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Deadpan Pictures releases first look at Northern Lights, starring Stephen Jones and Elva Trill |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Deadpan Pictures in association with Screen Ireland have released a series of official first-look images of Stephen Jones, Elva Trill and Jay Duffy in new Irish series Northern Lights. The six-part series from Lionsgate and Screen Ireland will premiere on TG4 next month. |
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Blade Runner 2099 no longer filming in Belfast |
| 11 Oct 2023 | The upcoming Blade Runner 2099 television series will no longer be filming in Belfast, following delays caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. |
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BBC developing Irish novelist Claire McGowan’s What You Did into TV series |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Roanne Bardsley (Boiling Point) is writing a TV adaptation of Northern Irish writer Claire McGowan’s novel What You Did for the BBC. |
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Deadpan Pictures to co-produce TV series The Continental Method |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Deadpan Pictures and Thalie Images will co-produce The Continental Method, a new TV series written by John Morton (Dead Still). |
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First look at Masters of The Air starring Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler |
| 05 Oct 2023 | Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler will star in Masters of The Air, an Apple TV+ limited series executive produced by Steven Spielberg and based on Donald L. Miller’s book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. |
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“Write stuff that scares, embarrasses, and exposes you”, writer Ray Lawlor discusses Obituary |
| 04 Oct 2023 | We caught up with screenwriter Ray Lawlor to talk about his new television series, Obituary, on RTÉ One. |
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Coimisiún na Meán announce upcoming Sound & Vision funding rounds |
| 04 Oct 2023 | Coimisiún na Meán has announced details of upcoming funding rounds under the Sound & Vision 4 Scheme. |
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Screen Ireland launch Documentary Series Production funding |
| 03 Oct 2023 | Screen Ireland has launched documentary funding for TV series originated and led by Irish talent. The application deadlines for this funding are October 13th and December 15th. |
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An Cailín Ciúin, Lakelands, and Derry Girls among nominations for 2023 WGI Zebbie Awards |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Shortlisted nominees for the 16th Writers Guild of Ireland (WGI) Zebbie Awards have been announced in what has been an exceptionally strong year for Irish writing for theatre, TV, film, and radio. |
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Derry Girls nominated for the 2023 International Emmy Awards |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Channel 4 series Derry Girls, written by Lisa McGee, has been nominated for the 2023 International Emmy Awards. |
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WGA resume bargaining with AMPTP with CEOs in attendance |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Disney CEO Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley attended a meeting between WGA and AMPTP on Wednesday, 20th September. This is the second time that the CEOs of AMPTP-represented companies have attended bargaining sessions. |
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RTÉ release first trailer for new series Obituary |
| 20 Sep 2023 | RTÉ have released the first trailer for upcoming series Obituary, which will begin airing weekly on RTÉ One from September 26th. |
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7 Irish co-productions being pitched at Cartoon Forum 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Seven Irish projects are being pitched at this year’s Cartoon Forum co-production pitch session, taking place over three days from September 18th to 21st in Toulouse, France. |
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Filmmakers Lia Nic Craith and Seosamh Mac Seoin discuss the Innovative Television & Media Course at Nemeton with SETU |
| 19 Sep 2023 | We caught up with Lia Nic Craith and Seosamh Mac Seoin, graduates of the Innovative Television & Media Course at Nemeton with SETU. The course, based in Waterford’s Gaeltacht na Rinne, is open for applications. The deadline is September 29th, 2023. |
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The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In begins on RTÉ 2 in October |
| 19 Sep 2023 | As announced on Friday night's Late Late Show, The 2 Johnnies will front a brand-new show this October in the form of The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In. |
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Patrick Kielty debut has highest-streamed Late Late Show opening on RTÉ Player |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Patrick Kielty had his Late Late Show debut on Friday, September 15th, with a peak audience of 934,000 viewers overall, and 158,000 streams on the RTÉ player. This marks the highest ever number of streams for a Late Late Show opening on the RTÉ player. |
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Alison Oliver among Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch for 2023 |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Variety has announced its 10 Actors to Watch for 2023, among them is Irish actor Alison Oliver. |
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Christina Hendricks & Paddy Considine to star in Irish-based series written by Chris O’Dowd |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) are set to star in Small Town, Big Story, a Sky original series written and directed by Chris O’Dowd (Moone Boy). |
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Screenwriting duo Mary Fox & Marty Thornton discuss Hidden Assets |
| 12 Sep 2023 | We caught up with screenwriting duo Mary Fox and Marty Thornton, two of the writers in the Hidden Assets season two writers’ room, following the premiere of the new season on RTÉ. The thriller is currently airing on Sunday evenings at 9.30pm on RTÉ One until October 8th, and is also available to stream on RTÉ Player. |
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Cúla4: First ever dedicated Irish language children's channel launched |
| 12 Sep 2023 | The first ever dedicated Irish language children’s channel was launched on Friday September 8th 2023. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin was invited to the TG4 headquarters in Co. Galway to carry the official launch of the new TV channel. |
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