Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine to star in new Chris O’Dowd TV show

Hollywood is set to come to Ireland in an upcoming TV show from Chris O'Dowd. 'Small Town, Big Story' created by the Roscommon-native will star Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine.

The six-part Sky TV series will focus on what happens when a Hollywood production arrives in a small rural Irish town. Set in the fictional Drumban, the arrival of a film crew puts a “spotlight on a secret that’s been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium."

Christina Hendricks, the 'Mad Men' star and 'Small Town, Big Story' executive producer, plays television producer Wendy Patterson, who returns to her hometown from Los Angeles with a US production crew.

British actor, Paddy Considine, known for playing Viserys Targaryen in 'House Of The Dragon' opposite Matt Smith, and the film Pride, will take on the role of local doctor and pillar of the community Seamus Proctor. Seamus has a wife, Catherine (Eileen Walsh), a local schoolteacher and siblings Joanne and Sonny Proctor, portrayed by 'Fair City' star Leia Murphy and O’Dowd’s 'Moone Boy' co-star David Rawle, respectively.

With filming having already begun on location in Ireland, the new Sky Original series, produced by Playground and independent studio FilmNation Entertainment, brings on Liz Gill as series producer, with Lockwood & Co’s Catherine Morshead, O’Dowd, and 'Extra Ordinary' writers Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman among the directors.

'Small Town, Big Story' is expected to air on Sky and Now in the UK and Ireland next year, with Sky clarifying that because the stars are under Equity contracts, the production is not affected by the Hollywood actors strike.