The ‘darkly comedic’ Ireland-set show also comes from the producers of Kin. BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ have greenlit two six-part seasons of a new, “darkly comedic” Ireland-set crime drama, which will re-team actor Aidan Gillen with Love/Hate writer Stuart Carolan. Titled Tall Tales & Murder, the show was co-created by Carolan and director Chris […]

10 months ago

“He was a one-off… I don’t know whether he realised he was a poet but he was a poet.” Earlier this week, news broke that Irish music legend Shane MacGowan passed away at the age of 65 – with The Late Late Show devoting a whole segment last night (1 December) to honouring the Pogues […]

2 years ago

The global licensing deal means the first season is currently unavailable on the RTÉ Player. The second season of Irish crime drama Kin wrapped on RTÉ, earlier this month, with an explosive final episode that leaves the Kinsella family dealing with some big headaches, and far-reaching consequences. The first season of the series, co-created by […]

3 years ago

Kin will follow the lives of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in a gangland war. RTÉ has released the first look at its brand new crime drama starring Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen, Kin. Kin follows the activities of a family of Dublin gang members at war with a rival gang, with Gillen taking on the […]

5 years ago

Gillen stars in Angelina Jolie’s new thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead, arriving in Irish cinemas next week. Aidan Gillen has had a long and successful career out of being the bad guy. Sure, there are probably examples across his impressive CV where he wasn’t playing an antagonist of some description, but none are coming […]

5 years ago

If it’s half as successful as Love/Hate then we have a classic on our hands. Aidan Gillen will be starring in a new crime show set in Dublin, it has been confirmed. According to RTÉ, Kin will tell the story of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war and speaks to the “enduring unbreakable […]

5 years ago