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A Netflix crime thriller from the acclaimed creator of Derry Girls has rocketed up the streaming service's charts.
Praised as 'sublime', How To Get To Heaven From Belfast' has been described as the perfect example of a 'sharp, dark comedy' as three best pals go on a road trip to find out what really happened to their 'dead' friend.
The show's Netflix synopsis reads: 'When their old friend dies, three best pals embark on a dark, dangerous and hilarious odyssey in this crime series created by Lisa McGee ("Derry Girls").'
The streaming service added: 'Sometimes all you need to crack a mystery is some deadly craic.'
Following its release on February 12, the eight-part series has rocketed to the fourth place on the UK Netflix chart.
The show has also performed well critically, with a score of 7.5 out of 10 on IMDb and an even more impressive rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Netflix crime thriller from the acclaimed creator of Derry Girls has rocketed up the streaming service's charts - How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
Praised as 'sublime', How To Get To Heaven From Belfast' has been described as the perfect example of a 'sharp, dark comedy' as three best pals go on a road trip to find out what really happened to their 'dead' friend
TIME praised: McGee's cleverly meta spin on an overdone genre and her genius for comedy, dialogue, and character development make for an altogether good craic.'
The series was described by Decider as 'a sharply funny examination of how friendships change over time as well as a pretty darn good mystery.'
Viewers of the show have also been full of praise on social media, writing on X: '#howtogettoheavenfrombelfast is sublime. Beautifully shot, excellent writing and a brilliant cast. Loved every second of it.';
'How To Get To Heaven From Belfast was bloody fun. The mystery was a doozy and the Irish-centric humour was amusing. Spooky, twisted & profound. Compelling performances by the three leads. Their bickering and their banters were unapologetically honest. #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast';
'Lisa McGee deserves an Emmy for #howtogettoheavenfrombelfast';
'As a huge fan of Derry Girls I really enjoyed #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast. I was really excited to see "Erin" and I especially loved the homage to Derry Girls in the last episode. Thank you [Lisa McGee]. Keep em coming.';
'Watched the first 2 episodes of #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast. Seems Lisa McGee has nailed it again! The sort of sharp dark comedy/black comedy I love!';
'Absolutely loving #HowToGetToHeavenFromBelfast.'
Viewers of the show have been full of praise on social media, writing on X: '#howtogettoheavenfrombelfast is sublime. Beautifully shot, excellent writing and a brilliant cast. Loved every second of it'
Following its release on February 12, the eight-part series has rocketed to the fourth place on the UK Netflix chart
The show has also performed well critically, with a score of 7.5 out of 10 on IMDb and an even more impressive rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
Reflecting on creating another Irish series after the mammoth success of Derry Girls, Lisa McGee, 45, told the Metro that while 'it has a lot of Derry Girls DNA', 'I wanted a genre shift'
Reflecting on creating another Irish series after the mammoth success of Derry Girls, Lisa McGee, 45, told the Metro that while 'it has a lot of Derry Girls DNA', 'I wanted a genre shift.'
She said: 'I think if I was to have gone on and done a straight comedy again, I would have felt more pressure.
'There were different challenges, because it's a mystery and hour long and has lots of pieces to put together, but I don't feel any pressure about it being compared to Derry Girls as I think it's different enough.
'But I do just feel pressure that I hope people like it, which is just the way I always feel.'
Derry Girls, which originally aired on Channel 4, followed a teenage girl and her friends dealing with some very relatable growing-up problems while living in 1980s Ireland during the Troubles.
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is available to stream on Netflix now.