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Dublin Murders (2019)

Dublin Murders poster
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 132 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two detectives in Dublin investigate a girl's murder in a small town. One of them is haunted by a childhood trauma from the same woods where the body was found.

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What happens

Dublin Murders is a crime drama television series created by Sarah Phelps. It is based on the Dublin Murder Squad books by Tana French, commissioned by the BBC for BBC One and Starz, with RTÉ later joining the project. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, is adapted from In the Woods (2007) and The Likeness (2008). Broadcast began on BBC One on 14 October 2019, on RTÉ One on 16 October 2019 and on Starz on 10 November 2019. The series ended in the UK with episode 8, broadcast on 5 November 2019, watched by 4.58 million UK viewers. In January 2020 it was reported that Starz was in talks for a second series. As of 2023, there has been no further news. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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