It's 10 years since Love/Hate ’s dramatic finale reached fever pitch, concluding one of the most popular TV series ever launched in Ireland. Every Sunday night, the nation was gripped by the double-crossing, blood-shedding, wheeler-dealing escapades of Nigel Delaney and his friends and foes in Dublin’s criminal underworld. Stuart Carolan’s gritty crime drama drew strong reviews and certainly captured the public imagination — at the height of its success, hundreds of members of the public would gather to watch scenes from the show being filmed on the streets.
Love/Hate , which ran for five shocking and sensational seasons, also had a massive impact on Ireland’s acting talent, spawning a whole generation of stars that have gone on to other big successes. The Love/Hate factor still looms large, with one of its leading stars featuring in a major new Netflix series later this month. Killian Scott The Dublin-born actor will take a leading role in Kaos — a new show described as an irreverent dramedy inspired by Greek mythology - which is set to debut on Netflix on August 29.
From The End of the F***ing World creator, Charlie Covell, Kaos is centred around a dysfunctional family of gods and sees Scott play a rock star with a big heart and an ego to match named Orpheus. He’s in good company — his co-stars include acting legend Jeff Goldblum. Scott’s real name, in fact, is Cillian Murphy, but that name was already very much taken in the thespian world by a certain Cor.