Production Focus : ‘House Of Guinness’

Focus: House of Guinness 
Distributor: Netflix  
Production Company:  Kudos Knight  
Where can I watch it?:  Currently streaming on Netflix.   

Stephen Knight’s 8-part drama, House of Guinness, produced by Kudos Knight for Netflix, and launched on 25th September 2025 was hosted by Space Studios Manchester over 35 weeks, from May 2024 to January 2025.

Producer Cahal Bannonpaid tribute to Space Studios Manchester for its facilities and support over the duration of the shoot:  “Space is the place to be if you are shooting in the North West. Great stages, great people with an abundance of fabulous locations within an hour of its doors. What’s not to like?”

Written by Steven Knight and directed by Tom Shankland and Mounia Akl, House of Guinness stars Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, Fionn O’Shea, James Norton, Niamh McCormack, Seamus O’Hara, Jack Gleeson and Dervla Kirwan and charts the aftermath of the death of brewery mogul, Sir Benjamin Guinness, and the great impact of his will on the fate of his four children:  Arthur, Edward, Anne, Ben and other Dubliners affected by the expanding Guinness empire.

Stages 1 and 4 at SPACE STUDIOS hosted a range of sets including the ballroom, the docks office and the boarding house whilst the cast and crew also used dressing rooms, unit bases, workshops and production offices.

Dean Sinacola, Studio Manager at Space Studios Manchester commented:    “House of Guinness coming to Space Studios was a perfect fit. The stages’ flexibility allowed multiple sets to be turned around quickly for the team while proximity to the city allowed the production great access to locations and doubles within a short drive from the studios. The production utilised stages, offices, workshops and several costume rooms on site to accommodate the huge cast.   Very little of the facility wasn’t used in the production, which makes Space Studios the true home of the House of Guinness” 

Screen Manchester supported the production and key location scenes were shot in Lever St, Back Piccadilly, Sackville Building/Sackville St, Anita St, Ancoats.

Screen Manchester’s Bobby Cochrane commented: “It is always exciting to see news heralding the release of projects we’ve been involved with, and House of Guinness is certainly no exception. At Screen Manchester, we enjoyed working with the location team from Kudos Productions, securing  locations and filming permits for some of the city’s most iconic locations.  Our team is now eager to tune in to Netflix to see the end results, which, judging from promotional trailers, are spectacular” 

Trailer:

Want to know more about the show? Take a look at the behind-the-scenes below, maybe you’ll even spot a chase scene down Deansgate!