Netflix has released first-look images at its brand new historical drama House of Guinness.
The upcoming programme, which will launch on the streamer in the coming weeks, delves into the story of the family behind the famous brewery following the death of patriarch Sir Benjamin Guinness. A trailer for the programme dropped on Monday and teased a host of dramatic twists and turns that will play out over the course of eight episode.
In the teaser, it is revealed that the business owner bequeaths his empire to just two of his children and doesn't want to 'burden' the others with such a responsibility. It is made clear that trouble will come to the forefront of the series as conflicts around money, power and family look set to rattle throughout.
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Throughout the preview from the upcoming drama, it's teased that 'rich men attract clever women' after the line: "The man's name is Guinness, of course there'll be f****** trouble!" is bellowed amid a scene of what looks like a battle that is ready to break out.
A synopsis from the streaming provider reads: "House of Guinness explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties – the Guinness Family.
"Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness."
The cast is made up of a host of esteemed names from the acting world, including Masters of the Air star Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, who starred alongside Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes, Emily Fairn, Normal People's Fionn O’Shea, and James Norton, who has appeared in a string of television hits like War & Peace and Happy Valley but is currently on screen in the drama King & Conqueror.
Dervla Kirwan will also feature alongside Game of Thrones stars Michael McElhatton and Jack Gleeson, with Niamh McCormack, Danielle Galligan, Ann Skelly, Seamus O’Hara, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Michael Colgan, Jessica Reynolds, Hilda Fay, and Elizabeth Daulau all rounding out the cast.
The series has peen penned by Steven Knight, who is best known for having created the BBC's runaway hit Peaky Blinders. With Peaky Blinders running for six series and even launching an upcoming film, there’s a strong possibility House of Guinness will spark yet another successful franchise for Netflix.
The series is directed by Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl and penned by Knight.
The acclaimed showrunner is releasing House of Guinness ahead of two major film projects, including his Peaky Blinders follow-up film, The Immortal Man, arriving on Netflix in 2026.
He is also set to write the next James Bond movie, directed by Denis Villeneuve with the role of Agent 007 still to be cast.
House of Guinness will premiere on Netflix on September 25th 2025
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