Kin (Irish TV series)

Kin
Promotional poster for the first season
GenreCrime drama
Created by
ShowrunnerPeter McKenna
Written byPeter McKenna
Directed by
  • Diarmuid Goggins
  • Tessa Hoffe
Starring
Theme music composerDavid Holmes
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Peter McKenna
  • Ciaran Donnelly
  • Christian Baute
  • David Davoli
  • Samantha Thomas
  • Steven Thibault
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
  • Laurence Lenica
  • Franck Calderon
  • Tom Sherry
Producers
  • James Flynn
  • Edmund Sampson
Production locationDublin
CinematographyJames Mather
EditorEdel McDonnell
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) –
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)
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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 One. 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.

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 season was announced on 10 February 2022, with production beginning in July.[4][5]

  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. ^ "New Irish drama Kin set for global release". RTÉ.ie. 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "'Kin': Charlie Cox's Crime Drama Renewed for Season 2 at AMC+". Collider. 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ Ravindran, Manori (8 July 2022). "Irish Crime Drama 'Kin,' From BRON Studios, Starts Production on Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2022.