The Black Donnellys: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Donnellys are four young working-class Irish-American brothers who live by this motto despite their involvement with organized crime in New York City. Police investigators question Joey Ice Cream, a childhood friend and the unreliable narrator who introduces the Donnelly brothers and sets the scene. Kevin Donnelly is convinced he's lucky, but when his gambling bets add up, his oldest brother Jimmy Donnelly kidnaps the mob-connected bookie Kevin owes money to. When word around the neighborhood connects the Donnellys to the disappearance, Sean Donnelly, the youngest, pays a severe price for sharing his last name. Tommy Donnelly, the reliable one, is forced to make difficult sacrifices for his family when Jimmy's plans fall apart and Sean ends up in the hospital.

Series details

• Title: The Black Donnellys
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2007-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 1287

Cast and credited roles

• Billy Lush — Kevin Donnelly
• Jonathan Tucker — Tommy Donnelly
• Keith Nobbs — Joey Ice Cream
• Kirk Acevedo — Nicky Cottero
• Michael Stahl-David — Sean Donnelly
• Olivia Wilde — Jenny Reilly
• Tom Guiry — Jimmy Donnelly

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-02-26; final listed air date 2007-05-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Black Donnellys on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.