Watch: First look at Derry Girls creator’s new Netflix comedy series

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast will come to Netflix on February 12
Watch: First look at Derry Girls creator’s new Netflix comedy series

Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne star in McGee's new show

Looking for a TV show to binge-watch over Valentine's weekend?

We finally have our first look at Derry Girls' creator Lisa McGee's new comedy series — and it looks like a cracker. 

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast follows the story of three lifelong friends who reunite after the death of an old classmate: clever, chaotic TV writer Saoirse, glamorous, stressed-out mother of three Robyn, and dependable, inhibited carer Dara.

The pair have been tight-knit since school, but now, in their 30s, they are about to embark on the most thrilling adventure of their lives. 

According to Netflix's show synopsis, "When an email arrives, telling them about the death of the estranged fourth member of their childhood gang, 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."

There will be eight episodes of the comedy thriller,
There will be eight episodes of the comedy thriller,

Roísín Gallagher ( The Dry) will star as Saoirse, Sinéad Keenan ( Unforgotten) as Robyn and Caoilfhionn Dunne ( Love/Hate) as Dara.

Eagle-eyed viewers might also catch a guest appearance from Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Erin in Derry Girls, in the trailer... though she promises she is only there for "a flying visit".

There will be eight episodes of the comedy thriller, all released on Friday, February 12.

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