A BRILLIANT crime series has been shot on location in Donegal with local actors to boost the county’s film industry.
The award-winning Irish language show CRÁ returns to TG4 in the coming weeks with cinematic landscapes of Gaoth Dobhair.
The thriller centres on the suspected murder of a woman whose body was found in a bog – and her death is now being investigated by her son, who is a garda.
TG4 said the new season is the darkest yet.
Siobhan O’Kelly as Aoife Cooney in season two of award-winning Irish language drama CRÁ, which was filmed in Gaoth Dobhair and returns to TG4 on November 3 at 9.30pm.
Season two premieres the latest series of CRÁ on November 3 at 9.30pm.
That same night, all six episodes of the new series will be available on TG4+, which producers say is the “new and improved version of the TG4 Player”.
A spokesperson said: “Following the breakout success of series one, which sold to 68 territories worldwide under the international title Boglands, the new series returns to Gaoth Dobhair with a darker, more ambitious story centred on Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin, played by Dónall Ó Héalaí.
“Now a trainee detective, Conall must navigate new cases, divided loyalties and the consequences of his past as the series explores the personal and professional lives of law enforcers operating in a lawless borderland.
“Series one concluded with Garda Conall Ó Súilleabháin, discovering the truth about what happened to his mother, Sabine, whose body was found mysteriously buried in a bog.
“This is a series about consequences, shaped by place, haunted by the past and driven by the people who inhabit the razor’s edge between good and evil.
“Darkly funny, twist laden and binge worthy, CRÁ series two follows Conall, who must confront his past in order to secure a future.”
Tony Devlin as Hugh and (right) Art Parkinson as Aodh in season two of award-winning Irish language drama CRÁ, which was filmed in Gaoth Dobhair and returns to TG4 on November 3 at 9.30pm.
Among the cast is Dónall Ó Héalaí as Conall Ó Súilleabháin; Alex Murphy as Barry; Hannah Brady as Ciara Kate; Colm Mac Giolla Easbuic as Iarla; Barry McGovern as Art; and Art Parkinson as Aodh.
Viewers will spot many of the high-profile stars, including Inishowen actor Parkinson, form Moville.
Art, who went to school in Buncrana, started his professional acting career at just seven years old.
He is best known for playing Rickon Stark in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and voicing the title character in the animated film Kubo and the Two Strings.
A dramatic scene being filmed for season two of award-winning Irish language drama CRÁ, which was filmed in Gaoth Dobhair and returns to TG4 on November 3 at 9.30pm.
Hannah Brady seen as Ciara-Kate in season two of award-winning Irish language drama CRÁ, which was filmed in Gaoth Dobhair and returns to TG4 on November 3 at 9.30pm.
Executive producer Darach Ó Tuairisg of Fíbín Media said: “The dark, distinctive world we created resonated deeply. [Season] two promises to push boundaries even further.”
CRÁ returns to TG4 on November 3 at 9.30pm.