(All episodes will be available on RTÉ Player following transmission of Ep 1)
Obituary is a dark comedy crime drama in which the newspaper that 24-year-old Elvira Clancy works for falls into hard times and she is now being paid per obituary. When deaths trickle to a halt and work dries up, Elvira soon discovers that by murdering the unpleasant residents in her small town, she will not only earn more money but discovers she has an untapped bloodlust. The only problem for her lies with the paper’s new hire, Emerson Stafford, a suspicious crime correspondent who she begins to develop feelings for.
Starring a line-up of renowned Irish actors – Siobhan Cullen (“The Dry”) who takes the lead as Elvira Clancy, Michael Smiley (“Bad Sisters”, “Bloodlands”) as Elvira’s protective and troubled father Ward Clancy; Ronan Raftery (“The Rook”, Mortal Engines, “The Terror”) as ambitious new crime correspondent Emerson Stafford. Directed by John Hayes (“Dublin Murders”, “Bancroft”).
Starring Siobhán Cullen from The Dry in the lead role, it is a six-part series produced by Galway-based production company Magamedia in association with French company About Premium Content for RTÉ and Hulu in the US. It has recently wrapped filming in Ballyshannon in Donegal.
Character synopsis
ELVIRA CLANCY (Siobhan Cullen) 24-year-old Elvira has struggled to be happy all her life. Her mother died during childbirth, leaving her to be raised by her loving but alcoholic father. Elvira always battled with depression, finding there were only two things that ever gave her a sense of joy: writing and death. Landing her dream job as the obituarist for The Kilraven Chronicle, her local newspaper, should have been the key to unlocking a life of contentment…
