‘Derry Girls’ Creator Lisa McGee Sets Mockumentary ‘Jig’ at Netflix

Derry Girls and How to Get to Heaven From Belfast creator Lisa McGee is heading back to Netflix for her next series.

The streamer has greenlit Jig , a mockumentary comedy set in the “high-stakes world of competitive Irish dancing.” The six-episode show is set to begin filming next year in Northern Ireland.

Jig is one of a number of announcements Netflix made at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, including a Top Boy prequel series, Jonny Boy , starring Barry Keoghan; drama The Unheard , starring Kate Winslet and Maxine Peake; and a series based on some of Roald Dahl’s short stories . Related Stories TV Netflix Reveals Its 'Wonka' Reality Show Trailer With Creepy AI Gene Wilder TV Naomi Scott, Josh Finan, Nicola Coughlan Set for Adaptation of Roald Dahl's Short Stories for Netflix

Jig will center on best friends Cara and Fletcher, who are part of a struggling dance school in Derry that aims for the world championships in Irish dancing. Standing in their way are “their sworn rivals in Florida, a slick, sponsored, seemingly unbeatable operation,” per the show’s logline. Casting hasn’t been announced yet.