The series details four decades in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
For viewers interested in Irish history, Disney Plus has an intriguing series based on the 2018 book by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The nine-episode drama received positive reviews when it was first released in 2024, and it won a Peabody Award in the Entertainment category.
The series follows the lives of people growing up in Belfast from the 70s through to the 90s during The Troubles.
There are also references to the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the murder of Jean McConville.
Interestingly, the series is interwoven with interviews from the Belfast Project – documenting personal experiences of paramilitaries during the Troubles.
The series in question is Say Nothing, and it features depictions of the 1973 Old Bailey bombing and hunger strike by the Price sisters – Dolours and Marian.
Lola Petticrew stars as Dolours Price, alongside Hazel Doupe as Marian Price.
House of Guinness stars Anthony Boyle and Seamus O’Hara play Brendan Hughes and Mackers respectively.
Say Nothing holds a 93% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and it was praised for its “moral and political ambiguity”.
Viewers took to Google Reviews to share their thoughts, with Gina O’Brien saying the acting is “masterful”.
She said: “I read the book a couple of years ago and loved it. I found it really informative and really showed the regret and struggle with beliefs that occurred around the troubles.
“The series not only held up to the book but brought more humanity and character struggle than is more difficult to portray in a work or non-fiction. The acting was masterful.”
Referring to the original source material, Lyse Strnad said: “This is a very in depth, well written book. Fascinating.”
Seamus Loughran added: “This book is a masterpiece. You have first hand insight into the Troubles, by participants and witnesses.
“Your heart will break for the Irish people who lived in the midst of such evil. Extremely well organized and perfectly written. You must read.”
