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On 1 July 2024, [[Roisin Gallagher]], [[Sinéad Keenan]] and [[Caoilfhionn Dunne]] were cast in the lead roles.[{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lisa-mcgee-netflix-comedy-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-cast-1236056441|website=Variety|accessdate=1 July 2024|title='Derry Girls' Creator Lisa McGee Unveils Lead Cast for Netflix Comedy Thriller Series 'How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=1 July 2024|first=Alex|last=Ritman|archive-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701075418/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lisa-mcgee-netflix-comedy-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-cast-1236056441/|url-status=live}}] Younger versions of the main characters were cast with [[Emma Canning]], Emily Flain, Chara Aitken and Maria Laird fulfilling the roles.[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-netflix-lisa-mcgee-1236503185/|title=‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ Review: Lisa McGee’s ‘Derry Girls’ Follow-Up Is a Chaotic, Wildly Entertaining Netflix Mystery|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=15 February 2026|date=12 February 2026|first=Daniel|last=Fienberg|archive-date=13 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213135433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-netflix-lisa-mcgee-1236503185/|url-status=live}}] The cast also includes [[Jeanne Ní Áinle]] as well as [[Emmett J. Scanlan]], [[Tom Basden]], [[Ardal O'Hanlon]], [[Michelle Fairley]], [[Saoirse-Monica Jackson]] and [[Josh Finan]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/rising-stars-ireland-2025-jeanne-ni-ainle-actor/5204337.article|title=Rising Stars Ireland 2025: Jeanne Ní Áinle (actor)|accessdate=7 May 2025|first=Amber|last=Wilkinson|date=7 May 2025|archive-date=7 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507105355/https://www.screendaily.com/features/rising-stars-ireland-2025-jeanne-ni-ainle-actor/5204337.article|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69118125/netflix-how-to-get-heaven-belfast-cast/|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=22 October 2025|title=Kin and MobLand's Emmett J Scanlan in newly-confirmed cast for Netflix's Ireland-set comedy thriller|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=22 October 2025|archive-date=22 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022145042/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69118125/netflix-how-to-get-heaven-belfast-cast/|url-status=live}}] |
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On 1 July 2024, [[Roisin Gallagher]], [[Sinéad Keenan]] and [[Caoilfhionn Dunne]] were cast in the lead roles.[{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lisa-mcgee-netflix-comedy-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-cast-1236056441|website=Variety|accessdate=1 July 2024|title='Derry Girls' Creator Lisa McGee Unveils Lead Cast for Netflix Comedy Thriller Series 'How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=1 July 2024|first=Alex|last=Ritman|archive-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701075418/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/lisa-mcgee-netflix-comedy-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-cast-1236056441/|url-status=live}}] Younger versions of the main characters were cast with [[Emma Canning]], Emily Flain, Chara Aitken and Maria Laird fulfilling the roles.[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-netflix-lisa-mcgee-1236503185/|title=‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ Review: Lisa McGee’s ‘Derry Girls’ Follow-Up Is a Chaotic, Wildly Entertaining Netflix Mystery|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=15 February 2026|date=12 February 2026|first=Daniel|last=Fienberg|archive-date=13 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213135433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-review-netflix-lisa-mcgee-1236503185/|url-status=live}}] The cast also includes [[Jeanne Ní Áinle]] as well as [[Emmett J. Scanlan]], [[Tom Basden]], [[Ardal O'Hanlon]], [[Michelle Fairley]], [[Saoirse-Monica Jackson]] and [[Josh Finan]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/rising-stars-ireland-2025-jeanne-ni-ainle-actor/5204337.article|title=Rising Stars Ireland 2025: Jeanne Ní Áinle (actor)|accessdate=7 May 2025|first=Amber|last=Wilkinson|date=7 May 2025|archive-date=7 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507105355/https://www.screendaily.com/features/rising-stars-ireland-2025-jeanne-ni-ainle-actor/5204337.article|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69118125/netflix-how-to-get-heaven-belfast-cast/|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=22 October 2025|title=Kin and MobLand's Emmett J Scanlan in newly-confirmed cast for Netflix's Ireland-set comedy thriller|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=22 October 2025|archive-date=22 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022145042/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a69118125/netflix-how-to-get-heaven-belfast-cast/|url-status=live}}] |
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Filming began in [[Belfast]] in July 2024.[{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/2024-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-in-the-uk-and-ireland-latest-updates/5189068.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=14 August 2024|title=2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates|first=Ellie|last=Calnan|date=14 August 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717224402/https://www.screendaily.com/news/2024-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-in-the-uk-and-ireland-latest-updates/5189068.article|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-writers-new-netflix-show-begins-filming-in-ni/a730245903.html|website=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=14 August 2024|title=How To Get To Heaven From Belfast: Derry Girls writer's new Netflix show begins filming in NI|first=Maureen|last=Coleman|date=1 July 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814092736/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-writers-new-netflix-show-begins-filming-in-ni/a730245903.html|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0319/1438799-new-series-from-derry-girls-creator-to-begin-filming/|website=RTE|accessdate=19 March 2024|title=New series from Derry Girls creator to begin filming in Belfast|date=19 March 2024|archive-date=19 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319192208/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0319/1438799-new-series-from-derry-girls-creator-to-begin-filming/|url-status=live}}] Other filming locations include the Harbourview Hotel (formerly Londonderry Arms) in [[Carnlough]], ([[County