Say Nothing
Series Details:
| Based on | Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe |
| Country | United States, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Release date | November 14, 2024 |
| Running time | 42-50min |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Starring | Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, Maxine Peake |
| Created by | Josh Zetumer |
| Directed by | Michael Lennox, Anthony Byrne, Mary Nighy, Alice Seabright |
| Written by | Joshua Zetumer, Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan |
| Produced by | Clare Barron, Cass Marks |
| Executive producers | Edward McDonnell, Monica Levinson, Josh Zetumer, Michael Lennox, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson |
| Cinematography by | David Raedeker, Kanamé Onoyama, Stephen Murphy |
| Edited by | Edel McDonnell, Paul Knight, Rachel Hoult, Johnny Rayner |
| Music by | Sion Trefor |
| Casting by | Nina Gold |
| Production Design by | Caroline Story |
| Art Direction by | Rebecca Barker-McLean, Declan O’Brien, Emma Painter, Charlie Meakin |
| Costume Design by | Jane Petrie |
| Production Company | Slingerland, Ludwig, and Rogers; Color Force; FXP |
| Original Network | Network FX on Hulu (United States) Disney+ (United Kingdom and Ireland, Canada) |
Cast & Character:
- Lola Petticrew as Dolours Price
- Maxine Peake as older Dolours
- Hazel Doupe as Marian Price
- Helen Behan as older Marian
- Anthony Boyle as Brendan Hughes
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as older Brendan
- Josh Finan as Gerry Adams
- Michael Colgan as older Gerry
- Seamus O’Hara as Mackers (Anthony McIntyre)
- Kerri Quinn as Crissie Price
- Stuart Graham as Albert Price
- Rory Kinnear as Frank Kitson
- Amy Molloy as Private Sarah Jane
- Frank Blake as Seamus Wright
- Emma Canning as Kathleen
- Adam Best as Joe Lynskey
- Martin McCann as Pat
- Emily Healy as Helen McConville
- Laura Donnelly as older Helen
- Isaac Heslip as Archie McConville
- Judith Roddy as Jean McConville
- Damien Molony as Stephen Rea
Storyline:
The shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again. But McConville was only one of many others who became known collectively as The Disappeared. Through the eyes of various IRA members, including sisters Dolours and Marian Price, young women who transformed into magnetic symbols of radical politics, Brendan Hughes, a tight-lipped but conflicted military strategist, and Gerry Adams, a savvy political operator who would go on to negotiate peace but ultimately deny his involvement with the IRA, Say Nothing unpacks the extremes some people will go to within a civil rights movement as they pursue their ideals, the mystery surrounding The Disappeared, the cost of silence, and the way society mends or doesn’t after a long and bloody conflict.
About Series:
Say Nothing is a nine-part series based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s 2018 best-seller Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. The book examines the abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten.
The series is executive produced by Edward McDonnell, Monica Levinson, Josh Zetumer, and Michael Lennox, with Zetumer serving as showrunner and Lennox directing. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force produced the adaptation.
In February 2024, the lead cast was announced, including Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, and Maxine Peake. Additional cast members include Michael Colgan, Kerri Quinn, Stuart Graham, Laura Donnelly, Rory Kinnear, Amy Molloy, Helen Behan, Damien Molony, and Judith Roddy.
Filming began in May 2023 in Liverpool’s Walton area, with additional locations in Belfast, London, Sheffield, and Shepton Mallet Prison near Bath in Somerset during August and September 2023.
The series premiered internationally on November 14 on Disney+ in the UK and other regions and on Hulu in the United States.
Episodes:
| Episode | Title | Runtime | Plot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cause | 43m | A story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland. Dolours Price vows not to get involved. |
| 2 | Land of Password, Wink, and Nod | 42m | Dolours helps a friend escape the hospital. |
| 3 | I’ll Be Seeing You | 42m | Dolours struggles as the line between friend and enemy blurs. |
| 4 | Tout | 45m | Brendan uncovers a mole within the IRA. |
| 5 | Evil Little Maniacs | 43m | The Price sisters take their fight to London. |
| 6 | Do No Harm | 43m | Dolours and Marian use their bodies as a new weapon. |
| 7 | Theater People | 43m | Dolours and Marian expand their circle with new friendships. |
| 8 | I Lay Waiting | 50m | Dolours and Gerry Adams confront an unyielding past. |
| 9 | The People in the Dirt | 48m | In the season finale, Dolours breaks the IRA’s code of silence. |