All episodes of the mob drama are ready to watch on iPlayer
Ketsuda Phoutinane Spare Time Content Editor
10:45, 04 Jan 2026Updated 11:42, 05 Jan 2026
Aidan Gillen plays crime family patriarch Frank Kinsella(Image: RTÉ/BBC)
Audiences have heaped praise on a gangster series available on BBC iPlayer. Despite having only 16 episodes, Kin — a crime drama centred on Dublin crime family’s gangland war — has left viewers clamouring for another series.
While Kin only ran from 2021 and 2023, the programme has earned new fans via Netflix and iPlayer. The Irish drama also won over critics — its debut series boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
The show’s description reads: “A boy is killed, and his family embarks on a gangland war with an international cartel. But the Kinsellas have something the cartel does not, the unbreakable bonds of blood and family.”
The stellar ensemble was led by Charlie Cox, AKA Marvel superhero Daredevil, with Game of Thrones‘ Aidan Gillen and Ciarán Hinds as rival gang leaders.
A Dublin crime family face a bloody gangland war(Image: RTÉ/BBC)
The series opens with the return of the prodigal son, Michael Kinsella, as he’s released from prison. The Kinsellas depend on local drugs kingpin Eamon Cunningham (Hinds) for their supply. The family is chafing under his control, and within several episodes, gang warfare breaks out.
“I binge watched all of Kin series one on Netflix yesterday, didn’t finish it until 3am,” said one viewer. “Really enjoyed it. When will series two be released I need to do more bingeing into the wee small hours.”
One glowing review on Rotten Tomatoes reads: “Best series I have seen, could not stop watching it, brilliantly written, acting superb, a must watch for me.”
An audience member addressed negative reviews of the show on IMDb: “Surprised by the negative reviews because this is an excellent series, with great performances, realistic action and a good plot. None of your Hollywwood ten minute fight scenes; the violence is short, sharp and decisive.
The gangster show is on BBC iPlayer(Image: RTÉ/BBC)
“The first season held my attention throughout and I looked forward to very episode, even though I could see the ending coming a mile off. (You could could look at it as the copying of a great ending to a great movie or just a nod to that movie. I wasn’t sure about season two, but warned to it after the first couple of episodes. I’m not fond of endings that leave parts of the story hanging for next season, but in this case I’ll forgive them because it was, otherwise, the perfect finale to the main plot line.”
“The series is deeply character-driven, with standout acting, sharp dialogue, and nuanced interactions that will have you on the edge of your seat, hanging on every word when things get real.
“The action sequences are seamlessly incorporated, as one critic noted. Even as someone who doesn’t enjoy drama, I found this a fantastic watch. The action sequences are seamlessly incorporated, as one critic noted. Even as someone who doesn’t enjoy drama, I found this a fantastic watch.”
Other viewers have drawn comparisons to Love/Hate, another Irish mobster show that aired from 2010 to 2014.
As one viewer recommended: “Watch love/hate instead especially S2 + S3. Up there with the best shows I’ve ever watched”.