Derry Girls Creator’s New Netflix Show ‘How To Get To Heaven From Belfast’ Sets Release Month

The creator of Derry Girls returns to Netflix in early 2026 with her latest darkly comic drama, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast. The eight-part series will premiere globally on Netflix in February 2026, although an exact date is TBD. 

Previously in the works at Channel 4 before jumping to Netflix, the new comedy sees creator Lisa McGee reteam with Derry Girls star Sinead Keenan amongst an ensemble of new and established talent. The plot centers on three old friends from the Northern Irish capital – Saoirse, Robyn, and Dara, now in their late thirties, leading very different lives. When they receive an email informing them of the death of Greta, an old classmate they were once very close with, there’s clearly some unspoken, unfinished business. The trio’s subsequent adventure takes them across Ireland.

Production on the series got underway back in July 2024 in Northern Ireland.

“We got the gang back together — the creative team behind Derry Girls has reunited to bring you How to Get to Heaven from Belfast,” says creator, writer, and executive producer Lisa McGee in a statement. “This is the show I’ve always wanted to make, a mash-up of my two favorite genres, mystery and comedy. We want to keep you guessing and keep you laughing. I can’t wait for you to meet Saoirse, Robyn, and Dara, and go on this wild, weird adventure with them — an Irish odyssey full of twists, turns, and arguments about eyelash extensions.”

The series is written and created by Lisa McGee, who executive produces alongside Caroline Leddy, Michael Lennox, Liz Lewin, Jimmy Mulville, and Jessica Sharkey. Brian J. Falconer is serving as producer. Lennox is amongst a trio of directors on the project, with George Kane and Rachna Suri also on the list. Sion Terfor is providing the music while Ashley Barron, Nathalie Pitters, and Daniel Stafford-Cleark are listed as cinematographers. Hat Trick Productions produces the show, and it will consist of eight one-hour episodes.

New Cast Members for How To Get To Heaven From Belfast

Netflix has revealed a new batch of supporting cast members joining the previously announced leads, Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, and Caoilfhionn Dunne. The newly announced ensemble includes:

• Tom Basden (The Ballad Of Wallis Island, After Life) as Seb
• Art Campion (Derry Girls, Blue Lights) as Jim
• Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London, Game of Thrones) as Margo
• Josh Finan (The Responder, Say Nothing) as Jason
• Bronagh Gallagher (Brassic, Pulp Fiction) as Booker
• Darragh Hand (Heartstopper, Dear England) as Liam
• Ardal O’Hanlon (The Woman in the Wall, Death in Paradise) as Seamus
• Natasha O’Keeffe (Peaky Blinders, The Wheel of Time) as Greta
• Emmett J. Scanlan (MobLand, Kin) as Owen

The show was initially expected to land sometime in the Fall of 2025, as teased by Netflix this Summer while previewing its slate of titles still to come for the rest of the year, but as we covered relatively recently, that’s been pushed back.

Here are all the other brand new first looks for season 1, showing the cast in action:

Are you going to give How to Get Heaven From Belfast a spin when it lands on Netflix in February of next year? Let us know in the comments down below.