Do You Fancy A Pint? House Of Guinness Series Starts Production For Netflix
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The production has started on a new 8-part Netflix series, House Of Guinness. Get the casting announcements here.
Netflix has announced that production has started on a new 8-part series named House Of Guinness. The series is a sprawling, epic story exploring one of the most famous dynasties, the Guinness family. The casting for the series has been revealed, with James Norton, Jack Gleeson and Dervla Kirwan among the cast.
THE CAST
The cast for the 8-part series includes:
Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air, Manhunt) will play Arthur Guinness
Louis Partridge (Pistol, Enola Holmes) will play Edward Guinness
Emily Fairn (The Responder S1& S2, Black Mirror: Demon 79) will play Anne Plunket (née Guinness)
Fionn O’Shea (Normal People, Dance First) will play Benjamin Guinness
James Norton (Happy Valley / Bob Marley: One Love) will play Sean Rafferty
Niamh McCormack (Everything Now, The Magic Flute) will play Ellen Cochrane
Seamus O’Hara (Blue Lights, An Irish Goodbye) will play Patrick Cochrane
Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones, In The Land of Saints and Sinners) will play Byron Hedges
Dervla Kirwan (True Detective: Night Country, Smother) will play Aunt Agnes Guinness
Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, The Long Shadow) will play John Potter
Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone S1 & S2, Obituary) will play Lady Olivia Hedges
David Wilmot (Station Eleven, Bodkin) will play Bonnie Champion
Hilda Fay (The Woman In The Wall, Spilt Milk (forthcoming) will play Sultan
THE PREMISE
HOUSE OF GUINNESS will explore an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story will reimagine the period immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.
STEVEN KNIGHT
Steven Knight, Writer, Executive Producer and Creator said:
“I am thrilled that we have such an exceptional cast and such an exceptional team to tell this story inspired by an exceptional family”
ANNE MENSAH
Anne Mensah, Netflix Vice President of UK Content said:
“We are thrilled to be embarking on this epic and wondrous journey with our partners at Kudos. Steve Knight’s scripts read like pages torn out of a classic novel, spinning the story of the four heirs to the Guinness fortune, and how their lives and loves are changed by it overnight. We cannot wait to see this story come to life through Tom Shankland’s inspired vision and his breathtaking cast.”
KAREN WILSON
Karen Wilson, Joint MD of Kudos, said:
“I can’t think of a better cast of actors to bring Steven’s incredible scripts to life. We’re in the very early stages of filming, but I already know this is going to be an unmissable drama. Netflix audiences around the world are in for a real treat.”
CREDITS
Production Company: Kudos
Writer, Executive Producer, and Creator: Steven Knight
Executive Producers for Kudos: Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Martin Haines, Tom Shankland and Ivana Lowell
Series Producer: Cahal Bannon
Producer: Howard Burch
Directors: Tom Shankland (Block 1, Eps 1-5), Mounia Akl (Block 2, Eps 6-8)
House Of Guinness is currently in production
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