How to Get to Heaven from Belfasttv series

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

2026

Lisa McGee (Creator), George Kane ...

Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Bronagh Gallagher ...

6.3

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TV Series. Comedy. Mystery. Thriller

TV Series. Comedy. Mystery. Thriller

TV Series (2026). 1 season, 8 episodes. When three childhood friends reunite upon the death of their fourth, a series of eerie events sets them on an odyssey through Ireland to piece together the truth of the past.

	Media	Author	Review
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"If you see nothing else this year, watch this (...) How to Get to Heaven has all of the verve, acuity and havoc dancing on top of the immaculate plotting that you find in McGee’s masterwork (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alison Herman Variety	"'Derry Girls' mined comic gold from the ordinary lives led amid geopolitical turmoil; 'Belfast' carries that tradition forward into its aftermath, tinged with the hindsight and regrets of adulthood."
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"I won’t quibble if McGee wants to spend more time with these characters and it reduces our wait for her next season of TV."
		Shannon Connellan Mashable	"A must-watch for 'Derry Girls' fans (...) Lisa McGee is back with a hilarious and dark mystery."
		Anita Singh Telegraph	"This 'Derry Girls' follow-up should be your next binge-watch (...) It’s a madcap chase through rural Ireland, a hilarious thriller and a celebration of friendship (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Morgan Cormack Radio Times	"McGee crafts an entirely encompassing and vibrant world in her new series – it's just that it's quite befuddling and really rather stressful."
		Vicky Jessop London Evening Standard	"It’s a more complicated – dare I say, adult – show than 'Derry Girls', but McGee’s writing masterfully manages to toe the line between serious and silly (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Katie Rosseinsky The Independent	"It’s a gleeful and giddy joyride through the genres, one that feels appealingly idiosyncratic in a TV landscape filled with identikit slop (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joel Keller Decider	"A sharply funny examination of how friendships change over time as well as a pretty darn good mystery."
		Saloni Gajjar AV Club	"McGee’s insightful writing, Michael Lennox’s captivating direction, and some lovely scenery make How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, overall, great craic."
		David Opie Empire	"When all the pieces fit and the various genres at play configure, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is mighty good craic worth savouring. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Mottram NME	"A convoluted, blackly comic murder-mystery, it’s often quirky for quirky’s sake (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"The 'Derry Girls' creator strives to make every expression as satisfying as the rest — and turns out another great series in the process.
		Saloni Gajjar Paste Magazine	"[The] delightful performances, McGee’s insightful writing, Michael Lennox’s captivating direction, and some lovely scenery make [this series], overall, great craic"
		Rebecca Nicholson Financial Times	"While it is cut from a similar cloth to 'Derry Girls', McGee has rearranged the pieces, turned them upside down, thrown in a few new shapes and then glued it all together with impressive flair (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Pierra Willix Metro	"Fans of [Lisa McGee] will be delighted to know there’s still plenty of genuinely laugh-out-loud moments (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Pat Stacey Irish Independent	"Smart, sharp, hilarious, gripping and wildly entertaining –a comedy thriller hit (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Craig Mathieson The Age	"The tale has a dry wit, panicked energy, and a sturdy mystery (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"

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