Read reviews of Brotherhood, a television drama that follows the lives of two very different brothers, one a professional criminal in the Irish mob and the other a local politician. Set and produced in Providence, Rhode Island, the series is currently in its third season and has received the Peabody Award for excellence in television broadcasting and the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Best Series. The series airs on Showtime.
Cast Information
- Jason Isaacs as Michael Caffee
- Jason Clarke as Tommy Caffee
- Fionnula Flanagan as Rose Caffee
- Annabeth Gish as Eileen Caffee
- Kevin Chapman as Freddie Cork
- Ethan Embry as Declan Giggs
- Fiona Eriksonn as Mary Rose Caffee
- Stivi Paskoski as Pete McGonagle
- Madison Garland as Lila Caffee
Review
"Season 3 digs deep into the series' working-class roots; at points it feels like a rather ingenious election-season feel-your-pain ad...If Brotherhood isn't as brilliant as The Wire, it's just as believable. The cast is so solid, you'd never guess they hail from England (Isaacs), Australia (Clarke), Ireland (Flanagan), Hollywood royalty (Gish), and bad teen comedies (the spectacular Embry). They feel like they've always been sitting in this sad little corner of Providence, waiting for the show to start." -Gillian Flynn, Entertainment Weekly
"The acting here is exceptional and the writing strong and honest. Though "Brotherhood" may not be in the rarefied air of 'The Sopranos' or 'The Wire,' it's still a major achievement for Showtime's original-series development and yet another top-notch cable drama." —San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle: Brotherhood Review
"The show is a delicious, big Irish boiled dinner set in Providence, Rhode Island...Masters has artfully woven every shade of moral and ethical 'grey' in matters of family, crime and politics in a regional American city that has been long overdue in this must see series; it is the best drama on television." -April MacIntyre, Monsters and Critics
