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"Haunting psychological noir collides with ancient folklore as two damaged detectives confront repressed childhood traumas in modern Ireland."
Tone: Psychological, Bleak, Atmospheric Noir
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Adapting Tana French's celebrated novels, Dublin Murders delivers an uncompromising psychological descent. Sarah Phelps strips away conventional procedural tropes, plunging detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox into mirrored cases laced with buried guilt and folklore. Through BBC One's stark visual canvas, the limited series trades neat resolutions for lingering existential dread, solidifying its place as one of contemporary British television's most arresting and destabilizing crime mysteries.
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Season: 1
| Watched? | # | Air Date | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Oct 14, 2019 | Episode 1 | |
| E2 | Oct 15, 2019 | Episode 2 | |
| E3 | Oct 21, 2019 | Episode 3 | |
| E4 | Oct 22, 2019 | Episode 4 | |
| E5 | Oct 28, 2019 | Episode 5 | |
| E6 | Oct 29, 2019 | Episode 6 | |
| E7 | Nov 04, 2019 | Episode 7 | |
| E8 | Nov 05, 2019 | Episode 8 |
Production Note - Limited Series
Production Type: Crime Mystery Miniseries
Dublin Murders is a standalone Crime Mystery Miniseries designed as a finite narrative. The eight-part psychological mystery follows detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox as their traumatic pasts collide with modern Dublin homicides.
Conceived to synthesize Tana French's first two novels into one unified, atmospheric journey, the psychological drama brought its intricate dual-case narrative to an eerie, definitive conclusion without continuing into subsequent seasons.
Conceived to synthesize Tana French's first two novels into one unified, atmospheric journey, the psychological drama brought its intricate dual-case narrative to an eerie, definitive conclusion without continuing into subsequent seasons.
Production Trivia: Created by Sarah Phelps, the series adapts Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad mystery novels 'In the Woods' and 'The Likeness' for television.
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Technical Details
- Network: BBC One
- Seasons: 1
- Years: 2019 - 2019
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Frequently Asked Questions
No, a second season has not been produced and the project is considered complete. While creator Sarah Phelps originally expressed interest in adapting additional books from the series, the production functioned as a standalone limited event and Starz and the BBC did not commission a follow-up.
Dublin Murders is based on the Dublin Murder Squad crime novel series by author Tana French. The television adaptation weaves together plots and characters from the first two novels in the series, In the Woods and The Likeness.
Dublin Murders consists of a total of eight episodes. Each episode has an approximate runtime of 55 to 60 minutes, completing the full miniseries storyline.
Principal photography took place primarily in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Filming locations included Belfast, Dublin, and various wooded areas across County Wicklow.
The series stars Killian Scott as Detective Rob Reilly and Sarah Greene as Detective Cassie Maddox. Both portray Dublin-based investigators tasked with solving complex, intertwined criminal cases.
The psychological crime thriller follows Detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox as they investigate the murder of a young ballerina in a small community near Dublin. The investigation forces Reilly to confront traumatic, repressed memories connected to a decades-old disappearance in the same woods.
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