Máiréad Tyers Joins Siobhán Cullen In RTÉ & Hulu Dark Comedy ‘Obituary’ As Production Starts On Season 2

EXCLUSIVE: Extraordinary star Máiréad Tyers has joined the cast of Obituary as cameras roll on season two of the dark comedy crime drama. The series, from APC Studios (UK) and Irish indie Magamedia, is for Irish pubcaster RTÉ and Hulu in the U.S. Bafta-nominated Tyers will star alongside returning lead actress Siobhán Cullen ( The Dry ).

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The show plays on Netflix in the UK. It follows Elvira ( Cullen ), a young woman obsessed with death who writes obituaries for a local newspaper. Without enough bodies to fill the required column inches, she resorts to murder.

Season 2 will film in County Donegal. It sees Elvira struggling with the death of her beloved father . Again, she seeks relief in killing, but is beaten to the act by a mysterious new murderer in town. A local cop, Detective Rose (Noni Stapleton), suspects Elvira of the crime, which in this case she hasn’t committed. Elvira becomes determined to solve the murder herself and meet a potential kindred spirit.

Tyers plays eccentric newspaper editor Vivienne. She pits Elvira against boyfriend Emerson (Ronan Raftery) in the newsroom.

Rachel Carey ( Deadly Cuts ), and Gary Shore ( Dracula Untold ) are on board to direct and Ray Lawlor ( Le Ceangal ) is once again the writer. APC Studios’ Laurent Boissel and Magamedia’s Paddy Hayes exec produce.

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APC’s sales arm handles distribution on the show, which has sold to Netflix in the UK, AMC Networks International in Spain and Portugal, Britbox in Australia and the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed Turkish streamer BluTV, among others.

Obituary plays on the RTÉ One channel and RTÉ Player streaming service in Ireland. Hulu has exclusive SVOD rights in the U.S. The six-episode second season two delivers to RTÉ and Hulu in mid-2025.

The series is produced in association with Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and WRAP.

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