Steven Knight Serves Up Family, Fortune, and Feuds in Netflix’s House of Guinness
- Crazy Staff
- Sep 3
- 2 min read
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Netflix just dropped the official trailer for House of Guinness, and it looks like the streamer is about to serve a drama as bold as its namesake. The eight-part series, premiering September 25, 2025, dives deep into the legacy of one of Europe’s most famous dynasties, the Guinness family.
Set between 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins in the aftermath of Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death, the man who propelled the family brewery into a global phenomenon. His will doesn’t just shape the lives of his four children — Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben — but ripples through a wider world of characters tied to the Guinness legacy, all navigating power, inheritance, and influence.
Created and written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), the series brings together a powerhouse team with Kudos and Nebulastar producing. Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl share directing duties, with executive producers including Knight himself, Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Martin Haines, Ivana Lowell, and David Heyman (Harry Potter, Barbie).
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The cast is stacked with rising stars and familiar faces:
Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air) as Arthur Guinness
Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) as Edward Guinness
Emily Fairn (The Responder) as Anne Plunket (née Guinness)
Fionn O’Shea (Normal People) as Benjamin Guinness
James Norton (Happy Valley) as Sean Rafferty
Dervla Kirwan (True Detective: Night Country) as Aunt Agnes Guinness
Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) as Byron Hedges
Plus Danielle Galligan, Ann Skelly, Seamus O’Hara, Michael McElhatton, David Wilmot, Jessica Reynolds, Elizabeth Daulau, and more.
With sweeping backdrops, simmering family drama, and the weight of one of Ireland’s most iconic names, House of Guinness promises to be a lavish mix of history, power struggles, and scandal, everything you’d want from prestige TV.
Mark your calendars: the house opens on Netflix September 25.