How many days to binge Derry Girls
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 20 | 3 |
| 1 hour a day | 10 | 1 |
| 2 hours a day | 5 | <1 |
| 3 hours a day | 4 | <1 |
| 4 hours a day | 3 | <1 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 2 | <1 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 9 hours, 50 minutes | |
Derry Girls runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | 30 min | 3 hours | January 4, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 6 | 30 min | 3 hours | March 5, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 7 | 33 min | 3.8 hours | April 12, 2022 |
About Derry Girls
16-year-old Erin Quinn lives with her uncompromising mother, her long-suffering father and the fearsome ‘Granda Joe', a man whose love for his daughters and granddaughters is surpassed only by his contempt for his son-in-law. It's the early 90s, and Erin is used to seeing her country on the nightly news and speaking in acronyms (The IRA, The UDA, The RUC). This is a time of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points. But it's also the time of Murder…
How to get through Derry Girls faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 24 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 7.9 hours; at 1.5× it's 6.6 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
Derry Girls FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Derry Girls?
9 hours, 50 minutes of screen time. That's 19 episodes at about 31 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 5 days.
How many episodes of Derry Girls are there?
19 regular episodes across 3 seasons (2018–2022). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Derry Girls?
Episodes average 31 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Derry Girls still running?
No. Derry Girls ended on May 18, 2022 after 3 seasons.
More binge times
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