The Plot

McGee told Radio Times that Season 2 will show more of the political landscape of ’90s Northern Ireland. “I’m toying with maybe doing the ceasefire and how everyone reacts to that because I remember it actually unsettled people,” she said. “I remember people didn’t know what to do.”

In November, The Belfast Telegraph spotted the series filming a recreation of Bill Clinton’s 1995 visit to Derry, a scene that McGee had previously said she’d considered including. Lead actors Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Erin), Louisa Harland (Orla), Nicola Coughlan (Clare), and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Michelle) were seen filming, though Dylan Llewellyn (James) was nowhere to be seen.

As for the characters, McGee told Radio Times that one of the leads may get into a relationship. She said, “I’d love one of them to get a boyfriend or Clare to get a girlfriend.”

In an appearance on the Nolan Show, noted by Irish website Joe, McGee didn’t share plot details, but said that Season 2 will be better than Season 1. “It’s better than Season 1, it’s a bit more ambitious and because we know what we’re doing a bit more, it’s better,” she said.

The Release Date

On the Nolan Show, McGee said that Season 2 was currently in edits and is set to premiere in March 2019—on Channel 4, that is. It took eleven months for Season 1 to air on Netflix in the US after it premiered on Channel 4. Hopefully, this time, American audiences won’t have to wait so long!

What’s Next?

Derry Girls will get at least one more season, according to actor Tommy Tiernan (who plays Da Gerry). Tiernan appeared on an Irish radio show Today FM (noted by the Derry Journal) and shared, “We’re doing season three and a film, maybe. That’s all up to Lisa, the writer, going off to a shed in London and coming up with all these stories.” Season 3 at least looks likely: In August, Broadcast Now reported that production company Hat Trick was in “advanced talks” for a third season.