Upcoming Irish drama centers on sisters living their lives in the face of heartbreak, grief, addiction and parenthood.
Irish drama The Walsh Sisters, inspired by the novels of Marian Keyes, premieres on Stan in January.
The cast includes Louisa Harland, Caroline Menton, Danielle Galligan, Máiréad Tyers, Stefanie Preissner and Aidan Quinn.
Set in their hometown of Dublin, The Walsh Sisters follows the lives of Anna, Rachel, Maggie, Claire and Helen as they navigate the highs and lows of their late twenties and thirties. This is a sisterhood full of in-jokes, discarded grudges, and more than a few old wounds. But their DNA, history and shared love of power ballads keep the Walsh sisters together despite heartbreak, grief, addiction and parenthood.
Leading the cast is Louisa Harland (Derry Girls) as the troubled Anna Walsh. She is joined by rising talent Caroline Menton (Oddity) who takes on the role of party girl sister Rachel and Danielle Galligan (House of Guinness) brings eldest sister Claire to life. BAFTA nominee Máiréad Tyers (Extraordinary) plays the family’s fearless baby, Helen, while the final Walsh sister is played by stage, screen and screenwriting talent Stefanie Preissner (Solpadeine is My Boyfriend), who plays the family’s ‘white sheep’ Maggie.
In addition to appearing on screen as Maggie, she led the writing team with four episodes of The Walsh Sisters, while award-winning writer Kefi Chadwick (Rivals) rounded out the team with two episodes.
Hollywood stardust is added to the line-up by Irish-American actor Aidan Quinn (Michael Collins). Quinn plays Jack “Daddy” Walsh alongside Carrie Crowley (An Cailín Ciúin), who impersonates the eccentric Mammy Walsh. American actress and personality Debi Mazar (Batman Forever) will play Chaquie. Other cast members include Gina Moxley who will play Josephine (The Patient Gloria) and Jay Duffy (Wheel of Time) who will play Rachel’s complicated love interest Luke.
All episodes January 22 on Stan.
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