The Black Donnellys

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Television series
German title The Black Donnellys
Original title The Black Donnellys
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Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2007
length 46 minutes
Episodes 13 in 1 season
genre Gangster drama
idea Paul Haggis ,
Robert Moresco
production Rafael Álvarez ,
James Bigwood
music Mark Isham
camera Russell Lee Fine
First broadcast February 26, 2007 ( USA ) on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 September 5, 2007 on Series Premiere
main actor
supporting cast
synchronization

The Black Donnellys is an American television series about four Irish brothers and their involvement in organized crime in New York's Hell’s Kitchen .

In the United States, the television series was broadcast on NBC from February 26 to April 2, 2007 , until it was discontinued during the first season due to low viewership. The remaining episodes were published online. In Germany, the beaming Pay TV transmitter premiere series The Black Donnellys from September 5 to 28 November of 2007.

action

The not always credible Joey "Ice Cream" tells the story of the four Irish Donnelly brothers in prison from his point of view. They grew up as half-orphans in New York's Hell's Kitchen, which has always been a focal point of conflicts between different population groups, as the Italian mafia murdered the father of the four about a decade ago.

After a few minor crimes, the kidnapping of the bookmaker Louie Downtown, who is related to the Italian mafia, leads to Sean, the youngest of the Donnelly brothers, being beaten to hospital maturity. Jimmy then shoots the kidnapped man. The sensible Tommy then turns to Huey , the head of the Irish Mafia and good friend of the family. He negotiates a deal with the Italian mafia, but secretly Jimmy is said to die. Since Tommy sees through the plan, he and Kevin shoot the traitor and part of the Italian mafia. Through this act, Tommy slips deeper and deeper into a spiral of violence.

The new Irish mafia boss and brother of Huey, Dokey , then searches for his brother's murderer and is not squeamish about it. When Kevin finds Louie Downtown's cell phone, in which all betting transactions are stored, he takes over his betting business with Jimmy and the help of Whitey , an acquaintance of Kevin. In doing so, they quickly run into problems because they cannot collect betting debts that they owe to Bob the Mouth , Whitey's uncle. The two then kill him to forestall him. Jimmy also begins to extort protection money. When Jimmy learns that Whitey has been questioned by the police for the murder of Bob the Mouth, the two of them fight, and Whitey finds it fatal. As Jimmy's business grows, Dokey soon becomes aware of this and the Donnellys begin to involve him.

As the diner Jenny's dad runs is declared dilapidated, Tommy becomes aware of real estate deals in which the Irish Mafia is working with the Italian Mafia. His father was also involved in these real estate deals and so he learns that Dokey is his father's murderer. When Jimmy was humiliated, the Donnellys beat him up. However, since there are too many witnesses, they do not kill him on the spot. Thereupon they want to flee the city as a family for fear of retaliation, but Dokey stops them a few streets away. He asks Tommy who shot Huey, and when Tommy confesses the murder, Dokey shoots Tommy's mother who is sitting in the car. In the following shooting, Dokey also dies. The Donnellys then flee into the night while their mother dies in the car.

occupation

  • Tommy Donnelly ( Jonathan Tucker )
    The second oldest and most sensible of the four is artistically inclined and tries to avoid illegal business in order to one day escape from Hell's Kitchen. When his brother Jimmy Donnelly stirs up the neighborhood, Tommy tries to put everything back into order that brings him into conflict with the law.
  • Jimmy Donnelly ( Tom Guiry )
    He is the oldest of the brothers. He has had a crippled leg since an accident, but he has learned to deal with it. In a gamble, he won the Firecracker Lounge , a bar that became the meeting place for the brothers. When Jimmy loses control of himself and his surroundings, Tommy takes him to jail for a short time because he believes that Jimmy is safe there and that he can go through drug rehab there.
  • Kevin Donnelly ( Billy Lush )
    He is an unsuccessful gambler who supports his brothers as best he can in their illegal affairs. However, it is becoming more and more difficult for him to decide which brother to help.
  • Sean Donnelly ( Michael Stahl-David )
    He is the baby boy and the heartthrob. He is kept out of his brothers' businesses as much as possible and works as a bartender in the Firecracker Lounge. When the brothers mess with the Irish and Italian Mafia, he is beaten up and has to spend some time in the hospital.
  • Jenny Reilly ( Olivia Wilde )
    She spent her childhood with the Donnellys, even then she was in love with Tommy. Nevertheless, she married an unsuccessful teacher who soon disappeared. Except for Jenny everyone knows of his death. She works in her father's diner, who suffers from dementia but does not want to admit it. She also has problems with Samson, who has been stalking her for a one-night stand.
  • Joey "Ice Cream" (Keith Nobbs)
    The brothers have known him since childhood, he keeps them company in the Firecracker Lounge. He tells the Donnelly story in prison to various lawyers, investigators or a pastor.
  • Nicky Cottero ( Kirk Acevedo )
    He is an Italian gangster who tries to take over the neighborhood controlled by his mentor Sal.