Antrim]]), ([[County Louth]]), [[Saint John's Point, County Down|Saint John's Point (County Down)]], Mamore Gap and [[Inishowen]], [[County Donegal]], [[Dublin]], and [[Malta]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.loveballymena.online/post/antrim-coast-hotel-transformed-for-new-netflix-series-from-writer-of-derry-girls#google_vignette|website=loveballymena|accessdate=1 July 2024|title=Antrim coast hotel transformed for new Netflix series from writer of Derry Girls|date=1 July 2024|archive-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701142937/https://www.loveballymena.online/post/antrim-coast-hotel-transformed-for-new-netflix-series-from-writer-of-derry-girls#google_vignette|url-status=live}}][{{Cite web |last=de Semlyen |first=Phil |date=12 February 2026 |title=Where was ‘How to Get To Heaven From Belfast’ filmed? The Irish locations behind the Netflix murder mystery |url=https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-filmed-the-irish-locations-behind-the-netflix-murder-mystery-021226 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=TimeOut |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218230255/https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-filmed-the-irish-locations-behind-the-netflix-murder-mystery-021226 }}] |
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Filming began in [[Belfast]] in July 2024.[{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/2024-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-in-the-uk-and-ireland-latest-updates/5189068.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=14 August 2024|title=2024 film and high-end TV productions shooting in the UK and Ireland: latest updates|first=Ellie|last=Calnan|date=14 August 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717224402/https://www.screendaily.com/news/2024-film-and-high-end-tv-productions-shooting-in-the-uk-and-ireland-latest-updates/5189068.article|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-writers-new-netflix-show-begins-filming-in-ni/a730245903.html|website=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=14 August 2024|title=How To Get To Heaven From Belfast: Derry Girls writer's new Netflix show begins filming in NI|first=Maureen|last=Coleman|date=1 July 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814092736/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-writers-new-netflix-show-begins-filming-in-ni/a730245903.html|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0319/1438799-new-series-from-derry-girls-creator-to-begin-filming/|website=RTE|accessdate=19 March 2024|title=New series from Derry Girls creator to begin filming in Belfast|date=19 March 2024|archive-date=19 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319192208/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0319/1438799-new-series-from-derry-girls-creator-to-begin-filming/|url-status=live}}] Other filming locations include great scenes of London’s Embankment,the Harbourview Hotel (formerly Londonderry Arms) in [[Carnlough]], ([[County Antrim]]), ([[County Louth]]), [[Saint John's Point, County Down|Saint John's Point (County Down)]], Mamore Gap and [[Inishowen]], [[County Donegal]], [[Dublin]], and [[Malta]].[{{cite web|url=https://www.loveballymena.online/post/antrim-coast-hotel-transformed-for-new-netflix-series-from-writer-of-derry-girls#google_vignette|website=loveballymena|accessdate=1 July 2024|title=Antrim coast hotel transformed for new Netflix series from writer of Derry Girls|date=1 July 2024|archive-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701142937/https://www.loveballymena.online/post/antrim-coast-hotel-transformed-for-new-netflix-series-from-writer-of-derry-girls#google_vignette|url-status=live}}][{{Cite web |last=de Semlyen |first=Phil |date=12 February 2026 |title=Where was ‘How to Get To Heaven From Belfast’ filmed? The Irish locations behind the Netflix murder mystery |url=https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-filmed-the-irish-locations-behind-the-netflix-murder-mystery-021226 |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=TimeOut |archive-date=18 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218230255/https://www.timeout.com/news/where-was-how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-filmed-the-irish-locations-behind-the-netflix-murder-mystery-021226 }}] |
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Hat Trick Productions also produced Lisa McGee's previous series ''[[Derry Girls]]''. Actors Sinéad Keenan, Emmett J. Scanlan, Maria Laird, Peter Campion, Ardal O'Hanlon, Bronagh Gallagher and Saoirse-Monica Jackson worked on both series, as did several other cast and crew members.[{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7120662/fullcredits/ |title=Derry Girls (TV Series 2018–2022) - Full cast & crew - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=18 February 2026 |via=www.imdb.com |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408004611/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7120662/fullcredits |url-status=live }}] The ''Derry Girls'' mural in Derry appears in a scene in episode 8.[{{Cite web |last=Connellan |first=Shannon |date=12 February 2026 |title='How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' has a perfect 'Derry Girls' Easter egg |url=https://mashable.com/article/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-easter-egg |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214013810/https://mashable.com/article/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-easter-egg |url-status=live }}] |
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Hat Trick Productions also produced Lisa McGee's previous series ''[[Derry Girls]]''. Actors Sinéad Keenan, Emmett J. Scanlan, Maria Laird, Peter Campion, Ardal O'Hanlon, Bronagh Gallagher and Saoirse-Monica Jackson worked on both series, as did several other cast and crew members.[{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7120662/fullcredits/ |title=Derry Girls (TV Series 2018–2022) - Full cast & crew - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=18 February 2026 |via=www.imdb.com |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408004611/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7120662/fullcredits |url-status=live }}] The ''Derry Girls'' mural in Derry appears in a scene in episode 8.[{{Cite web |last=Connellan |first=Shannon |date=12 February 2026 |title='How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' has a perfect 'Derry Girls' Easter egg |url=https://mashable.com/article/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-easter-egg |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214013810/https://mashable.com/article/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-derry-girls-easter-egg |url-status=live }}] |
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