Daryl McCormack in KNIVES OUT: WAKE UP DEAD MAN
Daniel Craig slips back into the linen suits and lazy drawl of Benoit Blanc for WAKE UP DEAD MAN, the latest mystery from Rian Johnson that promises to be the detective’s most perilous investigation yet. This time the southern sleuth finds himself untangling a web of deception at a parish in upstate New York, where Josh O’Connor’s Father Jud Duplenticy becomes the thread that unravels everything.
The roster of suspects reads like a who’s who of contemporary talent: Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, and Thomas Haden Church all circle the crime, each harboring their own secrets.
Among them lurks Eric McCormack’s Cy, a fallen political figure who’s reinvented himself as a YouTuber, weaponizing Christianity for clicks and clout. McCormack describes his character as someone who discovered that faith makes excellent fuel for rage-baiting, a man whose spiritual posturing masks nothing but naked ambition and greed, a type we’ve all encountered scrolling through our feeds at three in the morning. It’s the kind of role that lets an actor sink their teeth into the rot of modern influence culture, where belief systems become content strategies and moral authority is just another path to monetization.
From the morally bankrupt halls of internet celebrity, McCormack has pivoted to the drawing rooms of Regency England, having just completed Netflix’s adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE penned by Dolly Alderton. He plays Mr. Bingley opposite Jack Lowden’s Mr. Darcy in a production that’s assembled a murderer’s row of British talent including Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Jamie Demetriou, Freya Mavor, Rhea Norwood, and Siena Kelly.
The whiplash between projects couldn’t be more extreme, trading the cynical manipulation of digital platforms for the elegant social machinations of Jane Austen’s most beloved romance, swapping YouTube thumbnails for horseback riding with Lowden across the English countryside. It’s the kind of range that keeps an actor sharp, moving from a character who exploits faith for followers to one who embodies the genteel optimism of Austen’s most amiable bachelor, proving that sometimes the best career move is simply to zigzag wildly between centuries and moral universes.
A priest. A pool. A Spanish island. And one very dead body. 🏊♂️☠️
THESE SACRED VOWS hits RTÉ One on February 1st, and this wedding weekend mystery is about to become your next obsession.
Newly released trailer now at irishfilmtv.com.
Killarney`s own Jessie Buckley just took home the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress for HAMNET, and her acceptance speech was pure gold 🏆✨
In HAMNET, Buckley delivers a devastating performance as Agnes, William Shakespeare`s wife, navigating the grief of losing their 11-year-old son. Critics are calling it unforgettable, and now she has the trophy to prove it 🎬💚
More Jessie at irishfilmtv.com.
HAMNET star Jessie Buckley shines in BEAST, now on #Netflix.
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
More at irishfilmtv.com.
🕺✨ DANCING WITH THE STARS IRELAND is back for S9 tonight!
Get ready for spray tans, sequins, and Sunday night sparkle because Ireland`s favourite winter escape is almost here. Who`s ready to vote their faves to victory? 💃
More at irishfilmtv.com.
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RUN AWAY brings Harlan Coben back to form with James Nesbitt doing what he does best—playing a tormented father searching for his missing daughter against all advice.
More at irishfilmtv.com.
By order of the Peaky Blinders, Merry Christmas!
A teaser for the new film PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN just dropped, and it features Cillian Murphy’s gangster Tommy Shelby returning to his old ways despite leaving them all behind at the end of the TV series.
Watch now at irishfilmtv.com.
Domhnall Gleeson heads to a remote Scottish isle for THE INCOMER!
He plays an awkward council worker tasked with relocating two siblings who survive by hunting seabirds, talking to mythical beings, and fiercely defending their homeland from outsiders.
More Domhnall at irishfilmtv.com.
Andrew Scott is bringing one of theater`s most powerful true stories to life.
The ALL OF US STRANGERS star will portray Scottish actor Ian Charleson in ELSINORE, chronicling Charleson`s breathtaking final performance as Hamlet at London`s National Theatre before his death in 1990 at age 40.
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Belfast-born Ciaran Hinds shines in Bradley Copper`s IS THIS THING ON?
With Hinds, you`re not just getting an actor. You`re getting decades of gravitas, warmth, and that rare ability to make every scene feel like it matters. From prestige drama to fantasy epics, he`s built a career on understated brilliance. And now? He`s ready to find the humor in heartbreak.
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Gothic drama LIES WE TELL is now on Netflix.
With powerful performances by Agnes O`Casey and David Wilmot, the Irish drama takes Sheridan Le Fanu`s classic novel UNCLE SILAS and transforms it into something urgent and vital for our moment.
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When Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley finally sat down together, they were strangers—but within moments, the conversation became profound.
Both Irish actors are carrying the weight of devastating roles this year: Farrell as a gambling addict spiraling in Macau in BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER, Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare grieving her son in HAMNET.
Watch now at irishfilmtv.com.
From FAIR CITY to KNIVES OUT! Daryl McCormack shines in the new #netflix film WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
McCormack just wrapped Netflix`s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE opposite Jack Lowden, Emma Corrin, and Olivia Colman. Talk about range: trading viral grift for Jane Austen elegance. Same actor, different century, wildly different moral compass.
More Daryl at irishfilmtv.com.
Eve Hewson brings ghosts to life in Noah Baumbach`s JAY KELLY.
From her breakout in THIS MUST BE THE PLACE to BAD SISTERS and beyond, she`s now haunting George Clooney as Daphne—a face from the past that forces a movie star to confront who he became while chasing fame.
More Eve at irishfilmtv.com.
When the past catches up with you in Amsterdam 🌊
Ciarán Hinds and Lesley Manville star in MIDWINTER BREAK—a retired couple`s winter getaway becomes a reckoning with memories they`ve tried to outrun for decades, in theatres Feb 20.
New trailer at irishfilmtv.com.
James Nesbitt is back in Harlan Coben`s twisted universe. 🔍
RUN AWAY drops January 1st on #Netflix — and this one`s personal.
When Simon (Nesbitt) finally finds his missing daughter strung out in a city park, it`s supposed to be a second chance. Instead, it`s the beginning of a nightmare.
New trailer at irishfilmtv.com.
