Production has begun and new cast members have been announced on Steven Knight’s new drama about the Guinness family, produced by Kudos for Netflix.
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.
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 and Hilda Fay (The Woman In The Wall, Spilt Milk (forthcoming) will play Sultan.
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, 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, 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.”
Executive Producers for Kudos are Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Martin Haines, Tom Shankland and Ivana Lowell. Series Producer is Cahal Bannon, Producer is Howard Burch and the Directors are Tom Shankland (Block 1, Eps 1-5), Mounia Akl (Block 2, Eps 6-8)
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