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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Josh Zetumer |
Based on | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe |
Directed by | Michael Lennox |
Starring | With Philip John Patrick Oliver |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Network | Hulu (United States) Disney+ (UK and Ireland) |
Say Nothing is an upcoming historical drama television series created by Josh Zetumer for the American streaming service Disney+ and produced by FX Productions. Detailing four generations of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, it is an adaptation of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The series follows the lives of people growing up in Belfast in the 1970s, 80s and 90s during the Troubles. [1]
The production is reported to be an adaptation of the Patrick Radden Keefe best-selling book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland , which detailed the abduction and murder of widowed mother-of-ten Jean McConville. [2] Edward McDonnell, Monica Levinson, Josh Zetumer and Michael Lennox are executive producers with Zetumer also serving as showrunner and Lennox directing the nine-part series. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson's Color Force are producing. [3]
In February 2024, Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Maxine Peake were confirmed as the lead cast. [4]
Filming took place in Liverpool in May 2023. Filming locations also include Belfast, London, Sheffield, [5] and Shepton Mallet Prison, near Bath in Somerset in August and September 2023. [6]
The series is expected to feature on Disney+ in the United Kingdom in 2024. [7] It will be broadcast on Hulu in the United States. [8]
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