‘Star Trek’ Star Kate Mulgrew Leading RTÉ Series ‘The Yank’ About NYPD Detective In Ireland

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Star Trek favorite Kate Mulgrew is leading an Irish TV series about a hard-nosed New York cop in Ireland from Blue Lights producer Two Cities Television.

Mulgrew, who is also known for playing Red in Orange is the New Black, is starring opposite Colm Meaney (Gangs of London) in The Yank for Irish pubcaster RTÉ.

The series is set on the west coast of Ireland and sees seasoned NYPD detective Nora Savage take a career break following a traumatic event and moving to her family home. Expecting a change of pace, Nora is unexpectedly pulled into a murder investigation involving a female climate activist. As the investigation builds to a tense and savage climax, it pushes Nora and the squad into a thrilling hunt for the killer.

The Yank is writer Eithne Verling’s first television drama script and was created specifically for Mulgrew after the pair had a

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