Lisa McGee returns with new Netflix comedy as Derry Girls star to feature in Roald Dahl series

Filming on the six-part mockumentary will begin in 2027 in Northern Ireland

Lisa McGee’s latest comedic enterprise is one of several series that will feature Irish cast and creators.

The comedy is one of several series the streamer announced at the Edinburgh TV festival.

Netflix is adapting Roald Dahl’s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and more, continuing its foray into the author’s intellectual property after acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021. Though Dahl is best known for his children’s books — such a

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will delve deeper into the world of Roald Dahl with a new series based on the author’s short stories for adults. The streaming giant has enlisted Danny Brocklehurst, the man behind hit series Fool Me Once, to write a six-part drama that will chart a course through some of Dahl’s vignettes. It is…

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