Peter McKenna
Writer / Executive Producer / Showrunner
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Peter McKenna is a leading Irish writer and producer, best known for creating and showrunning the critically acclaimed crime dramas Kin (RTÉ/BBC/AMC), Hidden Assets (RTÉ/Acorn) and Red Rock (BBC/Amazon), which collectively have earned him five wins and four further nominations at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Kin won Best Television Drama and Best Script - Television Drama in 2024 (alongside a nomination for Best Scripted Series at the Royal Television Society Republic of Ireland Awards), with Hidden Assets nominated in the same categories the same year. From 2015 to 2018, Red Rock won Best Television Drama Series/Soap three times, with Peter earning an additional nomination in 2015 for Best Writer - Soap or Comedy. Peter was also nominated for Best Script for Television for The Clinic in 2009.
Peter is currently lead writer and executive producer of Gangs of London Series 3 (Sky/AMC). Further television credits include episodes of Around The World In 80 Days (BBC), The Last Kingdom (BBC/Netflix), The Gloaming (Stan/Starz) and The Musketeers (BBC). In 2018, Peter's genre-breaking episode of Eastenders, incorporating the testimonies of family members of knife crime victims, was met with critical acclaim.
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
GANGS OF LONDON 2024 | SKY Studios / AMC Networks / Pulse Films | Writer of Series 3 Episode 1. |
KIN: SERIES 2 2024 | Headline / Bron Studios | |
HIDDEN ASSETS 2022 - 2023 | Facet4 Media | Executive Producer and Writer. Released to great reviews and nominated for an IFTA Award |
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 2021 | BBC/ZDF/Seven West Media | Writer 1 x 60'. Series 1, Episode 6. Starring David Tennant. |
KIN 2021 | Headline/Bron Studios | Showrunner on eight episode series. Charlie Cox (LK), Ciaran Hinds and Emmett Scanlan starred. Well received in Ireland and swept the IFTA Awards. AMC picked up the first series. |
THE GLOAMING 2020 | ABC Studios/STAN | Writer 1 x 60'. Series 1, Episode 5. |
THE LAST KINGDOM 2020 | Netflix/BBC/Carnival | Writer 1 x 60'. Series 4, Episode 8. |
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD 2015 | BBC | Writer x 1 episode |
THE MUSKETEERS 3 2015 | BBC1 / BBC America | Writer x 1 episode |
RED ROCK 2014 | Company / Element | Creator/Showrunner |
THE MUSKETEERS 2 2014 | BBC1 / BBC America | Writer x 1 episode |
THE MUSKETEERS 2014 | BBC1 / BBC America | Writer x 1 episode |
FRANKIE 2013 | BBC | Writer x 1 episode |
EASTENDERS 2012 | BBC | Writer x 2 episodes |
HOLBY CITY 2012 | BBC | Writer x 2 episodes |
CASUALTY 2012 | BBC | Writer x 1 episode |
DOCTORS 2011 | BBC | Writer x 1 episode |
THE CLINIC 2008 | Parallel Films / RTE | Writer x 8 eps from 2005-2009 |