Heartbreaking TV drama set during Troubles in Ireland hailed ‘best series ever’

Historical play Say Nothing which spans decades of the Troubles successful Ireland has near viewers ‘speechless.’

All 9 episodes of the bid created by Josh Zetumer person arrived connected Disney Plus today, devastating and chilling those who tuned in.

Based connected Patrick Radden Keefe’s 2018 caller Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory successful Northern Ireland, it details 4 generations of those surviving done the Troubles successful Northern Ireland from the 1970s to the 1990s.

It looks astatine their engagement successful the Provisional Irish Republican Army – besides known arsenic the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Provos – arsenic good arsenic the Disappeared, those believed to person been killed by enactment paramilitaries.

Say Nothing besides looks astatine the execution of Jean McConville, a pistillate who was kidnapped and murdered by the IRA successful 1972 and secretly buried successful County Louth aft being accused of passing accusation to British forces.

The bid stars Silk histrion Maxine Peake arsenic good arsenic Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, and Josh Finan.

It presently holds a 91% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes with critics hailing its almighty and emotive story.

The Financial Times said successful its review: ‘It is simply a communicative of nationalist calamity and idiosyncratic trauma, youthful radicalism and abiding regret, that shifts betwixt antithetic vantage points yet ne'er flinches from the vicious rhythm of violence.’

The Telegraph wrote: ‘Say Nothing should beryllium watched arsenic a whole, due to the fact that it soon develops into thing much elegiac and profound.’

Decider dubbed Say Nothing a ‘triumph’, portion Loud and Clear said: ‘Fresh score.
Say Nothing is simply a blistering, poignant, shocking and inherently absorbing illustration of however care, item and sensitivity tin springiness amusement the powerfulness to truly interaction the knowing of a governmental issue.’

The Sunday Independent added: ‘Say Nothing, arsenic superb and affecting arsenic The Lives of Others, represents a tilting backmost of the axis, a reminder that the Troubles besides stood for horror, murder, demolition and breached lives.’

The Creep Tapes prima Mark Duplass had precocious praise for the series, dubbing it ‘one of the champion shows he’s ever seen’ and ‘mini-series storytelling astatine its best.’

And viewers agreed, taking to societal media to dub Say Nothing the ‘best bid ever’ and ‘phenomenal.’

Dulkusal wrote connected X: ‘Just finished… I’m speechless..Incredible, shocking, unbelievable, unbearable story..And superb acting…’

LadyHawkins added: ‘Say Nothing (Hulu) is SO good. I sped done 5 episodes past nighttime conscionable due to the fact that I couldn’t crook it off. Super compelling, truly beautifully acted, and a note-perfect adaptation of 1 of the champion books I’ve ever read. Highly rec!’

Lacy Baugher Milas said: ‘Say Nothing, FX’s caller humanities play astir 4 decades of the Troubles successful Northern Ireland is hauntingly timely, and 1 of the champion things I’ve seen this year.’

Éowyn May Uí Bheibhir raved: ‘Say Nothing is perfectly magnificent, conscionable arsenic I knew it would be. Anthony Boyle erstwhile again proving helium tin play immoderate quality and perfectly sound it retired of the park. Whole formed is amazing. Comhghairdeas, f*****g excellent.’

Speaking up of the series’ release, Say Nothing writer Keefe predicted readers and viewers alike would person a ‘complicated’ absorption to the taxable matter.

‘There volition astir apt beryllium a benignant of affectional absorption successful portion due to the fact that it’s a beauteous edgy subject,’ helium told The Hollywood Reporter.

‘My anticipation is that arsenic radical travel to the bid and they digest it, they’ll spot the volition and the bully religion successful what we’re doing.’

Say Nothing play 1 is disposable to watercourse present connected Disney Plus.

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