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Genre | Crime drama |
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Written by | Peter McKenna |
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Theme music composer | David Holmes |
Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 ( list of episodes) |
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Production location | Dublin |
Cinematography | James Mather |
Editor | Edel McDonnell |
Running time | 50 minutes |
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Release | 9 September 2021 present | –
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.
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]
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]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 8 | 12 September 2021 | 31 October 2021 | |
2 | 8 | 19 March 2023 | 7 May 2023 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | Ireland viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna [9] | 12 September 2021 | 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 | N/A | |
3 | "Episode 3" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna | 26 September 2021 | N/A | |
4 | "Episode 4" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna | 3 October 2021 | N/A | |
5 | "Episode 5" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 10 October 2021 | N/A | |
6 | "Episode 6" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 17 October 2021 | N/A | |
7 | "Episode 7" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 24 October 2021 | N/A | |
8 | "Episode 8" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 31 October 2021 | N/A | |
Amanda’s plan to take down Eamon comes into fruition. |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | Ireland viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Felix Thompson | Peter McKenna | 19 March 2023 | N/A |
10 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Felix Thompson | Peter McKenna | 26 March 2023 | N/A |
11 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | Peter McKenna | 2 April 2023 | N/A |
12 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | Peter McKenna | 9 April 2023 | N/A |
13 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Kate Dolan | Peter McKenna | 16 April 2023 | N/A |
14 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Kate Dolan | Peter McKenna | 22 April 2023 | N/A |
15 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Felix Thompson | Peter McKenna | 30 April 2023 | N/A |
16 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Felix Thompson | Peter McKenna | 7 May 2023 | N/A |
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]