Kin (Irish TV series)

*Kin*
Kin
	Promotional poster for the first season
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Peter McKenna; Ciaran Donnelly;
Showrunner	Peter McKenna
Written by	Peter McKenna
Directed by	Diarmuid Goggins; Tessa Hoffe;
Starring	Charlie Cox; Clare Dunne; Aidan Gillen; Emmett J. Scanlan; Maria Doyle Kennedy; Sam Keeley; Yasmin Seky; Ciarán Hinds; Francis Magee; Danielle Galligan;
Theme music composer	David Holmes
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
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 location	Dublin
Cinematography	James Mather
Editor	Edel McDonnell
Running time	50 minutes
Production companies	RTÉ; Bron Studios; Headline Pictures; Nordic Entertainment Group;
Original release
Network	RTÉ One (Ireland); BBC One (United Kingdom); AMC+ (US/Canada);
Release	9 September 2021 –; 7 May 2023
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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]

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

[Announcement-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.

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