Kin (Irish TV series)
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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.
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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 (2021-09-09) – 7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) |
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]