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Kin (Irish TV Series)
''Kin'' is an Irish crime drama television series, co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, that was first broadcast on 9 September 2021 on RTÉ One. The series revolves around a fictional Dublin family embroiled in gangland war, and stars Aidan Gillen and Ciarán Hinds as rival gang leaders Frank Kinsella and Eamon Cunningham. It became one of the most-watched series in Ireland. A second series followed in 2023.The series was acquired by the BBC in 2023 and Netflix in 2024. Background 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 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by RTÉ. It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''TelefÃs Éireann'' on 31 December 1961, it was renamed ''RTÉ'' in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ 1 upon the launch of RTÉ 2 in 1978. It is funded partly by the government's licence fee; the remainder of the funding is provided by commercial advertising. Because RTÉ is funded partly by the licence fee it shows considerably fewer advertisements than most other channels available in Ireland and Northern Ireland. RTÉ One is available to 98% of the Irish population in HD on the Saorview DTT service. It is also available in Northern Ireland via Saorview, Freeview, Sky, and cable provider Virgin Media. The channel is also available online through RTÉ Player. History RTÉ One began life as ''TelefÃs Éireann'' in 1961. It was renamed simply as ''RTÉ'' in 1966, upon the renaming of the Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AMC+
AMC+ is an American subscription video on demand streaming service owned by AMC Networks that was launched on June 11, 2020. The service is a premium bundle that includes the live feeds and program libraries of the company's television networks and streaming brands along with its own exclusive content. History AMC+ was first launched in June 11, 2020 for Xfinity customers, and included content that was previously exclusive to subscribers of the AMC cable channel through its TV Everywhere AMC Premiere app. On October 1, 2020, AMC+ launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV Channels, and became available to Dish Network and Sling TV customers. On November 23, 2020, AMC+ launched on Roku. On April 6, 2021, AMC+ became available on YouTube TV. In the same month, AMC+ launched on DirecTV. In August 2021, AMC+ finally launched on TV, computer and mobile devices. Former BBC America executive director Courtney Thomasma was named general manager of AMC+ on April 8, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McKenna (writer)
Michael McKenna may refer to: * Michael McKenna (bishop) (born 1951), Australian Roman Catholic bishop * Michael McKenna (Australian footballer) (born 1961), Australian footballer for Footscray and Richmond * Michael McKenna (Scottish footballer) (born 1991), Scottish footballer for Arbroath and Berwick Rangers * Michael McKenna (priest) (died 1875), Irish-American prelate with ties to Irish nationalism * Michael McKenna (Scrabble player), 2012 World Youth Scrabble Champion and world record holder * Michael McKenna (''Shortland Street''), a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Mike McKenna (ice hockey) Mike McKenna (born April 11, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. McKenna was selected in the 6th round (172nd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators and played in the National Hockey League (NH ... (born 1983), National Hockey League goaltender * Mike McKenna (musician) (born 1946), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenan Ece
Kenan Cahit Ece (born 24 December 1980) is a Turkish actor. Life and career After graduating from St. George's Austrian High School, Ece finished his studies at Davidson College with a degree in theatre and economic studies. While in university, he started taking part in many plays. After graduating, he moved to Dublin, where he lived for four years and took acting lessons at Gaiety School of Acting and Irish Film Academy. He then appeared in 13 episodes of the Irish soap opera ''Fair City''. He then started working at the Irish national theatre, Abbey Theatre. Upon his return to Turkey, he was cast in the movie ''Yüreğine Sor'', directed by Yusuf Kurçenli. He then appeared in the movie ''Beni Unutma''. Ece simultaneously continued his television career with different roles in the TV series ''Samanyolu'', ''Deli Saraylı'', ''İzmir Çetesi'', ''Krem'' and ''Kalp hırsızı''. In 2012, together with Mustafa Üstündağ he founded the Çamurdan Theatre. He gained international r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Öykü Karayel
Öykü Karayel (born 21 August 1990) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. Life and career Born in 1990 in Istanbul, Öykü Karayel graduated from Çemberlitaş Girls High School. She has a twin sister. After receiving a short period of training at Kenter Theater, she entered the Theater Department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University in 2007. While she was still a conservatory student she played the lead character of Ayşe in the theatre ''Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta''. Her performance in a play at Theatre Krek was drawn to the attention of the screenwriter Ece Yörenç. At the time he was searching a new actor for the TV series ''Kuzey Güney'' to play the character Cemre and she was chosen for it. At the end of June 2017 she started acting in a TV series called ''Kalp Atışı'' playing the role of Eylül Erdem. Filmography Film Series Theatre Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Karayel, Oyku 1990 births Living people Actresses from Istanbul Turki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Bell
