Lisa Dwan stars in new RTÉ drama

Athlone actor Lisa Dwan stars in one of the new RTÉ dramas, Blackshore, to be screened in the autumn.

From the creators of Smother, Blackshore is a new mystery thriller that follows DI Fia Lucey (Lisa Dwan), a laser- focused, ambitious detective who is haunted by her tragic past - a past she keeps locked away and unexplored.

After a series of “undue force” allegations, Fia is banished from her high-octane position to a rural backwater – uncomfortably close to her hometown.

While there, she is charged with investigating a missing person case: a woman from Blackshore who has disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

The case brings a reluctant Fia face to face with her traumatic past and back into the fold of a community who are still processing the unwelcome attention that her historical case brought to the town: a town that remains steeped in its own secrets and lies.

Blackshore is a dark thriller that explores the DNA of one town’s relationship with shame, guilt and the price of success.

Created by writer Kate O'Riordan (Smother, The Bay) and directed by Daithí Keane (Smother, An Klondike), the series is produced by Treasure Entertainment/BBC Studios and stars Lisa Dwan (Top Boy, Bloodlands), Rory Keenan (Striking Out, The Duchess), Stanley Townsend (The Tunnel, Redwater), Andrew Bennett (An Cailín Ciúin, Resistance) Amy De Bhrún (Line of Duty, Vikings), Jade Jordan (You Are Not My Mother, Rosie) and Aidan McArdle (Deadly Cuts, Mr. Selfridge).

Details of Blackshore were revealed as RTÉ released a first look at upcoming homegrown dramas as part of its new season, with previews of Blackshore, Hidden Assets, Obituary, The Dry Series 2, The Gone, and new single dramas from Storyland.

This new season, RTÉ is continuing its strategy to increase its development of drama output, by investing in the Irish creative industry and showcasing the best of Ireland by filming right across the country. Partnerships both in Ireland and internationally continue to enable the production of these great original Irish dramas.

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