Yahoo Sport Derry Girls creator confirms new show, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
If you're a fan of Derry Girls, then listen closely as the series' creator, Lisa McGee, is coming back with a brand new show and we can barely contain our excitement!
The comedy thriller, titled How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, is set to follow three childhood friends from Belfast who meet again in their adult years and are plunged into a dark, twisted mystery. So, without further ado, here is everything we know about Lisa McGee's How To Get To Heaven From Belfast.
When was How To Get To Heaven From Belfast announced?
The exciting news about Lisa McGee's new show was revealed on 22nd August. The eight-part series is being made by Hat Trick Productions and will air on Channel 4, but no release date has been confirmed yet and they're still casting for the series, too.
On the news, Lisa said: "I feel so incredibly lucky to be making another show for the phenomenal Channel 4 and to be doing it with Hat Trick Productions again and the creative team behind Derry Girls, the mighty Liz Lewin and Caroline Leddy, is just a dream.
"I've wanted to make a comedy thriller set in Northern Ireland for SUCH a long time. I cannot wait to share these flawed funny women with everyone," she added.
What is How To Get To Heaven From Belfast about?
The eight-part comedy thriller will follow three women, Saoirse, Robyn and Dara who have been friends since school, and meet up again at the wake of an old classmate.
"How To Get To Heaven From Belfast takes us on an enthralling and hilarious journey, exploring the themes of friendship, memory and what happens when life doesn't turn out quite how we expected," say Channel 4.
"These women are about to embark on the most exciting adventure of their lives. An adventure that will take them from their native Belfast, a city full of ghosts, the pain of the past plastered on every mural, to the mythic wildness of rural Donegal and right across Ireland, as they attempt to put the pieces of the puzzle together and uncover the truth. Even if their own complicated, chaotic and messy lives often get in the way," they add.
More updates to follow but yep, we can't wait for this one!
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