synchronization

Synchronization has of Berliner Synchron for a dialogue book by Stefan lunch and Björn Schalla , under the dialogue director conducted by Björn Schalla.

role actor Voice actor
Tommy Donnelly Jonathan Tucker Tobias Kluckert
Jimmy Donnelly Tom Guiry Tobias Nath
Kevin Donnelly Billy Lush Konrad Bösherz
Jenny Reilly Olivia Wilde Uschi Hugo
Joey "Ice Cream" Keith Nobbs Julien Haggége
Sean Donnelly Michael Stahl-David Felix Spiess
Nicky Cottero Kirk Acevedo Michael Iwannek

Episode list

The first season aired on NBC from February 26 to April 2, 2007. Since NBC felt that the content of the third episode, "Divine Comedy," was too violent, it was only published online and not broadcast on television. The last six episodes were also only published online because the series was discontinued after the seventh episode due to poor ratings. In Germany, the series was first broadcast from September 5 to November 28, 2007 on the pay-TV channel Premiere Serie . From 2009 to 2011 the series was broadcast in Germany on TNT Series , after which the series came to 13th Street Universal .

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 Among brothers pilot Feb 26, 2007 5th Sep 2007 Paul Haggis Paul Haggis & Robert Moresco
2 The price of god A Stone of the Heart 5th Mar 2007 Sep 12 2007 Paul Haggis Kim Clements & Paul Haggis
3 Divine Comedy God Is a Comedian Playing to an Audience Afraid to Laugh 5th Mar 2007 19 Sep 2007 Dan Lerner Robert Moresco & Jeff F. King
4th ashes to Ashes The World Will Break Your Heart March 12 2007 26 Sep 2007 Deran Sarafian Bob Lowry & Kim Clements
5 Poetry and truth Read 19 Mar 2007 Oct 3, 2007 Gloria Muzio Sean Whitesell
6th Helper in need Run like hell 26th Mar 2007 Oct 10, 2007 Ed Sherin Laurie Hutzler & Gary Lennon
7th All happiness on earth The Only Thing Sure Apr 2, 2007 Oct 17, 2007 David Straiton Allan Steele
8th Debt and redemption In Each One a Savior Apr 9, 2007 Oct 24, 2007 Anthony Hemingway Rafael Alvarez & Mick Betancourt
9 Death of art All of Us Are in the Gutter Apr 16, 2007 Oct 31, 2007 TJ Scott Alissa Haggis & Amanda Moresco
10 Who sows the wind When the Door Opens Apr 23, 2007 Nov 7, 2007 Jeff F. King Robert Moresco
11 Our Father Wasn't That Enough? Apr 30, 2007 Nov 14, 2007 Kevin Bray Alissa Haggis & Amanda Moresco
12 Bloodlines The Black Drop May 7, 2007 Nov 21, 2007 Dan Minahan Paul Haggis & Sean Whitesell
13 The gate to hell Easy is the way May 14, 2007 Nov 28, 2007 Robert Moresco Paul Haggis & Sean Whitesell

background

The series was developed by Paul Haggis together with Robert Moresco . Moresco grew up as one of six sons of a dock worker in Hell's Kitchen and incorporated many childhood experiences into the scripts. The name of the series, filmed in New York, comes from the nickname of the infamous Canadian Donnelly family, which participated in violent disputes in the country in the 19th century. Initially, the title of the series should be "The Truth According To Joey Ice Cream".

While much of the series' reviews have been negative, there have also been some benevolent reviews of the series. Many critics drew the series in comparison to the television series The Sopranos and Brotherhood . The pilot episode of the series was nominated by the Casting Society of America for an Artios Award in the category Best Casting by a Drama Pilot in 2007. In addition, the ninth episode, Death of Art , received an ASC Award nomination for best camera in a television series from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2008 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Black Donnellys. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 13, 2013 .
  2. ↑ The Black Donnellys. In: dubdb.de. dubDB: Online synchronous database, accessed April 13, 2013 .
  3. ↑ "The Black Donnellys": Thriller series by Paul Haggis premiered on September 5th (July 24th, 2007). In: info.sky.de. Premiere, July 24, 2007, accessed April 13, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Elizabeth Chan: Who are The Black Donnellys? In: aoltv.com. AOL-HuffPost TV Group, February 26, 2007, accessed April 13, 2013 .