Gritty Irish crime drama Kin is set to hit UK Netflix screens in May 2024.
And fans cannot get enough of the series as the multi-award winning show has been hailed ‘the best Irish drama series in years’.
The show, which won four Irish Film and Television Awards in 2022, initially aired on Irish channel RTร in 2021, for series one, and in 2023, for series two.
From May, 1, the show’s first series will make its debut on the streaming giant’s platform while both seasons are currently available on RTร and BBC iPlayer.
Netflix said of Kin: ‘The Kinsella family grapples with the shifting power dynamics while trying to safeguard loved ones in a bloody drug war that pushes their bonds to the limit’.
Gritty Irish crime drama Kin is set to hit UK Netflix screens in May 2024
The show, which won four IFTAs in 2022, was initially aired on Irish channel RTร in 2021, for series one, and in 2023, for series two (pictured: Charlie Cox who stars as Michael Kinsella)
Kin has casted the likes of Charlie Cox (Michael Kinsella), Clare Dunne (Amanda Kinsella) and Emmett J. Scanlan (Jimmy Kinsella), during the first two seasons.
Netflix viewers are waiting in anticipation of the release as many flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their excitement.
One penned: ‘Looks like #Kin is coming to Netflix. Hope this increases the chances of us getting another Season or even Seasons! #CharlieCox’
‘Great news I still haven’t seen season 2’… ‘Fingers crossed’.ย
And the hype has seemingly been appropriate as the show scored an impressive 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
One critic wrote: ‘The best Irish drama series in years.’
‘Part of the reason why Kin works so well is that it doesn’t shun the cliches that inevitably go with the territory, it revels in them. Allied to that is a superb cast.’
‘Cox’s performance as Michael continues to impress. Doe-eyed and softly spoken, he gives every impression of being sensitive and self-effacing, right up to the point where he isn’t. He’s the guy you’d want to have your back in a crisis.’ย
Kin has casted the likes of Charlie Cox (Michael Kinsella) (pictured left), Clare Dunne (Amanda Kinsella) and Emmett J. Scanlan (Jimmy Kinsella), during the first two seasons
Netflix viewers are waiting in anticipation of the release as many flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their excitement
And the hype has seemingly been appropriate as the show scored an impressive 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes
‘Kin remains a reliably entertaining and occasionally thrilling watch, brimming with talent on both sides of the camera.’
But despite the glowing reviews, a third series is still reportedly up in arms.
It is believed that actor Sinan Sicimoฤlu revealed the cast’s contracts hadn’t been renewed.
This would mean it would be deemed ‘impossible’ to get Charlie, Clare, Sam and Emmett to rejoin on the same set.
But, following the show’s raving success, another is not completely off the cards.
Emmett told Radio Times: ‘I’m sure we’re all hopeful that we get to continue the story or maybe even finish the story. It’s been an extraordinary ride.
‘We became very close shooting it. And I said I’d love to go back and do it, to be able to get on set and to tell stories, really, really well thought-out, visceral, layered stories like that, to be able to bring those characters to life, is only made possible through the team that’s around you.
‘And, of course, our writer, Peter McKenna, who’s so, so good at doing that. And I hope we get to continue, but I don’t know if and where we will, but please God we find out soon one way or the other.’
It is believed that Kin’s inclusion on Netflix will further increase the show’s chances of a third series, but nothing has been confirmed.
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