While many know the series creator and writer for Derry Girls, it turns out that the hit Channel 4 comedy was actually a point of unlikely inspiration for her new project.
"And I just had this idea of – because we were watching ourselves when we were young – I was like, what would those young girls think of the sort of women we've become? Would they be disappointed? Would they be proud?
"And this idea of that gap between your younger self and who you are now was [what] I found really interesting."
The new eight-part series centres on a trio of childhood friends Saoirse (Roísín Gallagher), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan) and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne), who are catapulted into a major adventure when they receive the news that the fourth member of their teenage friendship group has died. When they go to attend her wake, however, they find out that there's a lot more to this than meets the eye – and so, the mystery begins.
While the series is certainly a glossy, fast-paced and thriller-like addition to McGee's repertoire, at its core, the show is also about these three best friends who are all living very different lives.
“I have a similar friendship group, and, you know, watching my mom and family members growing up, I just find them so funny.
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The series also stars the likes of Tom Basden (Here We Go), Art Campion (Blue Lights), Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London), Josh Finan (Waiting for the Out), Bronagh Gallagher (Brassic), Darragh Hand (Heartstopper), Ardal O’Hanlon (Death in Paradise), Natasha O’Keeffe (Peaky Blinders) and Emmett J Scanlan (MobLand), as well as Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
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