Sisters (2023 TV series)
Irish-Canadian television series
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Sisters (stylized SisterS) is an Irish-Canadian[1] comedy drama television series created by and starring Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley. It premiered on RTÉ One on 30 March 2023.
- Sarah Goldberg
- Susan Stanley
- Sarah Goldberg
- Susan Stanley
- Declan Lowney
- Alicia McDonald
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer | Mary McCarthy |
| Production location | Dublin |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Release | 30 March 2023 – present |
The show was greenlit on 10 June 2022 by RTÉ in Ireland, Crave in Canada, and IFC in the United States, with international distribution handled by Fremantle,[1][2] following a six-year gestation period.[3]
The series had its Canadian premiere on Crave on 17 May 2023.[4] The second season premiered in Ireland on 29 January 2026.[5][6]
Premise
SisterS follows two women, one from Canada and the other from Ireland, who discover they are half-sisters. They embark on a road trip to find their alcoholic father.
Cast and characters
- Sarah Goldberg as Sare
- Susan Stanley as Suze
- Sophie Thompson as Sheryl
- Pat Shortt as Deryl
- Donal Logue as Jimmy
Episodes
| No. | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "They F*** You Up" | Declan Lowney | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
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Following her mother's death, Sare decides to travel to Ireland to find the father she has newly learned about. | |||||
| 2 | "Mind That Child" | Declan Lowney | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
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Recognising that she is out of choices, Suze unwillingly consents to assist Sare in locating their father. Sare takes a dump. | |||||
| 3 | "This Too Shall Pass" | Declan Lowney | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
| 4 | "Every Time The Sun Comes Up I'm In Trouble" | Alicia McDonald | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
| 5 | "I Can Change" | Alicia McDonald | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
| 6 | "Happy Ever After" | Alicia McDonald | Sarah Goldberg & Susan Stanley | 30 March 2023 | |
Reception
Critical response
Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "There are several points at which you can imagine SisterS wanting to say something about actual modern life in Ireland, but only landing at a halfway point between "old" and "new" and therefore not saying anything at all — like how the series treats a funny and slightly disturbing subplot involving abortion. The show knows that there's a cultural conversation to be had, but not how it wants to participate...Might there be a version of SisterS in which more of the stereotypes were turned on their heads, that found an angle on contemporary religion in Ireland that could have given nuance to the abortion subplot and would have made Sheryl's innocuous antisemitism have substance? Probably, and it might have been better. But the show that's here isn't bad, in large part because longtime friends and collaborators Goldberg and Stanley build the relationship between these strangers in a way that is likably warm and yet uneasy, without going quite as dark as the show's clear inspirations — Fleabag and, especially, Catastrophe are central to the DNA — might have gone. SisterS has undercurrents exploring alcoholism, abuse and the impact of absentee parents, but it's more likely to settle for broad humor over meaning in its murkier terrain."[8]