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Kin
Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter McKenna
  • Ciaran Donnelly
  • David Davoli
  • Samantha Thomas
  • Steven Thibault
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
  • Laurence Lenica
  • Christian Baute
  • Frank Calderon
  • Morgan O'Sullivan
  • Dermot Horan
  • David Crean
  • Shane Murphy
  • Andrew Byrne
  • Fredrik Ljungberg
  • Nanna Mailand-Mercado
  • Filippa Wallestam
Producers
  • James Flynn
  • Edmund Sampson
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)

Kin is a crime drama set in Dublin. Created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, it is broadcast by RTÉ and AMC+.

Premise

Kin revolves around a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war.

News articles have stated that the series is inspired by the Kinahan gang (highlighting that the series title is the same as the first three letters of Kinahan) and the Hutch–Kinahan feud. An "insider" is quoted as saying "It's not the Kinahans' story but people can draw their own conclusions. Viewers will be able to make up their own mind about it."[1][2]

Cast

Main

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [3]Ireland viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Diarmuid GogginsPeter McKenna[4]12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)N/A
2"Episode 2"Diarmuid GogginsPeter McKenna19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)N/A
3"Episode 3"Diarmuid GogginsPeter McKenna26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)N/A
4"Episode 4"Diarmuid GogginsPeter McKenna3 October 2021 (2021-10-03)N/A
5"Episode 5"Tessa HoffePeter McKenna10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)N/A
6"Episode 6"Tessa HoffePeter McKenna17 October 2021 (2021-10-17)N/A
7"Episode 7"Tessa HoffePeter McKenna24 October 2021 (2021-10-24)N/A
8"Episode 8"Tessa HoffePeter McKenna31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)N/A

Production

Development

The Series was announced in November 2020, with co-creator Peter McKenna set as showrunner and Diarmuid Goggins as director of the first Block.[5] In February it was reported that Tessa Hoffe is the director of the second block.[6]

Casting

Actors Aidan Gillen, Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Emmett J. Scanlan, Sam Keeley and Ciarán Hinds were all announced together with the Series.[5]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began in November 2020 in Dublin, Ireland.[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the series has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 5 critics.[7]

Alex McLevy of The AV Club gave it 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."[8]

References

  1. ^ Brent, Harry. "RTÉ airing new drama inspired by 'notorious' Irish gangsters". The Irish Post.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Jim (10 January 2021). "RTE hoping new drama inspired by Kinahan mob will be as successful as Love/Hate". Irish Mirror.
  3. ^ "Kin – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ RTÉ (20 August 2021). "A Dublin crime family goes to war in new drama Kin". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Kin". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ^ Alex McLevy (30 August 2021). "Daredevil himself, Charlie Cox, leads a stellar cast in by-the-numbers crime drama Kin". The A.V. Club.
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