NETFLIX has revealed further details of its upcoming new series House of Guinness from the creator of Peaky Blinders.
Today, the streaming service announced that production has begun on the Steven Knight created, written and produced drama inspired by Ireland’s famous brewery-founding family, and shared details of its cast, which includes two talents from the north and several other Irish actors.
West Belfast-born star Anthony Boyle (Masters of The Air, Manhunt) will play Guinness heir Arthur Guinness, while Co Down actor Seamus O’Hara (An Irish Goodbye, Blue Lights) will play a character called Patrick Cochrane.
HOUSE OF GUINNESS is officially in production!
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) July 25, 2024
The 8-part series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight reimagines the period immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery. pic.twitter.com/i6BcI46msq
Filming has now commenced in Manchester on the Kudos-produced series, which Netflix say is “set in 19th-century Dublin and New York” and “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.”
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The series will be directed by Tom Shankland (episodes one to five) and Mounia Akl (episodes six to eight).
The full casting announcement is as follows:
- Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air, Manhunt) will play Arthur Guinness
- Louis Partridge (Pistol, Enola Holmes) will play Edward Guinness
- Emily Fairn (The Responder, Black Mirror) will play Anne Plunket (nee 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, Obituary) will play Lady Olivia Hedges
- David Wilmot (Station Eleven, Bodkin) will play Bonnie Champion
- Hilda Fay (The Woman In The Wall, Spilt Milk) will play Sultan
“I am thrilled that we have such an exceptional cast and such an exceptional team to tell this story, inspired by an exceptional family,” says Steven Knight.
Anne Mensah, Netflix Vice President of UK Content says: “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.”
— Seamus O’Hara (@SeamusOha) July 25, 2024
Karen Wilson, joint MD of Kudos, says: “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.”
House of Guinness is expected to arrive on Netflix next year.
