US EditionHouse of Guinness Viewers 'Notice Problem' After Historical Drama Lands on Netflix
The series explores the Guinness family’s power struggle and external threats after Sir Benjamin’s death, blending fact and fiction in a drama inspired by real events.
- On September 25, House of Guinness premieres on Netflix as an eight-episode series written by Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, whose style shapes its opening scenes.
- Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the drama begins in 1868 after Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness's death, forcing his four children—Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben—to manage the brewery amid a bitter succession struggle.
- In the opening episode, brewery henchmen clash with Irish Republican Brotherhood members as Fenians set barrels ablaze, while temperance activists and Ellen Cochrane’s blackmail plot intensify pressure on Arthur.
- Steven Knight's series depicts Edward proposing to buy the brewery from Arthur for 35 percent, leading to Arthur selling his share by 1868, uniting the siblings.
- Filmed primarily in the North West of England and North Wales, Penrhyn Castle doubles for Ashford Castle, while Steven Knight blends Peaky Blinders-style themes with class, political violence and a modern Irish rock and rap soundtrack.
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