House of Guinness release date, plot and cast as Peaky Blinders creator lines up new Netflix drama
House of Guinness is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated new Netflix series for 2025 - and its release is just around the corner.
Created by Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight, the eight-part drama will bring the startling true story of the Guinness family to life like never before.
Featuring a cast stacked with familiar faces from the best of British TV, the series is shaping up to be a must-watch new release when it drops in just over a month.
Moreover, with Peaky Blinders running for six seasons and even launching an upcoming sequel film, there's a strong possibility House of Guinness will spark yet another successful franchise for Netflix.
With just a few weeks before the series hits screens, let's take a look at all the vital details fans need to know before tuning in.
What is House of Guinness about?
Knight's sprawling period drama will turn the clocks back to the 19th Century and chronicle the rise of the Guinness brewery to become one of Dublin's most successful businesses.
Set during the days immediately following the death of the patriarch and businessman Sir Benjamin Guinness, the drama will focus on his four children as well as other major players who crossed paths with the iconic Guinness dynasty.
An official synopsis from Netflix reads: 'House of Guinness explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe's most famous and enduring dynasties - the Guinness Family.
'Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.'
A trailer has yet to be released so precise plot details have yet to be confirmed, although fans can get a sense of the story through the first-look stills of the cast released this week.
Who stars in House of Guinness?
House of Guinness will primarily follow the four children of Sir Benjamin, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben.
Bringing them to life are Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air, Manhunt) as Arthur Guinness, Louis Partridge (Disclaimer, Enola Holmes) as Edward Guinness, Emily Fairn (The Responder, Saturday Night) as Anne Plunket (née Guinness) and Fionn O'Shea (Normal People, Dance First) as Benjamin Guinness.
Plus, James Norton of Happy Valley fame will portray Guinness foreman Sean Rafferty.
The rest of the main cast is as follows:
Dervla Kirwan (True Detective: Night Country, Smother) as Aunt Agnes Guinness
Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones, In The Land of Saints and Sinners) as Byron Hedges
Niamh McCormack (Everything Now, The Magic Flute) as Ellen Cochrane
Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone S1 & S2, Obituary) as Lady Olivia Hedges
Ann Skelly (The Nevers, The Sandman S2) as Adelaide Guinness
Seamus O'Hara (Blue Lights, An Irish Goodbye) as Patrick Cochrane
Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, The Long Shadow) as John Potter
David Wilmot (Station Eleven, Bodkin) as Bonnie Champion
Michael Colgan (Say Nothing, The Regime) as Rev Henry Gratton
Jessica Reynolds (Kneecap, The Wolf, The Fox And The Leopard) as Lady Christine O'Madden
Hilda Fay (The Woman In The Wall) as Sultan
Elizabeth Daulau (Andor, Wicked) as Lady Henrietta St Lawrence
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When will House of Guinness be released?
Netflix subscribers don't have too much longer to wait as the series is slated for release on Thursday, 25th September.
The streamer will release all eight episodes at once in line with previous original programmes.
With just a few short weeks left before its premiere, a House of Guinness trailer is expected to drop very soon to reveal more enticing details about the drama.
House of Guinness will be released Thursday, 25th September on Netflix.
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