Say Nothing (TV series)

*Say Nothing*
Say Nothing
Genre	Drama
Created by	Josh Zetumer
Based on	Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Directed by	Michael Lennox
Starring	Lola Petticrew; Hazel Doupe; Anthony Boyle; Josh Finan; Maxine Peake; With Philip John Patrick Oliver
Composer	Sion Trefor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Edward McDonnell; Monica Levinson; Josh Zetumer; Michael Lennox;
Producers	Nina Jacobson; Brad Simpson;
Production companies	FX Productions; Colour Force;
Original release
Network	Hulu (United States); Disney+ (UK and Ireland)

Say Nothing is an upcoming historical drama television series created by Josh Zetumer for the American streaming service Disney+ and produced by FX Productions. Detailing four generations of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, it is an adaptation of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Synopsis[edit]

The series follows the lives of people growing up in Belfast in the 1970s, 80s and 90s during the Troubles.^[1]

The production is reported to be an adaptation of the Patrick Radden Keefe best-selling book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, which detailed the abduction and murder of widowed mother-of-ten Jean McConville.^[2] Edward McDonnell, Monica Levinson, Josh Zetumer and Michael Lennox are executive producers with Zetumer also serving as showrunner and Lennox directing the nine-part series. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson's Color Force are producing.^[3]

In February 2024, Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Maxine Peake were confirmed as the lead cast.^[4]

Filming took place in Liverpool in May 2023. Filming locations also include Belfast, London, Sheffield,^[5] and Shepton Mallet Prison, near Bath in Somerset in August and September 2023.^[6]

The series is expected to feature on Disney+ in the United Kingdom in 2024.^[7] It will be broadcast on Hulu in the United States.^[8]

^ "Liverpool street tramsformed". Liverpool Echo. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Breslin, John (18 July 2023). "Disney begins filming 10-part drama on Jean McConville's abduction and murder". Irish News. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Kroll, Justin (1 February 2024). "Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Maxine Peake To Star In FX Limited Series 'Say Nothing'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Reid, Kurtis (2 February 2024). "Cast revealed for TV adaptation of book about Troubles and Jean McConville disappearance". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Williams, Olivia (25 May 2023). "Beaumont: Troubles era Belfast drama films in Liverpool ahead of Disney Plus release". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Linham, Laura (29 August 2023). "All you need to know about 'Beaumont', the new drama filming at Shepton Mallet Prison". sheptonmallet.nub. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ Cumber, Robert (4 June 2023). "Beaumont TV series: New 10-part drama being filmed in Sheffield is set in Belfast during the Troubles". Thestar.co.uk.
^ Otterson, Joe (1 February 2024). "FX Orders Limited Series 'Say Nothing' Based on Book About The Troubles in Northern Ireland". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2024.