RTÉ has issued an update on season three of Kin.
The broadcaster announced a host of brand new shows, along with new seasons of returning favourites, during their new season launch on Monday, August 28.
Fan-favourite drama Kin was notably missing from the line-up, amid fears the show may never return to RTÉ.
A spokesperson for RTÉ has since told Goss.ie: “RTÉ would very much like Kin to return and continues to work with our international partners to make it happen.”
“We hope to have a further update in relation to season 3 in the coming months.”
Earlier this year, it was reported that the third season of Kin was filmed in Ireland last summer, and that a fourth season had already been commissioned.
However, there has been doubt over the shows future in recent weeks, after Bron Studios, the production company and financiers of Kin, filed for bankruptcy in July.
According to the Irish Film and Television Network, Bron Studios cited the COVID-19 pandemic and dual union strikes as the overwhelming factors which led it to file for bankruptcy.
The production company’s CEO Aaron L. Gilbert said in a statement: “Having explored many options for many months BRON had no choice but to take this step in light of its financial circumstances.”
“The last few years have been incredibly difficult for BRON, and things have only gotten more complicated over these past months.”
The crime drama series, which first broadcast on RTÉ back in 2021, was co-created by Peter McKenna and Ciaran Donnelly.
The first two seasons of Kin boast a stellar cast – including Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Charlie Cox, and Ciarán Hinds.
The popular drama charts the lives of Dublin-based family the Kinsellas, who are embroiled in a gangland war.
