Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan is teaming up once again with Aidan Gillen for Tall Tales & Murder, a new six-part series commissioned by RTÉ and BBC Northern Ireland, in association with Screen Ireland.
Described as a darkly comedic crime drama, the show also stars Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves), Philippa Dunne (Derry Girls), and Packy Lee (Peaky Blinders). Filming has just begun in Dublin, with the series set to premiere in 2026.
Carolan co-created the series with Emmy, BAFTA and Directors Guild of America winner Chris Addison (Veep, Breeders), who also directs alongside Neasa Hardiman. Based on Caimh McDonnell's bestselling Dublin Trilogy books, the show will be produced by Avalon (Catastrophe, Starstruck) in association with Metropolitan Pictures (Kin), and distributed internationally by Avalon.
Speaking about the project, Carolan said: "I’ve been a fan of the brilliant Chris Addison since The Thick of It - it’s been incredible fun working with him to bring this insane story to life."
Addison added: "I’m frankly giddy with delight to team up with the twisted and highly original mind of Stuart Carolan. We’ve taken Caimh’s wonderful novel as a jumping-off point and ended up with what I like to think of as a dark and delicious screwball drama."
RTÉ’s Head of Drama, David Crean, called the series part of "an unprecedented slate of original Irish drama" being produced by the broadcaster this year, while BBC Northern Ireland’s Eddie Doyle praised it as "storytelling at its darkest, funniest and most surreal."
The 12-episode series (2 x 6 parts) is executive produced by Addison, Carolan, and Avalon’s Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett and Jon Thoday, with David McLoughlin and Catherine Tiernan for Metropolitan Pictures. Caroline Norris is series producer, and Gemma O’Shaughnessy produces.
