The English: another new project

Set in the famous mid-American landscape of 1890, The English, which is currently filming in Spain, follows an Englishwoman who arrives into the West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son. There she meets Eli Whipp, an ex-cavalry scout and member of the Pawnee Nation by birth. They join forces and discover a shared history which must be defeated at all costs, if either of them are to survive.

According to director Hugo Blick, "a thrilling, romantic, epic horse-opera is heading to your screen sometime next year". It will air BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK in 2022.

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Ciarán and Tobby Jones in Brian Friel's Faith Healer

Faith Healer by Brian Friel, tells the tale of the faith healer Francis Hardy his wife, Grace, and stage manager, Teddy, as they travel to the most secluded corners of Wales, Scotland and Ireland attempting to heal those who wish to be saved. The play consists of four parts, with a monologue making up each part. The monologues are given, in order, by Hardy himself; his wife, Grace; his manager, Teddy, and finally Hardy again. Faith Healer, an Original Theatre production, has been released on a famous platform for subscribers or free trial.

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Ciarán will star in a new project

Cottontail tells the story of a Japanese widower who travels with his son to England to fulfill his deceased wife's last wish, and scatter her ashes amongst the natural beauty of the Lake District (the land of writer Beatrix Potter, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist, whose tales of Peter Rabbit captivated her as a child.).

He ends up making the trip alone after an argument with his son, and after a nightmarish entry to the U.K., eventually meets John (Ciarán) with whom he develops a strong friendship

Ciarán will star alongside Lily Franky, Ryô Nishikido and Jessie Buckley.

Shooting will begin in June in Japan and the U.K.

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Irish crime series Kin will be aired this autumn

Fimed in Dublin despite the challenges brought on by the coronavirus, the eight-part series follows the chaotic lives of a fictional Dublin family at the centre of a gangland war. It's loosely inspired by the story of the Kinahan Cartel - a family of Irish gangsters shipping drugs in and out of Dublin while fighting gangs in the city.

"Kin, at its heart, is a global story about grief, love, loss, and the ties that bind us", said David Davoli, President of Television for BRON studios.

Ciarán will star alongside an impressive line-up of Irish acors including Clare Dunne (Outlander), Aidan Gillen, Sam Keeley, Emmett Scanlan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and a new actress, Yasmin Seky.

It will be aired on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player this autumn.

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