Kin (Irish TV series)

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. Tessa Hoffe was later announced as director of episodes five to eight. Prior to the series' premiere, several news outlets stated the series was inspired by the Kinahan gang and the Hutch–Kinahan feud, and noted similarities to former RTE staple Love/Hate. A show "insider" stated that "This is not the Kinahans' story, but people can draw their own conclusions. Viewers will be able to make up their own mind about it." ==Cast and characters==

Main • Charlie Cox as Michael Kinsella ("The Magician"), brother of Jimmy • Clare Dunne as Amanda Kinsella, wife of Jimmy • Aidan Gillen as Frank Kinsella • Emmett J. Scanlan as Jimmy Kinsella • Maria Doyle Kennedy as Bridget "Birdy" Goggins, sister of Frank • Sam Keeley as Eric "Viking" Kinsella, son of Frank • Yasmin Seky as Nikita Murphy, girlfriend of Eric • Ciarán Hinds as Eamon Cunningham (series 1) • Francis Magee as Brendan "Bren" Kinsella (series 2; guest series 1), father of Michael and Jimmy, brother of Frank and Birdy • Danielle Galligan as Molly (series 2; guest series 1) Supporting • Hannah Adeogun as Anna Areoye • Mark Mckenna Jr as Anthony Kinsella • Keith McErlean as Con Doyle • Ryan Lincoln as Isaac "Kem" Kemela • Ben Carolan as Glen Wright • Shane Quigley Murphy as Dean Fearon • Neill Fleming as Dotser Reid • Thomas Kane-Byrne as Francis "Fudge" Flynn • Cian Fitzsimons as Jamie Kinsella • Fiona Bell as Angela Cunningham • Lloyd Cooney as Caolán Moore • Stephen Jones as Noel Lawlor • Denise McCormack as Jenny Lawlor • Öykü Karayel as Nuray Batuk (series 2) • Kenan Ece as Hamza (series 2) ==Episodes==

Series overview Series 1 (2021) Series 2 (2023) == Production ==

Peter McKenna is the creator and main writer of the series. ==Release ==

Kin aired on RTÉ in 2021, with the second season following in 2023. In February 2022, the series premiered in the United States and Canada on AMC+, with Sundance Now premiering the series in the UK. A second series was announced on 10 February 2022, with production beginning in July. Season 2 began airing on 12 March 2023 on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. The broadcaster also acquired the second series, which was shown on BBC One from 14 February 2024, with the whole series available on BBC iPlayer. All episodes of Season 1 started streaming on SBS on Demand in August 2023, Australian public broadcaster SBS Television's platform, before being broadcast on linear TV. Both series were shown by SBS. Kin won an even larger international audience after becoming available on Netflix on 1 May 2024. The series was put on hold after season 2, after BRON Studios went bankrupt. Discussions were being held about a possible third season, but there had been no announcements by April 2024. However, in May 2025, series star Charlie Cox denied the report of renewal, stating that "I don't believe that that is true. I'd love for that to be the case." ==Critical reception ==

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating of season 1, with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 11 critic reviews in October 2024. Ed Power in The Irish Times called the show "RTÉ’s best drama in years". Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club gave the series a B− and wrote: "It's simply an opportunity to watch some gifted actors do what they do, very well, with a story that glides along in entertaining but unoriginal manner." ==References==