N/A
11 3 "Episode 3" Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor Peter McKenna 2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) N/A
12 4 "Episode 4" Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor Peter McKenna 9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) N/A
13 5 "Episode 5" Kate Dolan Peter McKenna 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) N/A
14 6 "Episode 6" Kate Dolan Peter McKenna 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) N/A
15 7 "Episode 7" Felix Thompson Peter McKenna 30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) N/A
16 8 "Episode 8" Felix Thompson Peter McKenna 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) N/A

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]

References

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External links

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