House of Guinness

House of Guiness is a television series about the Guinness family. It is set as a historical drama. Steven Knight created it. It was first shown on Netflix, on 25 September 2025. The series shows the history of the Guiness family , who created the brewery with the same name.

The series shows the consequences of Benjamin Guiness' death. Benjamin Guiness made the brewery successful. The story concerns the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben.

Cast and characters

• Anthony Boyle as Arthur Guinness
• Louis Partridge as Edward Guinness
• Emily Fairn as Anne Guinness
• Fionn O'Shea as Benjamin Guinness
• David Wilmot as Bonnie Champion
• James Norton as Sean Rafferty
• Jack Gleeson as Byron Hughes
• Niamh McCormack as Ellen Cochrane
• Seamus O'Hara as Patrick Cochrane
• Dervla Kirwan as Aunt Agnes Guinness
• Michael McElhatton as John Potter
• Danielle Galligan as Lady Olivia Hedges
• Hilda Fay as Sultan
• Cassian Bilton as Michael
• Ann Skelly as Adelaide Guinness
• Jessica Reynolds as Christine O'Madden

Episodes

Production

The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title House of Guinness. It is produced for Netflix by Kudos. The eight-part series has Tom Shankland directing the first five episodes and Mounia Akl directing the final three. Knight and Shankland serve as executive producers alongside Karen Wilson, Elinor Day, Knight, Martin Haines and Ivana Lowell. Series producer is Cahal Bannon and Howard Burch is the producer. Filming began in Cheshire in the summer of 2024. Filming locations also include Dublin, Stockport in Greater Manchester, and Liverpool. The cast includes James Norton, David Wilmot, Louis Partridge and Anthony Boyle.

Release

The eight-episode series premiered on Netflix on 25 September 2025.

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