Fiona Bell is a Scottish actress, known for her role as Sergeant Angela McLeod in the ITV drama series ''Soldier Soldier'' (1997–1998), as Donna Killick in the BBC One crime drama series ''Shetland'' (2018) and as Hilary in the ''BBC One'' drama series '' The Nest'' (2020). Bell was born in Rosneath then part of Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Career She took an interest in acting and joined the Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow at the age of 15. She graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a BA Acting degree in 1986. Filmography Film Television Theatre Personal life Bell is married to Irish actor Conor Mullen, who she met on the set of ''Soldier Soldier'' in 1997. She moved to Ireland in 1997 to get married and lives in Howth, County Dublin County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Quigley Murphy
Shane Quigley Murphy is an Irish actor from Ballinteer, Dublin. He is best known for his role as Gareth Boyle in the Irish soap opera, ''Fair City'', for which he has starred in since 2022. Career Television Quigley Murphy has appeared in several television series. In 2017, he appeared as 'Patrick' in the drama series, '' Outlander.'' In 2021, he appeared as 'Thespin Pilot Obsidian' in the Apple TV+ series, ''Foundation''. Later that year he played ‘Dean Fearon’ in the first season of the RTÉ television crime drama series ''Kin.'' In 2022, he starred as Aelfrun in the Netflix series, '' Vikings: Valhalla''. In late 2022, Quigley Murphy joined the cast of, ''Fair City'', playing the character, Gareth Boyle. Since his first appearance he has featured in some of the programme's most talked-about storylines. Film Quigley Murphy played a leading role in ''Kill Your Lover'' directed by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert which premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith McErlean
Keith McErlean (born ) is an Irish actor from Carndonagh in Inishowen, County Donegal, in Ireland. His career began when he graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 1998. McErlean has appeared in a number of plays for the Abbey Theatre and Peacock Theatre, including ''Making History'', ''Lovers at Versailles'' and ''Tartuffe''. He is known for his role as Barry in all three series (2001 to 2006) of '' Bachelors Walk'' for RTÉ. In 2004, he played Declan Breen in the film ''The Blackwater Lightship'', adapted for CBS from Colm TóibÃn Colm TóibÃn ( , ; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet. His first novel, ''The South (novel), The South'', was published in 1990. ''The Blackwater Lightship'' was short ...'s original novel. In 2006, he played Vernon Todmann in the movie '' Flyboys''. From 2008 until 2013, he appeared in the RTÉ series '' Raw'' playing the character of Shane Harte, in which he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Mckenna Jr
Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928 * Finnish markka (), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Polish mark (), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love/Hate (TV Series)
''Love/Hate'' is an Irish crime drama television series, commissioned by RTÉ Television and created by Stuart Carolan. Set in Dublin, the show depicts fictional characters in the city's criminal underworld. The show is mostly filmed in Dublin, with some scenes shot in bordering counties. Since its release, it continued to grow in popularity, with series 3 attracting close to one million viewers on several occasions. The show aired between 2010 and 2014 on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, spanning five series and twenty-eight episodes. The show was later broadcast on Netflix and dubbed into French and German, and in 2024 the show was released for streaming onto ITVX. In November 2014, RTÉ stated that a sixth series would be made, but the show would be taking a year-long break in 2015. However, in November 2015, RTÉ stated that there were no longer plans to make a sixth series. In 2017, actor John Connors confirmed that production of ''Love/Hate'' had ceased and there would be no mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutch–Kinahan Feud
The Hutch–Kinahan feud is a major ongoing feud between two criminal organisations in Ireland that has resulted in the deaths of eighteen people, the majority of which have been perpetrated by the Kinahan family. The Hutch gang, led by Gerry Hutch, and the Kinahan Family, led by Daniel Kinahan, are the main participants. The feud has taken the form of a large number of attacks, mostly shootings, on people associated with the Hutch and Kinahan gangs (though some have been cases of mistaken identity). Most attacks have been in Dublin, a few elsewhere in Ireland, and some in Spain - including the murder of Gary Hutch, which sparked off the feud. Feud There was a shooting in 2014, but it is generally considered that the feud began in 2015, when Gary Hutch was murdered in Marbella, Spain, and escalated after the February 2016 Dublin hotel attack. In 2016, just after the Regency Hotel attack, a Special Crime Task Force was created within the national Drugs and Organised Crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
