#bad bridgets

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NEWS 🎬 • Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson and More join in Netflix’s Irish Period Thriller ‘BAD BRIDGETS’

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/colin-farrell-steve-coogan-join-netflix-bad-bridgets-1236799067/

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It stars Emilia and Alison and then they have all joined the cast. Very cool to see him in a 19th century period piece! And great cast!

Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson and More Join Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in Netflix’s Irish Period Thrille

Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson, Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar and Simone Kirby have joined Rich Peppiatt's Bad Br

Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson Join Netflix Period Thriller ‘Bad Bridgets’

Himesh Patel, Niamh Algar and Simone Kirby also join Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in the Irish revenge movie from 'Kneecap' filmmaker Rich

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NEW production !! Domhnall Gleeson, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton and Colin Farrell, among the others will be starring in ‘Bad Bridgets’, the new Netflix film inspired by by Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick’s 2023 book ‘Bad Bridget: Crime, Mayhem and the Lives of Irish Emigrant Women’.

Cast includes also Himesh Patel, Emilia Jones, Alison Oliver, Niamh Algar and Simone Kirby.

The Irish thriller ‘is set in the 19th century against the backdrop of a famine-ravaged Ireland, and focuses on two sisters who make a treacherous journey to America to escape an abusive father, poverty and hunger. Once in New York, they join the ranks of other Irish women, the so-called “Bridgets,” creating mayhem in the city’.

Filming should begin next month in Northern Ireland 👀

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Daisy Edgar-Jones e Emilia Jones vão estrelar “Bad Bridgets”, thriller histórico produzido pela LuckyChap

Daisy Edgar-Jones e Emilia Jones vão estrelar “Bad Bridgets”, thriller histórico produzido pela LuckyChap

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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Emilia Jones to Star in Irish Period Thriller Bad Bridgets from Kneecap Director Rich Peppiatt

Twisters star Daisy Edgar-Jones and CODA breakout Emilia Jones are set to lead Bad Bridgets, a period revenge thriller from Kneecap filmmaker Rich Peppiatt.

The project marks Peppiatt’s follow-up feature after the success of Kneecap, which became the most-nominated debut in BAFTA history and earned seven British Independent Film Awards, five IFTAs, and the London Critics Circle honor for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker.

Read in depth article here: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Emilia Jones to Star in Irish Period Thriller Bad Bridgets from Kneecap Director Rich Peppiatt

Bad Bridgets will be introduced to buyers at November’s American Film Market. FilmNation is handling international sales, while WME Independent will oversee domestic rights.

The film is being produced by LuckyChap and Peppiatt’s own production company, Coup d’État. Production is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 in Northern Ireland and Ireland. The creative team already includes Oscar-winning production designer James Price (Poor Things) and acclaimed costume designer Kate Hawley (Crimson Peak).