{"id":560285,"date":"2026-07-21T06:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/560285\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:33:23","slug":"crime-drama-kin-to-return-to-rte-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/560285\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime drama KIN to return to RT\u00c9 next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dublin crime drama KIN <\/a>will return to RT\u00c9 television next year after going off air in 2023 due to the collapse of Canadian co-producer Bron Studios.<\/p>\n

The news comes as RT\u00c9 announces its new television drama schedule, which is described as the station’s biggest-ever drama offering and also includes the return of The Walsh Sisters and the debut of Tall Tales & Murder, a new “darkly comedic drama” from LOVE\/HATE creator Stuart Carolan.<\/p>\n

Co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly, KIN debuted on RT\u00c9 One in September 2021 and followed the activities of the Kinsellas, a fictional Dublin crime family embroiled in gangland war, with Aidan Gillen, Clare Dunne, and Ciar\u00e1n Hinds among the cast.<\/p>\n

A huge ratings and critical hit, it was seen as a successor to RT\u00c9 drama LOVE\/HATE. A second series of KIN followed in 2023, and the show was acquired by the BBC and Netflix.<\/p>\n

However, the series was put on hold at the end of season two after BRON Studios, who co-produced the drama with Headline Pictures in association with RT\u00c9, AMC, and Nordic Entertainment Group, went bankrupt and threw the future of the show into doubt.<\/p>\n

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Season two of KIN, which also starred Emmett J Scanlan, Yasmine Seky and Charlie Cox, ended with Amanda Kinsella (Dunne) taking over the family operation and there has been much speculation about the its return ever since.<\/p>\n

The third season is already in production and is being produced by Irish company Metropolitan Pictures, who worked on the first two seasons, and House of Juno, whose co-founders include Charlie Cox.<\/p>\n

The synopsis for the new series says: “KIN Season three reunites the nation with the Kinsella crime family. As they consolidate power, buried betrayals and festering rivalries turn inward, and the greatest threat to the family empire becomes the family itself.”<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 has not released any further details of casting or plot lines but has said season three is likely to air next year.<\/p>\n

The much anticipated return of KIN is part of RT\u00c9\u2019s new television drama schedule, which includes 160 hours – an increase on 142 hours last year – of Irish drama either currently in production or scheduled to air throughout 2026.<\/p>\n

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The new schedule will also feature a new series with the working title of The Yank, a six-part drama starring Star Trek: Voyager actress Kate Mulgrew<\/a>. Set in the west coast of Ireland, it sees NYPD detective Nora Savage take a career break following a traumatic event and moving to her family home.<\/p>\n

A new show from LOVE\/HATE creator Stuart Carolan<\/p>\n

Co-commissioned by RT\u00c9 and BBC Northern Ireland, Tall Tales & Murder, based on the eight-book Dublin Trilogy by Caimh McDonnell, was written by LOVE\/HATE creator Stuart Carolan and stars Ella Lily Hyland, Aidan Gillen, Philippa Dunne and Packy Lee.<\/p>\n

The new season of The Walsh Sisters, which is based on books by Marian Keyes, will “follow Rachel, Claire, Helen, Maggie, and Anna as their lives evolve after the twin dramas of Rachel’s spiral and a life-altering tragedy for Anna.”<\/p>\n

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The new series synopsis adds: “Helen is struggling behind silent psychological walls, confronting crippling anxiety, Maggie is preparing to become a mother while desperately pursuing a ‘perfect\u2019 family life, and Anna is left to find a way to heal from the profound shadow of her grief”.<\/p>\n

New and returning dramas for children<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 has also unveiled a slate of new and returning children\u2019s dramas, including season three of The Unreal, and Do Not Watch Alone, a fantastical series featuring “killer cyborg teachers, brain-sucking aliens, toxic laundry monsters and freaky forest creatures”.<\/p>\n

New drama on RT\u00c9 radio<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 Drama On One returns with a new season of Irish writing, audio fictions, memoir and radio features in its Autumn 2026 Season, Speak The Speech, which airs on Sunday nights at 8pm across October and November.<\/p>\n

Among the shows in this new season are: Wake by Irene Kelleher. Directed by Conall Morrison, it follows the thoughts of a young woman at her mother\u2019s wake in “a darkly humorous and touching play”.<\/p>\n

Horace by John O\u2019Donnell centres on Fidelma, who has a special gift, though other dark secrets are revealed as she joins a bereavement counselling group.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s The Bars is a Derry audio memoir by Gorretti Slavin, reflecting on growing up in a time of conflict.<\/p>\n

Saving Marnie is a new play by Philip Davison, focusing on “the isolation of an elderly man due to be released from hospital into an uncertain future.”<\/p>\n

There will also be a radio adaptation of Mary Lavin\u2019s story In The Middle of The Fields, directed by Joan Sheehy.<\/p>\n

“Biggest ever year for new Irish drama on RT\u00c9”<\/p>\n

In a statement, RT\u00c9 said the new schedule is its “biggest ever drama offering and underlines RT\u00c9\u2019s stronger-than-ever commitment to Ireland\u2019s creative sector and to homegrown storytelling for Irish audiences in Ireland”.<\/p>\n

Director of Video at RT\u00c9, Steve Carson, said: “We\u2019re heading into our biggest ever year for new Irish drama on RT\u00c9. Numerous productions are currently filming across the country, delivering significant economic and cultural impact to communities nationwide whilst showcasing Ireland\u2019s exceptional talents to audiences at home and internationally.<\/p>\n

“From picturesque Connemara in Galway to the heart of the cities of Dublin and Cork, RT\u00c9 is not only supporting regional production, but creating real employment opportunities throughout the industry.<\/p>\n

He added: “The scale of the 2026 slate will support hundreds of jobs across the Irish screen industry, including writers, directors, producers, crews, post-production teams, designers, and technical specialists, reinforcing RT\u00c9\u2019s central role in the continued growth of Ireland\u2019s audiovisual economy.<\/p>\n

“We would particularly like to thank our Irish partners Screen Ireland and Coimisi\u00fan na M\u00e9an and acknowledge the value to the industry of Section 481 tax relief, all of which have made these productions possible.”<\/p>\n

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