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RTE Kinahans-inspired crime drama set to rival Love/hate
RTE is hoping a new blockbuster crime drama inspired by the notorious Kinahan mob will be as successful as Love/hate.
Kin is an eight-part series that follows the activities of a family of Dublin gangsters who go to war with thugs from rival gangs.
An insider said: “Kin means family but it is also the first three letters of the Kinahan family.
“The series is not based on them but there is no doubt the Kinahan and Hutch feud over the past few years was some kind of inspiration for the new series.
“It’s about a fictional crime family in Dublin and their underworld dealings with other criminal families.
“It’s not the Kinahans’ story but people can draw their own conclusions. Viewers
will be able to make up their own mind about it.”
Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen, 52, plays the head of the family which will automatically draw comparisons to Love/hate in which he played gang boss John Boy in the first two seasons before the character was shot dead.
Filming of Kin began in November and the first block of four episodes has already been shot by Red Rock director Diarmuid Goggins, who also made numerous episodes of Bulletproof, Silent Witness, Casualty and Hollyoaks.
Another four episodes will be filmed over the next two months with crew and cast hoping the series will be screened in the spring.
The insider added: “It looks really good. It seems very exciting and the acting and the script are
Number of episodes in new series based on Dublin crime gang
really tight.they have really gone to town with the set and the design and their location.
“They even fabricated a ‘Dublin West Hospital’ in this huge centre at Seapoint on the coast. The hope would be that Kin would turn out like Love/hate which was commissioned for a few episodes but then went on to seasons two, three, four and five.”
Filming went ahead during lockdown and the production team are hoping there will be no Covid-related delays.
Irish stars include Maria Doyle Kennedy, Clare Dunne, Ciaran Hynds, Emmett Scanlan and Sam Keeley. The insider said: “They are very strict with all the actors and crew. Everyone has to be tested before going on set and strict procedures are enforced.
“Everybody is given a comfort pack when they arrive and there is absolute social distancing between takes.
“Masks are off for action and then immediately put back on once the scene is over. Covid tests are done every few days for those on set. It is fairly clinical.”
It’s about a fictional crime family in Dublin INSIDER ON NEW RTE GANG DRAMA SERIES