If you loved
Derry Girls
Lisa McGee · Series · 2018
What hooked you in Derry Girls was the way that navigating chaotic adolescent friendships feels monumental against the backdrop of history.
Books on the same thread
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle · Book · 1995
Explores: Loss of innocence, Dysfunctional family dynamics, Childhood friendship.
Like Derry Girls, this novel captures the sharp, witty, and often painful transition into adulthood, grounding the universal awkwardness of youth within a specific, evocative Irish cultural landscape.
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes · Book · 2001
Shares a thread with Derry Girls: Female friendship.
If the intense, prickly bond between best friends in Derry Girls resonated with you, this graphic novel offers an equally honest look at the inevitable friction of teenage girlhood.
Guts
Raina Telgemeier · Book · 2019
Explores: Anxiety, Childhood, Food Issues.
If Derry Girls hit, Guts shares the thread.
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins · Book · 2015
Explores: Unreliable Narrator, Alcoholism, Infidelity.
If Derry Girls hit, The Girl on the Train shares the thread.
Films on the same thread
20th Century Girl
Film · 2022
Explores: First love, Friendship, Nostalgia.
If Derry Girls hit, 20th Century Girl shares the thread.
mid90s
Jonah Hill · Film · 2018
Explores: Friendship, Self-Discovery, Troubled Youth.
This film mirrors the nostalgic, gritty energy of Derry Girls, focusing on a group of young outsiders trying to find their footing and identity during the turbulent 1990s.
Little Women
Greta Gerwig · Film · 2019
Explores: Sisterhood, Female ambition, Artistic expression.
If Derry Girls hit, Little Women shares the thread.
Bottoms
Emma Seligman · Film · 2023
Shares a thread with Derry Girls: Female friendship.
You will recognize the sharp, irreverent humor of Derry Girls in this satire, which perfectly captures the absurdity of high school hierarchies and the desperate intensity of female friendship.
Podcasts on the same thread
Everything 90s Podcast
Everything Nostalgia - By Shaleena · Podcast · 2026
If Derry Girls hit, Everything 90s Podcast shares the thread.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf · Podcast · 2026
Explores: parasocial relationships, professional intimacy, self-deprecating humor.
If Derry Girls hit, Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend shares the thread.
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Common questions
Is Derry Girls based on a true story?
Derry Girls is a fictional television series created by Lisa McGee. While the show is set against the backdrop of the real political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, the story follows five specific secondary school students navigating the universal challenges of being a teenager during that time.
What is the premise of Derry Girls?
Derry Girls focuses on five secondary school students living in Northern Ireland during the 1990s. The show explores their personal lives and experiences as teenagers while they navigate the unique challenges of growing up amidst the region's political conflict during that specific historical period.
Who created the show Derry Girls?
The television series Derry Girls was created by Lisa McGee. First released in 2018, the show follows the lives of five secondary school students as they deal with the universal struggles of adolescence while living through the political conflict in Northern Ireland during the 1990s.
When is Derry Girls set?
Derry Girls is set in the 1990s. The narrative follows five secondary school students as they face the universal challenges of being a teenager while living in Northern Ireland during a time of significant political conflict in the region.