As Peter McKenna told /Film, "What I would like to do [in Season 2] is change the dynamic in the family completely. The first season was really about one woman's grief, and what that caused. The next one, I would really like to explore historical trauma. I know it sounds quite heavy, but it'll have all the bells and whistles of Gangland genre." "Kin" Season 2 has indeed turned out to run along these lines. It's dark, deep, and absolutely fascinating as the Kinsella family find themselves up against a Turkish organization that claims they're owed a huge debt.
As mentioned earlier, "Kin" is inspired by the real-life violence of the Kinahan and Hutch gangs. This conflict claimed multiple lives and caused all sorts of serious damage. It's no surprise, then, that Season 2 doubles down on the growing conflict between its rival groups. But all is not well within the Kinsella family either. Brendan Kinsella (Francis Magee), brother to Frank, causes no end of pain in Season 2 by menacing, corrupting, and terrifying his own relatives. He's a vicious monster, and his actions build to an explosive finale. Season 2 is ruthless — which is just how fans like it.
