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How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)

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How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026)

Overview

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is an Irish Netflix comedy thriller series created by Lisa McGee. Three lifelong friends, portrayed by Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, and Caoilfhionn Dunne, reunite for a classmate's wake that evolves into a dark mystery.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is an Irish Netflix comedy thriller series created by Lisa McGee. Three lifelong friends, portrayed by Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, and Caoilfhionn Dunne, reunite for a classmate's wake that evolves into a dark mystery.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The series centers on friends unraveling a mystery tied to their shared history in Northern Ireland, emphasizing personal bonds and individual confrontations with trauma. This approach keeps the narrative balanced, prioritizing emotional resolution over explicit political advocacy.

The series incorporates visible diversity through non-white supporting actors and a gay main character, reflecting intentional inclusion in an Irish context. Narrative elements highlight female friendship across identities without centering critiques of traditional white or male roles.

Secondary

Queer characters feature among the leads in this comedy-mystery, portrayed as multifaceted friends without their identities central to the plot or comedy. Dara's closeted status highlights personal barriers empathetically, avoiding mockery or heavy stereotypes, though some depth is critiqued. Overall, representation is incidental and balanced.

Traditional family roles such as motherhood and elder caregiving are portrayed as exhausting and restrictive burdens, while the supportive bond of female friendship serves as an escape and alternative source of fulfillment.

Catholicism forms the cultural backdrop for the protagonists' school friendships and moral consciences. The narrative treats their faith with affectionate humor, highlighting its enduring influence on personal lives without condemnation. Satanic symbols in a youthful flashback contrast with their Catholic upbringing, underscoring themes of rebellion and loyalty.

The series contains no portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. It centers on cisgender women navigating friendship, mystery, and personal secrets, with incidental LGBTQ representation limited to a lesbian character whose arc involves family and faith conflicts without transgender elements.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The series introduces original characters without drawing from prior adaptations, historical figures, or established canon, so no gender swaps occur.

The series features original characters created for the show, with no established canonical races from source material. Portrayals align with the intended white Irish identities in a contemporary Belfast narrative.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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N/A
Metacritic logo
7.9

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