Chris O'Dowd has written Small Town, Big Story, a six part comedy drama about a village in Ireland hosting the filming of a Hollywood movie.

Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Paddy Considine (The World's End) will star in the series, which is described by commissioning network Sky as "a witty, very dramatic comedy".

Moone Boy creator and The IT Crowd star Chris O'Dowd is also working as a director on the series, with filming now underway in Ireland.

The series is set around the fictional town of Drumbán, "a rural village of rattled misfits on the border of Ireland and another world", and what happens when a Hollywood production rolls into town and throws the spotlight on a secret that's been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium.

Hendricks stars as Wendy Patterson, a local girl done good as a hot-shot television producer, who returns to her hometown from LA with a Hollywood production in tow. Considine meanwhile plays Drumbán's local doctor and pillar of the community, Seamus Proctor.

The cast list also features Eileen Walsh (Catastrophe) as Catherine Proctor, Seamus' wife and local schoolteacher; whilst Leia Murphy (Fair City) and David Rawle (Moone Boy) star as siblings Joanne and Sonny Proctor. Patrick Martins, Evanne Kilgallon, Andrew Bennett, Ruth McCabe and David Wilmot also have regular roles.

Small Town, Big Story will air on Sky and streaming service NOW in 2024.