How to Get to Heaven From Belfast Moves to Netflix [Video]

Lisa McGee, creator of Derry Girls, is already working on her next project—but after a close call at Ireland’s Channel 4, the show has found a new home at Netflix.

McGee’s new series, How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, tells the story of three friends trying to get to the bottom of the death of the fourth member of their group. The series, which will run for eight episodes, was originally announced by Channel 4 in August 2023. However, Variety reports that Channel 4 cited funding issues and “changes in editorial direction” in its decision not to move forward with the series.

Now that Netflix has picked up the series, though, it will start shooting in Northern Ireland later this year.

Derry Girls, the three-season sitcomthat launched McGee’s career as a TV writer, tells the story of four teenage girls living through the Troubles of Northern Ireland. Erin, Clare, Michelle, and …