📺 Ramadan left us with our fair share of heavy, tearjerker dramas, and it’s safe to say we’ve had enough for a while. If you are looking for a still high-stakes but breezy binge-watch to cleanse your streaming palate, we recommend How to Get to Heaven from Belfast.

Brought to life by Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is not your average murder mystery — it’s one that does not take itself too seriously. The show follows three middle-aged women who are far from typical heroines — Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne), Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher), and Robyn (Sinéad Keenan) — in Northern Ireland, each dealing with her own share of life troubles, as they set off on a road trip to pay their respects to a recently deceased friend with whom they had fallen out.

Upon arrival, they are met with suspicious circumstances and quickly realize that nothing is as it seems, leading them to investigate the death. As the first episode unfolds, the viewer begins to realize that these seemingly mundane women had an upbringing that was anything but ordinary. As the show oscillates between past and present, we learn that during their school years, these four girls may have committed an unspeakable crime. We then watch as they come to terms with the consequences of their teenage actions, navigate their own tumultuous lives, and work together to untangle their suspicious — and often ludicrous — new reality.

What makes How to Get to Heaven from Belfast a great watch is not just that it is a compelling thriller, but that it is also naturally and effortlessly funny. The dialogue is witty, the cast is charismatic, and the cinematography is immersive.

WHERE TO WATCH- You can stream the series on Netflix. Watch the trailer on YouTube (watch, runtime: 2:26)

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