Best known for his Oscar-nominated performance in THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Colin Farrell is returning to television in a big way for the first time since TRUE DETECTIVE season 2. He’ll reprise the role of THE PENGUIN, which he originated in 2022’s THE BATMAN, for the upcoming Max spinoff show. He’ll also lead the upcoming Apple TV+ drama SUGAR, executive producing both projects. The series will land on Apple TV+ on April 5th.
Irish star Domhnall Gleeson leads the cast of ALICE AND JACK, a 6-part series premieres March 17 at 10/9c on PBS air, PBS.org, the PBS App and the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel. Created and written by Victor Levin (MAD ABOUT YOU, MAD MEN), the series features Andrea Riseborough and Gleeson as the titular characters in what distributor Fremantle described as a “love story for the ages.” The synopsis for the series adds when they first meet they’re bound by a connection so powerful it seems nothing can break it, but will their path lead them to a place of happiness and togetherness? Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way.
You won’t want to miss Andrew Scott in RIPLEY, premiering April 4th on Netflix. Written, directed, and executive produced by Academy Award winner Steve Zaillian (THE IRISHMAN), RIPLEY will immerse you in a suspense-filled journey set in Italy in the ’60s. Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS, FLEABAG) leads the eight-episode limited series as the roguish protagonist Tom Ripley. You can check out the first teaser trailer above, as well as find out everything else you need to know about the forthcoming thriller. Are you ready to dive into the mind of Tom Ripley? Watch the trailer via link below!
Viewers have praised the emotional and heartwarming interview between Jamie Dornan and Patrick Kielty on the LATE LATE SHOW. The heartthrob Irish actor was the first guest to appear on a star-studded show Friday night, where he joined host Kielty for a chat about being content in life, their shared bond of being born in the same county and Jamie’s hit new show THE TOURIST.
SALTBURN‘s Barry Keoghan stars in the upcoming MASTERS OF THE AIR, on Apple TV+ Jan 26. The latest installment in the BAND OF BROTHERS war drama, the series is based on the book Masters Of The Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and tells the story of the US Army’s elite Eighth Air Force of the United States Army, who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep by bombing Berlin, Hanover, Leipzig and Dresden, destroying enemy targets like rail facilities and oil refineries, while also being expected to engage in air-to-air fighter combat at 25,000ft.
American talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien is touring Ireland in the hopes of tracing his ancestors following an earlier DNA test that revealed he is “100pc Irish”. The 60-year-old Massachusetts-born star made pitstops in Dublin, Galway and Limerick while filming for his new travel show CONAN O’BRIEN MUST GO, as he maps out his Irish family heritage.
Prime Video is teasing the new show LOL: LAST ONE LAUGHING IRELAND. LOL is hosted by Graham Norton and features Irish comedians Aisling Bea, Amy Huberman and Catherine Bohart. Premiering Jan 19th, the competition will see the stars try to make each other laugh by using every unpredictable comedic tool in the box…without cracking a smile themselves. The winner will receive €50,000 for their charity of choice.
DERRY GIRLS star Saoirse-Monica Jackson has told how she had just been fired from her door-to-door sales job when she learned about the hit comedy series. Speaking to the Dish podcast, Jackson told hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett how she was just a year out of drama school when she landed a role in DERRY GIRLS. She also told the Dish hosts about her upcoming roles, one in the Paramount+ period thriller THE DOLL FACTORY – which was filmed in Dublin – and the Netflix period drama THE DECAMERON, set during the Black Plague.