RTE have confirmed a second series of the hit crime series Kin will go ahead - with production starting this summer.
Series one had a consolidated average of over 621,000 viewers on RTE One and to date 2.7 million streams on RTE Player, making Kin the most successful drama in Ireland last year.
Each week viewers were enthralled by the unravelling of the Kinsella family which starred Clare Dunne (Herself), Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones), Charlie Cox (Daredevil), and Ciaran Hinds (Belfast).
The eight-part drama charted the lives of the Kinsellas, a small but tight-knit crime family embroiled in a war against a powerful drug kingpin, Eamon Cunningham (played by Hinds).
The finale saw an arrogant Eamon meeting his untimely demise, which was orchestrated by the shrewd and sharp Amanda.
An RTE spokeswoman said the national broadcaster is "delighted to announce series two of the gripping gangland drama Kin.
"Series two of Kin, which will air on RTE One and RTE Player, will go into production this summer and will again see Irish talent on a global stage with AMC+ picking it up for another season."
Dermot Horan Director of Acquisitions & Co-Productions for RTE said they were "delighted" to deliver another series.
He said: "The first series was enjoyed in huge numbers across RTE on both television and RTE Player, as well as in North America and Scandinavia.
"We've worked with our international partners to make sure we could answer the call of Irish audiences to deliver another series and to ensure that Irish talent and quality Irish drama is showcased on the world stage".
The new season will see the Kinsellas as the top dogs in Dublin, but killing Eamon Cunningham has created as many problems as it solved.
A spokeswoman said: "They have incurred the wrath of an enemy even more dangerous than him. And where once there was the unbreakable bonds of blood and family, now there is only suspicion, distrust and resentment.
"But the greatest threat to the family emerges from within- in the shape of a ruthless, bullying, agent of chaos. Fortunately, from positions of great adversity the boldest plans are often forged. And so it is with the Kinsellas."
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