Kin review: RTÉ series has style and star power, but needs more tension
Emmett Scanlan and Aidan Gillen in Kin on RTÉ One.
The symbolism is clear as the first episode of Kin opens with a curly-mopped teenager buying sweets in Temple Bar before hopping on the pillion of a bike which zooms him through Dublin to carry out a hit. It captures the now commonplace nature of gangland violence along with the loss of innocence that goes with the territory.
The name of the show, which could also be seen as a nod to one real-life current crime gang, refers to the Kinsella family, and also the blood ties that bind them together.
