# Say Nothing (2024)

> Through the perspectives of IRA members, this miniseries examines the extremes of belief, the slide into armed conflict, and the cost of silence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/161046

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 9
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, history, crime
- Created by: Joshua Zetumer
- Network: Hulu
- Cast: Lola Petticrew, Maxine Peake, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Josh Finan, Rory Kinnear, Seamus O'Hara
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31122777/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: grave, austere, harrowing, melancholic, tense

## What critics say

Critics and audiences broadly acclaim the miniseries for its serious, carefully handled account of IRA members and the human cost of armed conflict and silence.

## Synopsis

Say Nothing (2024) is a United States limited series created by Joshua Zetumer for Hulu, adapted from a novel and built as a nine-episode prestige drama. Lola Petticrew plays Dolours Price and Maxine Peake plays her older self, while Anthony Boyle plays Brendan Hughes alongside Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as his older counterpart, and Hazel Doupe plays Marian Price. Rory Kinnear appears as Frank Kitson, adding a state counterpoint to the republican story. The series follows members of the Irish Republican Army through the Troubles in Northern Ireland, tracing how recruits and veterans wrestle with the justifications for violence, the pressure to keep quiet, and the harm that follows them long after the fighting. Its engine is loyalty tested against conscience, as individuals decide what they will do for their cause and what they will never say aloud. The structure moves between eras, with present-day recollection framing the earlier events, so each episode layers memory over action. The mood is grave, austere and emotionally harrowing, with a sense of a divided society tipping into bloodshed. Viewers who appreciate Occupation, Line of Duty and The Wire will find resonance in its serious political stakes and its patient, character-driven examination of institutional loyalty and moral cost.

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