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The initial 2010 pitch for Irish crime drama Kin was quite different

The initial 2010 pitch for Irish crime drama Kin was quite different

Originally going by a different name, Kin came about as co-creator Ciaran Donnelly felt that inner-city Dublin life was being under-explored onscreen. JOE recently interviewed co-creator of Kin, Ciaran Donnelly, where he spoke about the chances of a third season of his hit Irish crime drama and about his in the works Cú Chulainn movie. […]

1 year ago

Cú Chulainn ‘in the present day’ movie in the works from Kin creator

Cú Chulainn ‘in the present day’ movie in the works from Kin creator

EXCLUSIVE: Kin co-creator Ciaran Donnelly already has an Irish actor in mind to play the legendary warrior hero. A film that is being dubbed “the first Irish mythology movie” is in the works from Ciaran Donnelly (co-creator of Kin) and Stephen Shields (Abigail, The Hole in the Ground), JOE can exclusively reveal. Speaking to JOE […]

1 year ago

Kin creator opens up about possibility of Season 3 for the hit Irish crime drama

Kin creator opens up about possibility of Season 3 for the hit Irish crime drama

Co-creator Ciaran Donnelly told JOE: ‘It breaks our hearts that there was only two seasons of it. It was really meant to be five.’ With its recent addition to both the BBC iPlayer and Netflix, the love for Irish crime thriller series Kin is growing everyday. And yet, despite this, there have been conflicting reports […]

1 year ago