
"Steven Knight is probably Britain's most prolific television creator, with Rogue Heroes, A Thousand Blows, Great Expectations, and This Town among his most recent shows, but he remains best known as the man behind the phenomenal Peaky Blinders. Good news, then, that his latest, House of Guinness, has more than a little of that show's DNA. Based on the true lives of the great Irish brewery dynasty, it focuses on the year 1868 and the transition to a new generation."
"There's also a similar cast of big characters, led by Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, and Emily Fairn as the core Guinness trio of Arthur, Edward and Anne, but with James Norton taking the Cillian Murphy role as brewery foreman and family fixer Sean Rafferty. The House of Guinness also shares an industrial backdrop and a strong sense of period and place, moving from grimy backstreets to gilded ballrooms, from the towering mansions of the haves to the crowded hovels of the have-nots."
"Although it's undoubtedly a Dublin story, House of Guinness didn't film in Dublin at all. The primary reason for this is that Dublin has undergone significant changes since the mid-19th century, when the story is set. Instead, the team used period-suitable buildings in the north of England, just as showrunner and writer Steven Knight did on Peaky Blinders."
Steven Knight created House of Guinness, a period drama set in 1868 following the transition of the Guinness brewery dynasty to a new generation. The series pairs high-society intrigue with industrial-era storytelling, blending elements of Succession and Downton Abbey while adopting the stylistic tone associated with Peaky Blinders. The principal cast includes Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, and James Norton in central roles. The production emphasizes atmospheric music, textured accents, and detailed setwork to contrast opulent mansions with crowded working-class streets. Filming used period-suitable northern England locations to recreate 19th-century Dublin.
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