# Dublin Murders

Dublin Murders is a crime drama television series created by Sarah Phelps. It is based on the Dublin Murder Squad books by Tana French, commissioned by the BBC for BBC One and Starz, with RTÉ later joining the project. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, is adapted from In the Woods (2007) and The Likeness (2008).
Broadcast began on BBC One on 14 October 2019, on RTÉ One on 16 October 2019 and on Starz on 10 November 2019. The series ended in the UK with episode 8, broadcast on 5 November 2019, watched by 4.58 million UK viewers. In January 2020 it was reported that Starz was in talks for a second series. As of 2023, there has been no further news.

## Cast
### Main

* Killian Scott as Rob Reilly
* Sarah Greene as Cassie Maddox
* Michael D'Arcy as Adam Reilly
* Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Frank Mackey
* Eugene O'Hare as (Det.) Quigley
* Moe Dunford as Sam O'Neill
* Ellie O'Halloran as Jamie Rowan
* Niall Jordan as Peter Savage
* Ian Kenny as (Gda.) Phelan

### Recurring

* Conleth Hill as (Superintendent) O'Kelly
* Peter McDonald as Jonathan Devlin
* Amy Macken as Katy and Jessica Devlin
* Leah McNamara as Rosalind Devlin
* Jonny Holden as Damien Donnelly
* Sam Keeley as Daniel March
* Antonio Aakeel as Raphael "Rafe" Hyland
* Charlie Kelly as Justin Mannering
* Vanessa Emme as Abigail "Abby" Stone
* Alexandra Moen as Simone Cameron
* Kathy Monahan as Margaret Devlin
* Ericka Roe as Alannah Shorey
* Florence Ordesh as Mel Royce
* Ned Dennehy as pathologist

## Production
### Development

Dublin Murders was commissioned by British public service broadcaster BBC for BBC One, and Starz, with Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ later joining the project. Produced by Euston Films, a part of the Fremantle Media group, FremantleMedia International handles international rights. Sarah Phelps wrote the screenplay which is based on In the Woods and The Likeness, two books written by Tana French. Carmel Maloney produced the series. Sarah Phelps, Kate Harwood, Noemi Spanos, Ed Guiney, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, Elizabeth Kilgariff, Saul Dibb and Tommy Bulfin are executive producers.

### Filming

Filming commenced in 2018 in Belfast and Dublin and continued in Dublin to late February 2019.

## Episodes

| No. | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original UK air date | Original US air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | Saul Dibb | Sarah Phelps | 14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) | 10 November 2019 | 6.01 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Saul Dibb | Sarah Phelps | 15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) | 17 November 2019 | 5.01 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | John Hayes | Sarah Phelps | 21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) | 24 November 2019 | 4.74 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | John Hayes | Sarah Phelps | 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) | 1 December 2019 | N/A (<4.59) |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Rebecca Gatward | Sarah Phelps | 28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) | 8 December 2019 | N/A (<4.72) |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Rebecca Gatward | Chandni Lakhani | 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) | 15 December 2019 | N/A (<4.72) |
| 7 | Episode 7 | John Hayes | Sarah Phelps | 4 November 2019 (2019-11-04) | 22 December 2019 | 4.63 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | John Hayes | Sarah Phelps | 5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) | 29 December 2019 | 4.58 |

## Broadcast

The series consists of eight episodes, and was also acquired by Starz for airing in the US and Canada, while StarzPlay holds broadcasting rights for Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Brazil. Dublin Murders debuted on BBC One on 14 October 2019, on RTÉ One on 16 October 2019, and on Starz on 10 November 2019.