In a move surprising absolutely no one, Netflix and BBC Three have greenlit a second season of the teen mystery thriller “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.” For those who tore through the first season (and likely Holly Jackson’s source novels), this news is less a revelation and more a confirmation of the inevitable. Pip Fitz-Amobi, everyone’s favorite amateur sleuth, is officially back on the case.
The six-episode second season finds Pip attempting a return to normalcy – a concept that’s probably as foreign to her as a calculus exam by now. After cracking the Andie Bell case, she’s understandably eager to steer clear of further investigations. However, like a moth to a flickering porch light, Pip is drawn into another mystery when a key witness, Jamie Reynolds, goes missing. One might advise her to stick to baking cookies or something, but where’s the fun in that?
This time around, author Holly Jackson is teaming up with Poppy Cogan to co-write the season, so expect a plot that’s both faithful to the spirit of the books and tailored for the screen. The entire main cast, including Emma Myers as Pip, Zain Iqbal as Ravi, Anna Maxwell Martin as Pip’s mother, and Matthew Baynton as the initially villainous-seeming Elliot, is also set to return.
While the first season offered a satisfying (if somewhat harrowing) conclusion to the Andie Bell mystery, it also cleverly laid the groundwork for Pip’s continued evolution. This new case will further challenge her “good girl” persona, as she wades deeper into the moral gray areas of justice and perhaps throws a few more elbows than before.
A premiere date has not yet been revealed, but given the rabid fanbase, expect Netflix and the BBC to capitalize on the anticipation sooner rather than later.
