Domhnall Gleeson and Aisling Bea to star in Channel 4's Alice & Jack

Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson is set to star in Channel 4’s new Alice & Jack.

Kildare native and Hot Press Best of Ireland cover star Aisling Bea is also in the cast.

Gleeson will play the lead alongside British actor Andrea Risborough in the upcoming romantic drama, on which the pair are also executive producers.

The show is written and created by Mad Men’s Victor Levin and follows the story of the two protagonists from their first meeting.

New original drama Alice & Jack, starring Andrea Riseborough & Domhnall Gleeson, coming to Channel 4

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Channel 4 has said that the show is “honest, intimate and surprisingly funny” and highlights “love in all its unexpected, technicolour, kaleidoscopic beauty”.

"The only work I've wanted to watch and do since the pandemic is work about connection and love, and work with a sense of humour,” said Gleeson before an actors strike in the United States.

"Alice and Jack keep coming back to each other because they can't help themselves - they find in each other something that they don't have on their own,” he added.

"I think they're soulmates, I think it's bigger than just the two of them. Their story centres on connection and love in the most beautiful way and reminds us that we are always allowed to smile - even if it's through the tears."

Juho Kuosmanen, director of the Cannes Grand Prix-winning Compartment 6, serves as lead director.

The second part of the series will be directed by Hong Khaou, writer and director of the BAFTA-nominated series Lifting.

An official broadcast date for Channel 4’s Alice & Jack has not yet been announced.