Kin (Irish TV series)

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.

Kin
GenreCrime drama
Created by
Written byPeter McKenna
Directed by
  • Diarmuid Goggins
  • Tessa Hoffe
Starring
Theme music composerDavid Holmes
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter McKenna
  • Ciaran Donnelly
  • David Davoli
  • Samantha Thomas
  • Steven Thibault
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
Producers
  • James Flynn
  • Edmund Sampson
Production locationDublin
CinematographyJames Mather
EditorEdel McDonnell
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • RTÉ (Ireland)
  • AMC+ (US/Canada)
Release9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) 
present

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. Tessa Hoffe was later announced as director of episodes five to eight. In February 2022, the series premiered in the United States and Canada on AMC+, with Sundance Now premiering the series in the UK. A second series was announced on 10 February 2022, with production beginning in July.

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