The cast and creator of Netflix’s must-watch Irish comedy-thriller have teased what could happen in a second season of How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
Warning – this article contains spoilers for How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
How to Get to Heaven From Belfast is a gripping and hilarious new crime caper from the creator of Derry Girls, Lisa McGee.
Released this Thursday (12th February), the eight-part series follows a trio of women who embark on a quest across Northern Ireland and the Republic to find out what really happened to their supposedly dead friend.
Throughout the series, Saoirse (played by Roisin Gallagher), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan), and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne) discover their school friend Greta (Natasha O’Keeffe) is actually alive and is attempting to erase her identity after committing a serious crime.
She eventually reunites with her husband, Owen (Emmett J. Scanlan), and daughter, Maria (Matilda Freeman), leaving fixers Booker (Bronagh Gallagher) and Feeney (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) to start a new organisation after discovering their boss is corrupt.
While most of the series’ loose ends seem to be tied up, the final moments of episode eight introduce a new case to solve when the girls recover a bag Greta had with her after an encounter with Conrad (Conor MacNeill) and a mysterious group in the woods.
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A potential second season will hopefully reveal what’s in the bag and, perhaps more importantly, who killed Conrad with a screwdriver to the neck.
In the meantime, creator McGee spoke exclusively to Reach about her plans for a second season, if Netflix gives it the greenlight.
“I know right now what’s in the bag,” she teased. “But I’m not saying I might not change my mind, which is why I left it so vague.
“I have a very clear idea of what it is, but if I think of something that works better or that might be more interesting when I start to write season two, I want to be able to change my mind.”
The first season finale also seemed to tease the possibility of Booker and Feeney returning and even recruiting Saoirse, Robyn and Dara into their new organisation. The duo were originally part of a secret society built to help women start over, until they discovered it was profiting from those they were meant to help.
After killing the other members with help from the midwife (Shauna Bray), Booker could return in season two with a fresh team, which McGee suggests could feature some more familiar faces.
The writer reveals she’s open to the idea of pulling in some favourites from her hit comedy series Derry Girls, adding: “The idea that that organisation is all from Derry really makes me laugh. It’s so stupid. And that they operate out of this hairdresser’s, it’s just ridiculous.
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“So, I’d like to add more people to the organisation. Everyone from Derry has been in Derry Girls, probably, but whether they’re from Derry Girls or not, yeah.”
As for the main trio, the three leads weren’t giving much away about their ideas for a second season, though actress Dunne had one hope for Dara at the top of her wishlist after viewers got a glimpse at her rather disastrous dating history.
“I would like Dara to maybe have the opportunity of love in season two,” she said.
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“Or even, just a chance to exorcise those demons from season one. At least try… she couldn’t possibly get it right. She’ll make an absolute mess of it.”
And Dunne’s co-star Keenan cheekily chimed in: “Dara needs a ride, basically.”
For now, the new Irish crime-comedy’s future is unclear, but hopefully it proves popular enough to warrant a continuation.
How to Get to Heaven From Belfast is available to stream on Netflix.