Dublin Murders

Set during the height of the Celtic Tiger financial boom, Dublin Murders centers on two ambitious murder detectives, Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox, who are assigned to investigate the slaying of a talented young ballet dancer found dead on an ancient stone altar in the dense woods of Knocknaree. For Detective Reilly, the case strikes dangerously close to home; years earlier, three children vanished into the exact same woodland, with only one—Reilly himself, then known as Adam—found clutching a tree trunk in catatonic terror, his memory completely wiped. As Rob and Cassie delve deeper into the tight-knit community of Knocknaree, their professional and personal partnership begins to fracture under the weight of suppressed trauma, institutional corruption, and psychological unraveling. The investigation bifurcates when another crime emerges, drawing Cassie into an undercover operation involving a murdered woman who is her physical double, forcing both detectives to confront the dualities and ghosts of their own identities. Adapted from Tana French's acclaimed Dublin Murder Squad novels 'In the Woods' and 'The Likeness' by creator Sarah Phelps, the series delivers a haunting, atmospheric, and psychologically complex portrait of modern Ireland, blending grim forensic realism with folklore and deeply buried psychological secrets.