Review: "House of Guinness" & NYC

I'm really digging the series House of Guinness about the infamous Irish brewery dynasty. It's set in the 1860s, and it's a King Lear/Succession-like drama about the children of a great, powerful, and wealthy man grappling with the immense legacy they've been left. 

Because I'm lazy, and don't want to spoil it for you, I won't review the whole show now but the writing, acting, and production values of the show are outstanding. It's like a soap opera with lots of history and cool Irish accents.

Best of all, while most of the show it set in Dublic, part of the show is set in NYC.

One of the characters named Byron, who's an illegitimate member of the family, goes to NYC to expand the Guinness business into America. He has to deal with lots of anti-Irish, anti-Catholic prejudice, working with the Irish disapora and others to get them drinking the brew.  

Also, Byron is played by Jack Gleeson who portrayed the monstrous King Joffrey on Game of Thrones more than a decade ago. He's now all grown up and here he's not crazy, just ambitious and fast-talking. He's great in this show, as is everyone else.

Check it out!