Brotherhood (American TV series)

Brotherhood
Promotional art for the first season.
Genre	Crime Drama Political thriller
Created by	Blake Masters
Written by	Blake Masters (13 episodes) Henry Bromell (12 episodes) Dawn Prestwich (3 episodes) Nicole Yorkin (3 episodes) Karen Hall (2 episodes)
Directed by	Ed Bianchi (7 episodes) Henry Bromell (3 episodes) Nick Gomez (3 episodes) and others
Starring	Jason Isaacs Jason Clarke Fionnula Flanagan Annabeth Gish Kevin Chapman Ethan Embry Brían F. O'Byrne Fiona Erickson Stivi Paskoski
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Blake Masters Henry Bromell Elizabeth Guber Stephen Karen Hall (Season 3)
Production location	Rhode Island
Cinematography	Ron Fortunato (Pilot) Ernest Holzman (Season 1) Teodoro Maniaci (Seasons 2–3)
Editors	Terry Kelley (12 episodes) Anthony Redman (12 episodes) Adam Wolfe (3 episodes) Lise Angelica Johnson (2 episodes) Neil Travis (1 episode)
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	50–55 minutes
Production companies	Gangtackle Productions Mandalay Television Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09) – December 21, 2008 (2008-12-21)
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Brotherhood is an American crime drama television series created by Blake Masters about the intertwining lives of the Irish-American Caffee brothers from Providence, Rhode Island: Tommy (Jason Clarke) is a local politician and Michael (Jason Isaacs) is a gangster involved with New England's Irish Mob. The show also features their mother Rose (Fionnula Flanagan), cousin Colin Carr (Brían F. O'Byrne), childhood friend and Rhode Island state detective Declan Giggs (Ethan Embry), Irish mob boss Freddie Cork (Kevin Chapman), Tommy's wife Eileen (Annabeth Gish), and Michael's criminal partner Pete McGonagle (Stivi Paskoski).

Brotherhood was originally broadcast by the premium cable network Showtime in the United States from July 9, 2006, to December 21, 2008, with the show's three seasons consisting of eleven, ten and eight episodes. The show was not renewed after its third season, which Showtime later confirmed was the last.^[1] The series was produced and almost entirely written by Masters and Henry Bromell. It was filmed on location in Providence, Rhode Island.

Brotherhood received widespread critical acclaim—with critics particularly praising Masters and Bromell's nuanced writing and the central performances of Clarke and Isaacs—but did not attract a large audience. The show won a Peabody Award.