Irish Prod-Co Great Island Inks Series Deals With Writers Richie O’Connell and Joshua Kenny (Exclusive)
TV production company Great Island has inked deals with writers Richie O’Connell and Joshua Kenny for two separate original series.
O’Connell will be developing “Headcase” at the Cork-headquartered prod-co, a drama/comedy following a troubled local street artist and his ragtag band of friends searching for deeper meaning, including a sister who’s a former boxing champion and an agoraphobic mate. The scripted series will also deal with mental health issues in contemporary Cork, with O’Connell drawing from his own experiences.
Kenney meanwhile is set to develop “People Do Bad Things,” about good people on the fringes of society who find theirs lives turning out not quite the way they hoped.
“Grace’s suicide attempt is interrupted by a young thief named Jack, who Grace catches breaking into her home,” reads the synopsis. “With nothing else to lose, Grace offers to help him rob her, leading Grace to become...
O’Connell will be developing “Headcase” at the Cork-headquartered prod-co, a drama/comedy following a troubled local street artist and his ragtag band of friends searching for deeper meaning, including a sister who’s a former boxing champion and an agoraphobic mate. The scripted series will also deal with mental health issues in contemporary Cork, with O’Connell drawing from his own experiences.
Kenney meanwhile is set to develop “People Do Bad Things,” about good people on the fringes of society who find theirs lives turning out not quite the way they hoped.
“Grace’s suicide attempt is interrupted by a young thief named Jack, who Grace catches breaking into her home,” reads the synopsis. “With nothing else to lose, Grace offers to help him rob her, leading Grace to become...
- 9/2/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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