If you think you have to wait until next year to get your weekly dose of the Derry Girls [1], you're wrong. The cast is one big, happy family in real life, meaning you can keep up with their antics all day, every day via Instagram.
The underrated [2] comedy series, which is set in the early-1990s, follows a group of five high school students navigating adolescence amid The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Erin Quinn is the leader of the pack, played by 25-year-old Saoirse-Monica Jackson, who can thank the ambitious character for her rise to fame. Saoirse's Instagram feed is full of behind-the-scenes sneak peeks and cute cast shots, but it's 32-year-old Nicola Coughlan [3], best known as Erin's lovable albeit slightly skittish friend Clare Devlin, who absolutely owns the group selfie game. Never too far away (both on-screen and off) are actors Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (who brings to life foul-mouthed Michelle Mallon), Dylan Llewellyn (otherwise known as James Maguire — Derry's token Brit), and Louisa Harland (Orla McCool). Check out the refreshingly unfiltered close-knit cast ahead.
Louisa Harland, Dylan Llewellyn, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Louisa Harland
Dylan Llewellyn and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Dylan Llewellyn
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, and Nicola Coughlan
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Nicola Coughlan
Diona Doherty, Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Louisa Harland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Nicola Coughlan
Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Dylan Llewellyn
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Louisa Harland and Nicola Coughlan
Louisa Harland, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, and Dylan Llewellyn
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Dylan Llewellyn, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, and Louisa Harland
Louisa Harland and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Louisa Harland and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Friend, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Louisa Harland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, and Max Damjanovic (Publicist)
Dylan Llewellyn and Nicola Coughlan
Louisa Harland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Nicola Coughlan
Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Nicola Coughlan
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, and Nicola Coughlan
Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Dylan Llewellyn
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Nicola Coughlan
Louisa Harland, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, and Leah O'Rourke
Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn
Louisa Harland, Dylan Llewellyn, and Nicola Coughlan
Dylan Llewellyn and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Louisa Harland, Diona Doherty, Nicola Coughlan, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, Stacy Teague (Costume Department), Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Louisa Harland, and Nicola Coug
Dylan Llewellyn, Nicola Coughlan, and Louisa Harland
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, and Nicola Coughlan
Louisa Harland, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Dylan Llewellyn, and Nicola Coughlan
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Friend, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Nicola Coughlan
Dylan Llewellyn, Nicola Coughlan, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Nicola Coughlan, Dylan Llewellyn, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Louisa Harland
Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Dylan Llewellyn and Nicola Coughlan
Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn
Nicola Coughlan and Louisa Harland
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Louisa Harland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Nicola Coughlan
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, and Dylan Llewellyn
Dylan Llewellyn, Nicola Coughlan, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson