Overview

• All eight episodes are now available, and the series quickly reached No. 1 on Netflix’s TV chart following its Sept. 25–26 launch.
• Early reaction is divided, with praise for production design and performances — notably James Norton and the young lead cast — alongside criticism of pacing, anachronistic music and historical liberties.
• The story centers on the Guinness heirs after Sir Benjamin’s 1868 death, and each episode opens with a disclaimer that it is “fiction inspired by a true story,” including the invented foreman-fixer Sean Rafferty.
• Though set in Dublin, filming took place largely across Northwest England — including Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Yorkshire and Space Studios Manchester — to recreate 1860s streets and interiors.
• Creator Steven Knight has said the team plans a second season, but Netflix has not issued an official renewal.