Sisters (2023 TV series)

Sisters (stylized SisterS) is an Irish-Canadian[1] comedy drama television series, created by Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley, and produced by Imogen Banks and Nicole O'Donahue. Sisters premiered on RTÉ One on 30 March 2023, and streaming on the RTÉ Player.

Sisters
GenreComedy drama
Created by
Written by
Directed by
  • Declan Lowney
  • Alicia McDonald
Starring
Country of origin
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Ruth Coady
  • Richard Cook
  • Declan Lowney
  • Angela Squire
  • Sarah Goldberg
ProducerMary McCarthy
Production locationDublin
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release30 March 2023 (2023-03-30) –
present

The show was greenlit on 10 June 2022 by RTÉ in Ireland, Crave in Canada, and IFC in the U.S., with international distribution handled by Fremantle,[1][2] following a six year gestation period.[3]

The series had its Canadian premiere on Crave on May 17, 2022.[4] In 2024, Bell Media announced that Sisters has been renewed for a second season.[5]

Synopsis

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SisterS follows two women, one from Canada and the other from Ireland, who discover they are half-sisters. They embark on a road trip to find their alcoholic father.

Cast

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Episodes

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No.
overall
Title[6] Directed by Written by Original air date Viewers
1"They F*** You Up"Declan LowneySarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A
Following her mother's death, Sare decides to travel to Ireland to find the father she has newly learned about.
2"Mind That Child"Declan LowneySarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A
Recognising that she is out of choices, Suze unwillingly consents to assist Sare in locating their father. Sare takes a dump.
3"This Too Shall Pass"Declan LowneySarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A
4"Every Time The Sun Comes Up I'm In Trouble"Alicia McDonaldSarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A
5"I Can Change"Alicia McDonaldSarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A
6"Happy Ever After"Alicia McDonaldSarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley30 March 2023 (2023-03-30)N/A

Reception

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Critical response

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Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "There are several points at which you can imagine SisterS wanting to say something about actual modern life in Ireland, but only landing at a halfway point between “old” and “new” and therefore not saying anything at all — like how the series treats a funny and slightly disturbing subplot involving abortion. The show knows that there’s a cultural conversation to be had, but not how it wants to participate...Might there be a version of SisterS in which more of the stereotypes were turned on their heads, that found an angle on contemporary religion in Ireland that could have given nuance to the abortion subplot and would have made Sheryl’s innocuous antisemitism have substance? Probably, and it might have been better. But the show that’s here isn’t bad, in large part because longtime friends and collaborators Goldberg and Stanley build the relationship between these strangers in a way that is likably warm and yet uneasy, without going quite as dark as the show’s clear inspirations — Fleabag and, especially, Catastrophe are central to the DNA — might have gone. SisterS has undercurrents exploring alcoholism, abuse and the impact of absentee parents, but it’s more likely to settle for broad humor over meaning in its murkier terrain."[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "IFC Greenlights 'SisterS' From Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley". deadline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "RTÉ AND AMC NETWORKS' IFC GREENLIGHT NEW ORIGINAL DARK COMEDY SisterS". rte.ie. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ "'We always had a fire in our belly': Meet the friends behind RTÉ's dark comedy SisterS". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ Greg David, "Six-part Crave original series, Sisters, premieres May 17". TV, eh?, April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bell Media Announces 2024/25 Original Programming Slate - Bell Media". Bell Media Announces 2024/25 Original Programming Slate - Bell Media. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Sisters: episode guide". rte.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. ^ Daniel Fienberg, "‘SisterS’ Review: Sarah Goldberg Makes Ireland-Set IFC Comedy a Sibling Journey Worth Taking". The Hollywood Reporter, May 16, 2023.
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