Jack Gleeson and Anthony Boyle cast in House of Guinness series from Peaky Blinders creator

According to Netflix, the series will 'explore an epic story inspired by one of Europe's most famous and enduring dynasties'

Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson, Masters of the Air star Anthony Boyle, and Happy Valley star James Norton are among the cast members of House of Guinness. Picture: Yellow Belly/Pip/Michael Shelford via Netflix.

Cork actor Jack Gleeson, Happy Valley's James Norton, and Masters of the Air star Anthony Boyle are among the confirmed cast members of a new Netflix series based on the history of the Guinness family.

House of Guinness, an original series from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, is set in 19th century Dublin and New York, and chronicles the lives of the Guinness family after the 1868 death of Benjamin Lee Guinness, who oversaw the expansion of the iconic brewery that bears the family name..