FX has ordered a limited series edition of Patrick Laden Keefe’s book Say Nothing. variety Have learned.
The nine-episode series explores the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Laura Petticrew (Tuesday, Amber, Bloodlands), Hazel Doop (Sanctuary, You’re Not My Mother, The Smother), Anthony Boyle (A Plot Against America, Manhunt, Masters of the Air), Josh Finnan (The Responder, Baby Reindeer, The Gentlemen), Maxine Peake (Fanny・Starred in films such as “The Cow”, “The Theory of Everything”, and “Peterloo”).
It will be available exclusively on Hulu in the US, Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories.
The official description states:
“Spanning 40 years, Say Nothing depicts the turbulent era in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. The series follows the lives of 10 people who were kidnapped from their homes in 1972 and never seen alive again. It begins with the shocking disappearance of Jeanne McConville, a single mother of three children. But McConville is just one of many others who have collectively become known as the “disappeared.” did not. Sisters Draurus and Marian Price – young women transformed into magnetic symbols of radical politics, Brendan Hughes, a silent but conflicted military strategist – and Gerry, a shrewd political manager who goes on to become active. -Through the eyes of various IRA members, including Adams. “Say Nothing,” which talks about peace negotiations but ultimately denies any involvement with the IRA, explores the extreme conditions some people end up in during the civil rights movement in pursuit of their ideals, and the mystery surrounding the disappearances. Uncovering the cost of silence and how to repair society. After a long and bloody conflict, isn’t it? ”
Petticrew will play Doroise Price, Doope will play Marian Price, Boyle will play Brendan Hughes, Finan will play Gerry Adams, and Peake will play the adult Droise Price.
Josh Zetumer will serve as executive producer and showrunner on the series. Keefe will also serve as executive producer. Frequent FX collaborators Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will also executive produce under their Color Force banner. Edward McDonnell, Monica Levinson and Northern Irishman Michael Lennox will also serve as executive producers. Lennox will also direct. This series is produced by FX Productions.
Petticrew is repped by Hamilton Hodel and Range Media Partners. Doupe is represented by Curtis Brown and MacFarlane Chard. Boyle is repped by Hamilton Hodell, WME, Tapestry London, and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Cole. Finan is represented by Insight Management & Production. Peake is repped by Maison 2 and Tapestry London.
(Pictured, left to right: Anthony Cooke, Hazel Doop, Josh Finnan, Laura Petticrew, Maxine Peake)