Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s new strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track.
So we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week we return to Ireland, where psychological thriller miniseries The Boy That Never Was has had scintillating reviews and top ratings on public broadcaster RTÉ.
The show, starring Colin Morgan and Toni O’Rourke, plays on a primal fear — of losing a child and never finding them again — while playing with memory and sanity.
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