The creator of the hit series *Peaky Blinders* is turning his attention to another powerful family saga with the new Netflix drama, *House of Guinness*.
Steven Knight, known for transforming a Birmingham street gang into a global cultural phenomenon, is now focusing on the story of Ireland‘s Guinness family and their brewing empire. The series, launching on Netflix this Thursday, explores a pivotal moment in the family’s history: the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness and the subsequent struggle of his four children to maintain control of the brewery, each harboring their own secrets.
Knight discovered the dramatic potential while researching the real-life Guinness dynasty. “It was immediate that I realised this is an incredible drama and story,” he said. He was particularly captivated by “the characters, events and how it all intermeshed with history and what was going on at the time.”
*House of Guinness* blends historical fact with dramatic license, a technique Knight embraces. He believes “it’s often the true events that are the least believable,” and notes that “some of the historical events are so amazing and unexpected you wouldn’t make them up yourself,” he told the BBC.
