Since September 25, 2025, Netflix has been offering its subscribers a long-awaited original creation: House of Guinness. Imagined by Steven Knight, the screenwriter behind Peaky Blinders, this fresco plunges viewers into Victorian Ireland at the end of the XIXᵉ century, at a time when the Guinness family reigns not only over beer, but also over the economic and political life of Dublin.
The series opens in 1868, with the death of Benjamin Lee Guinness, patriarch of the dynasty. His sons, Arthur and Edward, find themselves at the helm of Ireland’s largest brewery, and must learn to manage a family empire while confronting rivalries, ambitions and political tensions in a country in turmoil.
House of Guinness is inspired by real people and events: the succession of the brewery, the influence of the family in Irish society, the political debates surrounding Irish autonomy. But the series doesn’t limit itself to re-enactment: it infuses novelized plots, fictional characters and a dose of suspense reminiscent of the dark, breathless atmosphere of Peaky Blinders.
Shot between Dublin and a number of English locations, the series boasts an international cast and spectacular staging, blending family drama, power struggles and an industrial setting. With this production, Netflix confirms its interest in Ireland as a setting for great historical frescoes, in the tradition of Vikings: Valhalla or The Crown on the British side.
Early reviews highlight the careful atmosphere, the balance between drama and historical veracity, and the spotlight on a dynasty that left its mark on Ireland as much through its beer as through its social and political actions.
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