Netflix is back with another great season of an amazing series. It’s officially confirmed that Derry Girls are back with its third and final season. One of the best comedy series that revolves around four girls who are studying in High school. Based in Northern Ireland, the series is classed as a Netflix Original. If you haven’t watched season 2 of ‘Derry Girls’, make sure you watch it on Netflix. On the 2nd of August, 2019, the second season of ‘Derry Girls’ was released on Netflix. Now let’s explore some more facts about season 3 of ‘Derry Girls’.
Has season 3 of ‘Derry Girls’ officially been renewed?
A big yes! Back in April 2019, Netflix officially renewed the series to release its last and final season. The show received immense love after the second season hit Netflix and Channel 4. Witnessing its success, the show was immediately renewed for its follow-up season. We would have watched the season-long before but as we know the pandemic happened, and we had to wait longer for the follow-up season. The showrunner of ‘Derry Girls’, Lisa McGee, has officially declared that the upcoming season will be the last and concluding season of the hit series.
What is the plot of the series ‘Derry Girls’?
The storyline of the series, ‘Derry Girls’ revolves around a 16-year-old girl and her friends. The story will focus on the problems of 1990s girls. Both prior seasons had a total of six episodes each with a runtime of 22 minutes. As the previous seasons of ‘Derry Girls’ got immense love and support from audiences, we are pretty sure that viewers will love the upcoming season too.
Who are the cast members that will appear in season 3 of ‘Derry Girls’?
Some of the cast members that will play the roles of different girls are Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson. Here we have curated a list of expected cast members.
- Nicola Coughlan as Clare Devlin
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin Quinn
- Louisa Harland as Orla McCool
- Jamie-Lee O’Donnell as Michelle Mallon
- Dylan Llewellyn as James Maguire
- Siobhan McSweeney as Sister Michael
When will Season 3 of ‘Derry Girls’ hit Netflix?
As per the previous schedule, the third and final season was going to be released either in late 2020 or early 2021. But that now seems baseless as there is no information regarding the production status. Furthermore, the shooting got postponed from June 2020 to late 2021. With the new normal, we can’t expect the forthcoming season to be released until 2022. Furthermore, one of the cast members Tara Lynne O’Neill confirmed that the shooting will begin in 2021 so that they can serve the viewers with fresh episodes in the upcoming year.
Once the shooting is wrapped, the show will hit Channel 4 in the UK, and then it will shift to Netflix in the US. However, it is revealed that Netflix UK will have to wait a little longer to get the final season of ‘Derry Girls’.