Irish actress Kerry Condon is joining Liam Neeson and Ciarán Hinds in the upcoming thriller IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS, directed by Robert Lorenz. Condon, 39, hails from Co Tipperary and is known for her roles in THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, BETTER CALL SAUL and ANGELA’S ASHES. She will star in Martin McDonagh’s upcoming movie THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN alongside Barry Keoghan, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson.
The eagerly anticipated, brand new crime drama thriller REDEMPTION is now available on Virgin Media One. Filmed in Ireland, this six-part series features a leading Irish cast including acclaimed actress Paula Malcomson, Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Moe Dunford and Keith McErlean.
HILLWALKERS is a 2022 Irish backwoods horror thriller film about a group of hikers that trespass onto private land leading to intense violence at the hands of the owners. Written, directed and edited by Tom Cosgrove (Haunted; Haunted II; Dead of Night 2001), making his feature directorial debut. Produced by Ama Fosua Addo, Caoillte Cahill and Niall Reynolds.
GAME OF THRONES changed Conleth Hill’s life forever. But of course the world keeps spinning even after you’ve appeared in the biggest TV smashes of all time. And for the Co Antrim-raised actor that next chapter has involved crossing the length of Ireland to star in an adaptation of Graham Norton’s 2016 small-town murder mystery, HOLDING.
Jessie Buckley has been busy lately. Following her outstanding portrayal of a young mother in THE LOST DAUGHTER, the Irish actor earned herself an Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category. The good news for us then as Buckley will be returning to our screens in the new A24 thriller, MEN, alongside award-winning James Bond actor Rory Kinnear. Written and directed by Alex Garland (EX MACHINA and NEVER LET ME GO), the horror drama is set for release later this year.
Set in Eden, a fictional town in the Karoo, Tannie Maria, played by Maria Doyle Kennedy (THE COMMITMENTS, THE TUDORS, DEXTER, OUTLANDER and ORPHAN BLACK) is renowned for her delicious food, the recipes of which she shares in her column in the local newspaper, The Gazette. When the cash-strapped publication decides to axe her column in favour of an Agony Aunt column, Tannie Maria volunteers to do it.
Irish actress Charlie Murphy is set to star in a new show on Netflix which centres around a dangerous love triangle. The LOVE/HATE star will play the role of Anna Barton, who embarks on a secret affair with her soon to be father-in-law, William, played by Richard Armitage. The three-part series is an adaptation of the 1991 novella by the same name from late author Josephine Hart, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
HOLDING, a new 4-part tv show based on the book by chat-show host Graham Norton, airs this week. Human remains are discovered in a small, quiet village in West Cork, Ireland, while local builders are demolishing a farmhouse that belonged to the Burke family. It seems that the villagers – including the fiancee jilted at the altar by Tommy, the son of the house, as well as the woman he was seeing on the side – now have an answer as to how, if not precisely why, he disappeared on his wedding eve 20 years ago.