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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Anthony

Why we can’t get enough of a good dynasty drama

A man and woman in period costume walking in front of horse-drawn carriages
The filming of the new Netflix historical drama, House of Guinness, based on the famous brewing dynasty. Photograph: Colin Lane/Liverpool echo

As any self-respecting zeitgeist-spotter knows, the quickest way to dress up a minor cultural trend as a fully-fledged aesthetic phenomenon is by adding “core” to the end of its name. The latest contender bearing that look-at-me suffix is dynastycore – television’s apparent obsession with notable multigenerational families.

Following in the wake of Succession, House of Gucci, Ferrari, the Sopranos, All the Money in the World (the story of the Gettys) and, of course, The Crown, now comes House of Guinness, currently being filmed at various swag locations.

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