While we all know that a pint of Guinness needs to settle to be best served, the Guinness family was never settled. House of Guinness follows the four children of the late Benjamin Guinness, who inherit the immense Guinness empire… but the keys to the kingdom come with tremendous pressure and politics.
Of all the dramas over the years, it’s surprising that the Guinness family has never really been covered. From the vast scandals, to the heavy politics, to the unbelievable scale of the Guinness brewing operation — the family’s history and legacy lend themselves to a dramatization. This brings us to House of Guinness , an 8-episode drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
House of Guinness is not an origin story about the founding of the iconic alcoholic beverage. It b