Acorn TV has appointed Alicia Silverstone to star in drama IRISH BLOOD

AMC Networks’ international streamer, Acorn TV, has announced the greenlight and start of production on Irish Blood. It’s about successful Los Angeles divorce lawyer Fiona Sharpe, who receives a letter from her estranged father and sets out to solve the mystery of his disappearance. Award-winning actress Alicia Silverstone (“Clueless,” “Bugonia”) leads the cast and produces this multi-layered, compelling drama from writers Aaron Martin, Christina Ray, Mike O’Leary and John Krizanc.

Irish Blood, a six-part crime thriller (6×60), focuses on Fiona (Silverstone), whose life path is determined by her father Declan, who seemingly abandoned her and her mother on her tenth birthday. After years of directing her anger at him for the benefit of her cantankerous clients, she sends a message from her father to Ireland. There she learns the most important truths about her father and a family that knows nothing of her existence, and also that the story of abandonment that has shaped her entire life was a lie. A lie designed to protect her and her mother from her father’s shady dealings. Fiona decides to find out the whole truth about her father and reconnect with the parent she only thought she knew.

Silverstone regulars include Wendy Crewson (We Were Liars, Tracker), Jason O’Mara (The Man In The High Castle, The Good Wife), Dearbhla Molloy (Wild Mountain Thyme, Rendezvous), Simone Kirby (His Dark Materials, Kneecap ), Ruth Codd (The Fall of the House of Usher) and Leonardo Taiwo (Wheel of Time, Ant-Man & The Wasp).

“Irish Blood is the story of a woman who discovers herself and confronts her past after unexpectedly traveling abroad. “I love the unpredictability of storytelling and the combination of drama, humor and tension that my character experiences,” said Silverstone.

Silverstone, best known for her generation-defining role in “Clueless,” is an acclaimed actress, author, entrepreneur and activist who has received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a National Board of Review Award. She recently completed production on Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia and will next be seen in Kyle Mooney’s Y2K for A24. Silverstone currently stars in the Netflix/Black Label thriller Reptile alongside Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake and can be seen in a bevy of 2024 festival favorites.

“Acorn TV is known for its wide range of compelling crime dramas and audiences will not be disappointed with this modern, funny and intelligent drama that keeps mysteries up to the last minute,” added Rob Fox, Executive Vice President, Production, AMC Networks , added. who oversees original programming for Acorn TV. “We are delighted to have Alicia on board. Her depth and charm bring ‘Fiona’ to a new level in this breathtaking journey of Aaron, Christina, Mike and John.”

“Christina Ray and Aaron Martin have created a captivating world of mystery and chaotic family dynamics in Ireland. We are excited to once again partner with the talented team at Shaftesbury to bring this series to Acorn/AMC audiences,” said Paul Donovan, co-founder of Deadpan.

“We are delighted to be working with the talented director Molly McGlynn on this project,” said Christina Jennings, chairman and president of Shaftesbury. “Our cast, led by Alicia Silverstone, Wendy Crewson and Jason O’Mara, should prove that this will be a great project for AMC/Acorn TV.” Production on Irish Blood has officially begun in Dublin and surrounding areas of Ireland.

The executive producers of Irish Blood are Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Paul Donovan, Ailish McElmeel, Aaron Martin, Christina Ray, Alicia Silverstone and Molly McGlynn. Paige Haight and Catherine McGee are producing. The series is directed by Molly McGlynn and the series’ writers include Christina Ray, Aaron Martin, Mike O’Leary and John Krizanc.

Irish Blood is produced by Shaftesbury and Deadpan Pictures in association with AMC Studios and with the support of incentives for the Irish film industry provided by the Irish Government, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and Ontario Creates. AMC Studios holds worldwide distribution rights.

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