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Everything to Know About Netflix Show How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
The series explores a shared teenage secret through a mystery blending dry wit and supernatural elements, streaming now with strong ties to Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls style.
- On February 12, 2026, Lisa McGee's eight-episode Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast began streaming on Netflix.
- Building on Derry Girls' tone, McGee returns four years after its conclusion to craft a darker comedy‑thriller that pushes her boundaries, according to reviewers.
- Reunited by an email about Greta's death, Roisin Gallagher as Saoirse Shaw, Sinead Keenan as Robyn Winters and Caoilfhionn Dunne as Dara Friel attend a wake, find the wrong casket, and pursue the mystery across Ireland with Saoirse‑Monica Jackson in a cameo role.
- With McGee's profile and Netflix release, reviewers call the series a solid offering that may not eclipse Derry Girls, with an almighty cliffhanger hinting at future adventures.
- The show frequently mixes macabre and daft tones with otherworldly intrusions, uses early 2000s music as a time capsule, and tackles themes of religion and reproductive issues, though eight episodes sometimes feel drawn out.
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