Brosnan replaced actor Sam Neill in the role of Eli McCullough in a television miniseries adaptation of Philipp Meyer's novel "The Son", with Kevin Murphy serving as both executive producer and showrunner of a ten-episode miniseries, which began production in June 2016, and aired in 2017. In 2017, Brosnan starred in "The Foreigner", opposite Jackie Chan, as a former IRA man turned government official, Liam Hennessy. "The Foreigner" was filmed in London, and was directed by Martin Campbell, who previously worked with Brosnan on his debut James Bond film, "GoldenEye". It was noted that Brosnan's character bore a strong resemblance to Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams.