TV crime thriller filmed in Kildare hitting screens
Above: Actress Carolina Main
A new Irish crime thriller ‘Blood’ - which was filmed in north Kildare including in Kilcock - is to debut on Virgin Media One this October.
The series has already been sold in the UK and the US, and stars BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar and newcomer Carolina Main (pictured).
This six-part psychological thriller is set in rural Ireland and tells the story of a woman called Cat who returns home following her mother’s seemingly accidental death from a fall by the garden pond.
Over the course of the series, Cat begins to suspect her father’s (Dunbar) involvement in the death. Was it an accident? Or was it murder?
Episode 1 of Blood airs on Monday 8th October at 9pm on Virgin Media One.
‘Blood’ was commissioned by Virgin Media Television, with the support of the BAI, will air on Virgin Media One on Monday 9th October, at 9pm.
The highly anticipated and internationally sought after series has already been sold in the UK and the US, and stars BAFTA nominee Dunbar (Line of Duty) and newcomer Carolina Main.
The six- part psychological crime thriller follows the saga of the Hogan family, an Irish household with strains and resentments bubbling just under the surface.
After the sudden death of her mother, estranged youngest daughter Cat is called home. This uncomfortable, unplanned reunion awakens demons from Cat’s past and shines a new, suspicious light on her mother's death as she begins to suspect her father Jim’s (Dunbar) involvement. Was it an accident? Or was it murder?
Battle lines are drawn as the family is torn apart by the conflicting stories and lies. Did Jim kill Cat’s mother? And if so, why? Will Cat lose all the family she has left by pursuing the truth regardless of the consequences?
Written by Sophie Petzal (Red Rock, The Last Kingdom, Riviera) and produced by Jonathan Fisher (Midsomer Murders, Lewis), there has been major international interested in the series. Leading independent distributor all3media International has just struck a new deal with Acorn Media Enterprises (US) to broadcast the programme in the USA & Canada, while in the UK, Channel 5 and Virgin Media UK have acquired broadcasting rights.
The series has been selected to showcase at the prestigious international 28th Film Festival Cologne on the same day as Virgin Media Television’s premiere.
Bill Malone, Director of Programming for Virgin Media Television, said;
“We are delighted that the international market has recognised Virgin Media Television’s efforts in commissioning high quality original drama. Blood is a powerful and engrossing story which is a key pillar of our Autumn schedule. This drama further underlines our commitment to invest in original Irish scripted content which appeals to international audiences and comes on the back of recent international sales of Ireland’s Got Talent in the UK and Canada.”
Tune in to Virgin Media One for episode 1 of Blood which airs on Monday 08th October at 9pm.