Overview

• Victoria Mary Clarke questioned on X why “nobody can do an Irish accent,” praising the look and music but calling the performances’ accents ridiculous.
• Irish press singled out James Norton’s attempt at an Irish accent as especially jarring, with one outlet likening it to caricature rather than 19th-century Dublin speech.
• Molly Guinness, a family descendant, said she felt a righteous rage at elements of the portrayal, expressing disbelief at how ancestors were depicted.
• Arthur Edward Guinness, the fourth Earl of Iveagh, published Guinness: A Family Succession and said in an interview he aims to present his account, expressing hope for a fair depiction while withholding judgment.
• The series, created by Steven Knight, debuted on September 25 on Netflix with an on-screen notice that it is fiction inspired by true stories and includes optional Irish subtitles, while a Forbes analysis reads its core as a study in succession and governance.