Screenwriter Lisa McGee’s next series is thriller How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, here are the details.
Derry Girls, it’s fair to say, is arguably the biggest breakout sitcom success of the last few years. It follows Erin, Orla, Michelle, Clare and Michelle’s English cousin James in 90s era Derry, and the show mixed sharp wit with the warmth of the bond between them.
It was written by Lisa McGee, who previously created the brilliant sitcom London Irish, which was sadly cancelled after a single series.
McGee is reunitimg with the star of London Irish, Sinead Keenan, for her next show, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast. The synopsis for it reads as follows:
Clever, chaotic TV writer Saoirse, glamorous, stressed-out mother of three Robyn, and dependable, inhibited carer Dara have been a tight-knit group since school. Now in their late 30s, but still as close as ever, these three friends are about to embark on the most thrilling adventure of their lives.
When an email arrives, telling them about the death of the estranged fourth member of their childhood gang, Greta, a series of eerie events at her wake set them on a dark, dangerous and hilarious odyssey through Ireland and beyond as each tries to piece together the truth of the past. A show about friendship, memory and what happens when life doesn’t turn out quite like you’d expected.
Keenan stars alongside Roísín Gallagher and Caoilfhionn Dunne.
Derry Girls helmer Michael Lennox is directing.
McGee said “I couldn’t be more excited to start production on How To Get To Heaven From Belfast. I’ve loved writing Saoirse, Robyn and Dara — three flawed, funny women who are about to embark on the most thrilling and terrifying adventure of their lives. A mystery full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing and make you laugh out loud. Let’s go girls!”.
Originally commisioned for Channel 4, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast will now debut on Netflix.
