‘Bad Bridgets’ Adds Colin Farrell and Star Packed Cast Before Netflix Filming Begins
The Netflix-backed period thriller adds seven cast members, including Colin Farrell and Steve Coogan, before filming begins next month.
- Netflix unveiled a star-studded cast for the Irish period thriller Bad Bridgets on Tuesday, adding Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson, Niamh Algar, and Simone Kirby to join leads Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver.
- Inspired by the book 'Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem, and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women' by academics Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick, the film follows two sisters seeking escape from famine and poverty in 19th-century New York.
- Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt leads production alongside Margot Robbie's LuckyChap and his Coup d Etat Films banner, assembling an award-winning creative team including cinematographer Ryan Kernaghan, designer James Price, and costume designer Holly Waddington.
- The production is scheduled to begin filming in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in mid-July 2026, with support from Northern Ireland Screen backing the ambitious project.
- Netflix positions this ambitious historical thriller as a major period production, bringing a little-known chapter of Irish and American history to a global audience through its distinctive international ensemble.
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Farrell, Coogan, Heaton Join "Bad Bridgets"
Colin Farrell, comedian Steve Coogan, and “Stranger Things” alum Charlie Heaton have all joined the cast of Irish period revenge thriller “Bad Bridgets” at Netflix. Also onboard are Domhnall Gleeson, Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar and Simone Kirby, all joining the previously cast Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in the film. The story begins when a mysterious letter offering escape leads a young Irish woman to 19th-century New York. She is pulled into …
Colin Farrell, Domhnall Gleeson & 'Stranger Things' Star Charlie Heaton Join Starry Ensemble for Irish Thriller 'Bad Bridget'
Getty Images Colin Farrell, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson, and more stars have joined the upcoming Irish thriller film Bad Bridget. The newcomers join leads Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in the film from Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt. Variety reports that additional stars in the cast include Steve Coogan, Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar, and Simone Kirby. Filming is set to get underway in Northern Ireland in July. What is Bad Bridget about? Acco…
Wuthering Heights star to lead new Netflix Irish period drama
Wuthering Heights star Alison Oliver and CODA's Emilia Jones lead the star-studded cast of Netflix's upcoming crime saga, Bad Bridgets. Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton and Domhnall Gleeson also star.
Legends and Stranger Things favourites confirmed for starry new crime saga from Netflix
Bad Bridgets, a period thriller from Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt, has expanded its cast, with Charlie Heaton and Steve Coogan among the new additions.Heaton, best known for playing Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things and Coogan, known for his iconic character Alan Partridge, have joined the cast of the Netflix film in as-yet-unannounced roles. Other newcomers to the cast include Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inisherin), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machin…
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