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The Dry

2022–2026 · 3 seasons

A sharp, funny, painful return home, where family love and old habits collide with one woman's fragile sobriety.

Created by
Nancy Harris
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Roisin Gallagher, Siobhán Cullen, Ciarán Hinds
Overview
Shiv Sheridan returns to Dublin after years of partying in London and tries to navigate a new phase of her life. Trying to stay sober and being back with her family is not going to be easy.

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Stream in the UK
  • ITVX Premium
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Nancy Harris
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Roisin Gallagher, Siobhán Cullen, Ciarán Hinds
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Nancy Harris
Written by
Nancy Harris
Starring
Roisin Gallagher, Siobhán Cullen, Ciarán Hinds, Pom Boyd, Adam Richardson, Moe Dunford, Aidan Jordan, Ann Marie Horan
Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes, 27 min each
Network
RTÉ One
Country
Ireland
Languages
English

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