‘Deliciously twisty’ BBC murder mystery based on bestselling trilogy renewed for season 2

One of the astir fashionable execution enigma dramas of the twelvemonth has conscionable been picked up for different play based connected the 2nd publication of a bestselling trilogy

The BBC and Netflix person confirmed a 2nd play of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is officially successful the works.

Season 1 became a breakout deed earlier this twelvemonth aft airing connected the transmission and iPlayer successful July and internationally connected the streamer successful August.

Led by Wednesday prima Emma Myers arsenic young researcher Pip Fitz-Amobi, her archetypal acheronian delve into amateur detective enactment saw her unspool the enigma of a missing miss who disappeared immoderate years ago.

Based connected Holly Jackson’s bid of bestselling transgression novels, publication two, Good Girl, Bad Blood, involves different missing person.

Having cracked the case, Pip is determined to springiness crime-solving a remainder with Max Hasting’s (played by Henry Ashton) proceedings coming up erstwhile cardinal witnesser Jamie Reynolds disappears without a trace.

Lead histrion Myers is confirmed to instrumentality arsenic Pip portion Zain Iqbal is besides backmost arsenic her person and emotion involvement Ravi Singh.

The archetypal play scored rave reviews from critics and fans erstwhile it aired this summertime truthful play 2 is guaranteed to beryllium different addictive mystery.

The New Statesman called the archetypal play “deliciously old-fashioned television”, writing: “This BBC bid is delightful, knowing, involving, non-challenging, a interaction silly. Suspend your disbelief, prevarication backmost and enjoy.”

And The Independent described the bid arsenic a “moreish, twisty enigma is similar Famous Five meets Pretty Little Liars”.

“It’s a operation that shouldn’t truly enactment connected paper,” they added. “But volition person you hooked each the same.”

In effect to the play 2 news, writer Jackson, who volition articulation arsenic co-writer, said successful a statement: “I americium BEYOND thrilled that we tin proceed Pip’s communicative and, this time, I’m penning connected the show!

“We beryllium everything to the dedicated fans, and I can’t hold to reunite with my AGGGTM family!”

And showrunner Poppy Cogan added: “I’m delighted to beryllium backmost successful Little Kilton with Pip and friends for play 2 and to person the accidental to bring different of Holly's gripping stories to the screen.”

Jackson’s bid besides includes a 3rd book, As Good As Dead, and a prequel novella, Kill Joy, truthful Pip’s adventures whitethorn good proceed for immoderate years to come.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder play 1 is disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer and Netflix.