Kin is an Irish television crime drama series, co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, that first broadcast on September 9, 2021, on RTÉ. The series, which revolves around a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war, stars Aiden Gillen and Ciarán Hinds as rival gang leaders, Frank Kinsella and Eamonn 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 | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | Dublin |
| Cinematography | James Mather |
| Editor | Edel McDonnell |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Distributor | AMC+ |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09) – present |
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 February 10, 2022, with production having begun in July.[4][5]
Kin is McKenna's third project for RTE, following the success of Red Rock (2015―2019) and Hidden Assets (2021).
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."[6][7]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | Ireland viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna[9] | 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) | N/A | |
| A feud between local gang leaders Frank Kinsella and Eamon Cunningham is intensified when Frank's son Eric tries to take out one of Eamon's dealers, Caolan Moore, over a petty feud. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna | 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) | N/A | |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna | 26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) | N/A | |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Diarmuid Goggins | Peter McKenna | 3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) | N/A | |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) | N/A | |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) | N/A | |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) | N/A | |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Tessa Hoffe | Peter McKenna | 31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) | N/A | |
| Angela's plan to take down Eamon comes into fruition. | ||||||
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 9 critic reviews.[10]
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."[11]
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