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The Boy That Never Was

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The Boy That Never Was
GenreDrama
Based onThe Boy That Never Was by Karen Perry
Screenplay byJo Spain
David Logan
Directed byHannah Quinn
StarringColin Morgan
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Aoife O’Sullivan
  • Tristan Orpen Lynch
  • Andrew Byrne
  • David Crean
  • Dermot Horan
Production companies
Original release
NetworkRTÉ
Release1 September (2024-09-01) –
22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)

The Boy That Never Was is an Irish television drama series directed by Hannah Quinn and starring Colin Morgan and Toni O'Rourke. It is based on the novel of the same name by Karen Perry, adapted by Jo Spain.

Premise

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A man becomes convinced that he has seen his son on the streets of Dublin, three years after he was supposedly killed in a North African earthquake.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The series was commissioned by Irish broadcaster RTÉ with support from Screen Ireland. It is produced by Subotica, who oversaw the adaptation by Jo Spain and David Logan of the Karen Perry novel of the same name. It is directed by Hannah Quinn. Executive producers on the series included Aoife O’Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch for Subotica, with David Crean and Dermot Horan for RTÉ and Andrew Byrne for Screen Ireland.[2] The cast includes Colin Morgan, Toni O’Rourke, Kerr Logan and Simon Callow.[3]

Filming took place on location in Ireland and Morocco.[4]

Broadcast

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As of January 2024, Screen Ireland suggested that the four-part series would be released in 2024.[5] It was broadcast on RTÉ Television in September 2024.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "UKTV & France Télévisions pre-buy RTÉ Drama The Boy That Never Was". iftn.ie. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "AMR Confirms Pre-sales For Drama Series The Boy That Never Was". Formatbiz.it. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (23 November 2023). "Yellow Film's Newgrange Expands; Irish Drama 'The Boy That Never Was' Sells; Woodcut Strikes ATF Deals — Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (1 December 2023). "Drama series The Boy That Never Was slated for release in April 2024". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Screen Ireland announces film and TV projects for 2024". RTE. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Colin Morgan sets the scene of The Boy That Never Was". rte.ie. 1 September 2024.