House of Guinness

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House of Guinness
GenreDrama
Screenplay by Steven Knight
Directed byTom Shankland
Mounia Akl
Country of origin
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerKaren Wilson
Production company
  • Kudos
Original release
Network Netflix

House of Guinness is an upcoming Netflix historical drama television series from Steven Knight.

Contents

Premise

The series is the 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]

Cast

Production

The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title House of Guinnees. [2] It will be produced for Netflix by Kudos. [3] The eight-part series is produced by Karen Wilson and has Tom Shankland directing the first five episodes and Mounia Akl directing the final three. 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]

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