THE DRY renewed for final season

THE DRY renewed for final season

THE DRY renewed for final season

ITV has announced a third and final series of the BAFTA-nominated comedy-drama THE DRY. The series stars Belfast actress Roisin Gallagher as Shiv, a recovering alcoholic who returned to Dublin after spending a decade in London.

The show’s previous seasons featured an accomplished cast including GAME OF THRONES veterans Ciarán Hinds and Michael McElhatton, alongside Siobhán Cullen (THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM), Moe Dunford (VIKINGS), and Sam Keeley (IN THE HEART OF THE SEA).

In the upcoming final series, the Sheridan family will confront their greatest challenge yet when a significant family secret comes to light. As they grapple with inevitable change and the betrayals of the past, destructive patterns begin to surface. Shiv, who has typically blamed others for her problems – her family, her ex, and alcohol – must finally confront a difficult question: could she be the real source of her own troubles?

The series will conclude with a family gathering where these tensions come to a head, forcing Shiv to face some uncomfortable truths about herself.

Watch THE DRY on Apple TV here.

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Graham Norton

Prime Video is teasing the new show LOL: LAST ONE LAUGHING IRELAND. LOL is hosted by Graham Norton and features Irish comedians Aisling Bea, Amy Huberman and Catherine Bohart. Premiering Jan 19th, the competition will see the stars try to make each other laugh by using every unpredictable comedic tool in the box…without cracking a smile themselves. The winner will receive €50,000 for their charity of choice.

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DERRY GIRLS wins International Comedy Emmy

Derry Girls

Channel 4’s international smash-hit comedy show DERRY GIRLS, has won the best International Emmy for Best Comedy. The hit comedy show was written and created by Derry woman Lisa McGee and starred Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland and Dylan Llewellyn. It was awarded the honour alongside Indian comedian Vir Das’ fourth stand-up special for Netflix, VIR DAS: LANDING.

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Aisling Bea in AVOIDANCE

Aisling Bea

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APOCALYPSE CLOWN now on Netflix

Apocalypse Clown

APOCALYPSE CLOWN is now available to watch on Netflix in Ireland and the UK. As premises for movies go, the film has a unique one: “When a mysterious technological blackout plunges Ireland into anarchy and chaos, a group of failed washed up clowns are forced to traverse the country for one last shot at their dreams” and boasts a great cast including including David Earl (AFTER LIFE), Tara Flynn (DATING AMBER) and Erin McGathy (COMMUNITY).

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DERRY GIRLS Harland in ULSTER AMERICAN

Louisa Harland

DERRY GIRLS actress Louisa Harland is set to star in Northern Irish playwright David Ireland’s production of ULSTER AMERICAN on the London stage. The satirical dark comedy will see Dublin-born performer Harland play Northern Irish playwright Ruth Davenport, opposite THE LORD OF THE RINGS actor Andy Serkis as English director Leigh Carver, and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI star Woody Harrelson playing Oscar-winning actor Jay Conway.

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SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY preview

Chris O'Dowd

BRIDESMAIDS star Chris O’Dowd has written SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY a six part comedy drama about a village in Ireland hosting the filming of a Hollywood movie. Christina Hendricks (MAD MEN) and Paddy Considine (THE WORLD’S END) will star in the series, which is described by commissioning network Sky as “a witty, very dramatic comedy”. MOONE BOY creator and THE IT CROWD star Chris O’Dowd is also working as a director on the series, with filming now underway in Ireland.

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