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Genre | Black comedy |
Created by | Ray Lawlor |
Written by | Ray Lawlor |
Directed by | John Hayes Oonagh Kearney |
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Composer | Steve Lynch |
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Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Nell Green |
Cinematography | James Mather |
Editor | Tony Kearns |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 52 minutes |
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Network | RTÉ One |
Release | 26 September 31 October 2023 | –
Obituary is a 2023 Irish black comedy television series created by Ray Lawlor for RTÉ and starring Siobhán Cullen. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It will show in the United States on Hulu. [4]
Filming took place in Ballyshannon and Bundoran, County Donegal. [5] [6] [7]
In a small Irish town, a young woman obsessed with death becomes an obituarist for the local newspaper. Seeking more interesting deaths to write about, she begins to murder local people.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Death Becomes Her" | 26 September 2023 |
2 | "Hiccups" | 3 October 2023 |
3 | "Stay of Execution" | 10 October 2023 |
4 | "Weapons of Minor Destruction" | 17 October 2023 |
5 | "Wild Goose Chase" | 24 October 2023 |
6 | "Body Count" | 31 October 2023 |
Obituary received positive reviews. [8] [9] It received 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews. [10] In The Irish Times, Ed Power praised Siobhán Cullen's and Danielle Galligan's performances, but said "it’s a shame the script isn’t funnier. Obituary is a dark comedy that often forgets the laughs." [11]
At the 20th Irish Film & Television Awards, Obituary was nominated for Best Drama, Best Director (John Hayes) Best Script (Peter McKenna), Best Actress in a Lead Role (Siobhán Cullen), Best Actor in a Lead Role ( Michael Smiley), Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Danielle Galligan), but did not win any. Siobhán Cullen won a Rising Star award, in part for her work on Obituary. [12] [13]
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