Overview

• The eight-part drama debuts globally on Netflix on September 25, focusing on the fallout from Sir Benjamin Guinness’s 1868 death.
• The series centers on a contentious will and the four adult heirs navigating power, loyalty and legacy across Dublin and New York.
• Creator Steven Knight leads a cast that includes Anthony Boyle as Arthur, Louis Partridge as Edward, Emily Fairn as Anne, Fionn O’Shea as Benjamin and James Norton as Sean Rafferty.
• James Norton said he worked hard to perfect a Dublin accent and the production leans into Irish culture, with artists such as Kneecap and Fontaines D.C. featured on the soundtrack.
• While rooted in documented Guinness history, the show introduces invented elements such as Norton’s foreman Sean Rafferty, with context on the family’s real expansion and Edward’s later consolidation and stock-market flotation.