House of Guinness | |
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Genre | Historical drama |
Created by | Steven Knight |
Directed by | Tom Shankland Mounia Akl |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production companies | Kudos Stigma Films |
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Network | Netflix |
House of Guinness is an upcoming historical drama television series created by Steven Knight. It is scheduled to premiere on 25 September 2025 on Netflix.
The series is about the family behind the Guinness brewing company in 19th-century Ireland and New York, and the consequences following the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben. [1]
The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title House of Guinness. [2] It is produced for Netflix by Kudos. [3] The eight-part series has Tom Shankland directing the first five episodes and Mounia Akl directing the final three. Knight and Shankland serve as executive producers alongside Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Knight, Martin Haines and Ivana Lowell. Series producer is Cahal Bannon and Howard Burch is the producer. Filming began in Cheshire in the summer of 2024. [4] [5] Filming locations also include Stockport in Greater Manchester, [6] and Liverpool. [7] The cast includes James Norton, David Wilmot, Louis Partridge and Anthony Boyle. [8] [9]
The eight-episode series is set to premiere on Netflix on 25 September 2025. [10]