A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (TV series) explained

Genre:Mystery thriller[1]
Creator:Poppy Cogan
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6
Producer:Florence Walker
Runtime:40–48 minutes
Network:BBC Three

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a British mystery thriller television series based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Holly Jackson, adapted by Poppy Cogan, directed by Dolly Wells, and developed by Moonage Pictures and the German public broadcaster ZDFneo for BBC Three. The series, consisting of six episodes, covers events from the first book, and it was released for streaming on 1 July 2024 on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, followed by its terrestrial premiere on BBC Three on 10 July. It was released internationally on Netflix on 1 August 2024.

A sequel is under development since 20 November 2024.

Premise

Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) is not satisfied that the killing of a local school girl has been investigated sufficiently and takes matters into her own hands, producing her EPQ on the topic.[2]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

In September 2022, the project was announced as a BBC Three television adaptation of the Holly Jackson novel A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, produced by Moonage Pictures.[3] Dolly Wells is set to direct the project from a script by Poppy Cogan, alongside Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke and Ruby Thomas. It is produced by Florence Walker, and executive producers include Matthew Read, Matthew Bouch and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, and Lucy Richer and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, along with Wells, Holly Jackson and Cogan.[4]

Casting

In June 2023, production started with Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal cast into the lead roles of Pip and Ravi.[5] [6]

Filming

Filming took place around Bristol and Somerset. Locations include the Redcliffe Caves,[7] the Avon Valley Railway car park,[8] Redland,[9] Redmaids' High School, Westbury-on-Trym,[10] and Axbridge.[11] Filming took place between July and September 2023.

Release

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was released for streaming on 1 July 2024 on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom[12] and in Ireland,[13] Stan in Australia,[14] and ThreeNow in New Zealand.[15] A terrestrial broadcast on BBC Three began on 10 July 2024, with two episodes being broadcast per week.[16] The series was released in Germany on 30 August 2024 on the ZDFmediathek service, while ZDFneo will broadcast two episodes per week beginning from 8 September 2024.[17] On 22 April 2024, Netflix announced that the series would be released on its platform on 1 August 2024.[18]

Reception

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[19]

Sequel

Despite the executive producer Frith Tiplady stressed that the first series has a real end,[20] [21] it was renewed for a second series on 20 November 2024, which will cover events from the second book, Good Girl, Bad Blood. Jackson and Cogan will be returning for the screenplay, while Myers and Iqbal are set to reprise their roles.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Tinubu . Aramide . Netflix's 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' Grows Into a Dark, Twisted Delight: TV Review . . 1 August 2024 . 29 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Digital Spy. 4 July 2023. Wednesday star Emma Myers confirmed for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Emily. Stedman. 20 June 2023. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704115101/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44265173/wednesday-emma-myers-good-girls-guide-murder/. live.
  3. Web site: 'The Pursuit of Love' Producer Moonage Pictures To Adapt New York Times Bestseller 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' For BBC Three. Deadline Hollywood. Max. Goldbart. 5 September 2022. 4 July 2023. 29 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629220716/https://deadline.com/2022/09/pursuit-of-love-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder-bbcthree-1235108302/. live.
  4. Web site: 'Wednesday' Star Emma Myers To Lead The BBC's 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' Adaptation. Deadline Hollywood. 4 July 2023. Max. Goldbart. 19 June 2023. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704113917/https://deadline.com/2023/06/wednesday-star-emma-myers-to-lead-bbc-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder-adaptation-1235419988/amp/. live.
  5. Web site: BBC Three announces Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal to lead cast of A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, adapted from the novels by Holly Jackson. 29 August 2024. BBC Media Centre. 19 June 2023.
  6. Web site: 'Wednesday' Star Emma Myers Leads The BBC's 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' Adaptation. Entertainment Tonight Canada. 4 July 2023. Anita. Tai. 19 June 2023. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704115359/https://etcanada.com/news/1000650/wednesday-star-emma-myers-leads-the-bbcs-a-good-girls-guide-to-murder-adaptation/amp/. live.
  7. News: TV crews seen by Redcliffe Caves as filming frenzy grips Bristol. Bristol Post. 4 July 2023. Louisa. Streeting. 3 July 2023. 4 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704112640/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/film/tv-crews-seen-redcliffe-caves-8571596?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target. live.
  8. Web site: AVR filming announcement. Avon Valley Railway. 23 July 2023. Facebook.
  9. Web site: Bullock . Clara . Murder mystery filmed in South West released . . 10 July 2024 . 7 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Bristol-spotting in 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder'. Bristol247. 13 July 2024. Martin. Booth. July 2, 2024.
  11. Robinson . Abby . A Good Girl's Guide to Murder filming location: Is Little Kilton real? . . 10 July 2024 . 1 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Darvill . Josh . A Good Girl's Guide To Murder TV show release date, cast and trailer . TellyMix . 10 July 2024 . 5 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Creamer . Jon . Netflix boards A Good Girl's Guide to Murder . Televisual . 11 July 2024 . 23 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Janssen . Eliza . Best new movies and TV series on Stan: July 2024 . Flicks . 26 June 2024 . 25 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Wakefield . Philip . ThreeNow's Guide to Murder . ScreenScribe . 26 June 2024 . 5 June 2024.
  16. News: Richardson . Hollie . Verdier . Hannah . Virtue . Graeme . Jones . Ellen E . Heritage . Stuart . TV tonight: the police-corruption drama that was banned for 30 years . . 10 July 2024 . 10 July 2024.
  17. Die kommenden Serienhighlights in der ZDFmediathek, im ZDF und bei ZDFneo . . 10 July 2024 . de . 2 July 2024 . Die Serie ist ab dem 30. August in der ZDFmediathek verfügbar und läuft ab Sonntag, 8. September 2024, ab 20.15 Uhr, sonntags in Doppelfolgen in ZDFneo..
  18. Web site: Corbett . Erin . Wednesday Star Emma Myers Is on the Case in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder . 2 August 2024 . 9 May 2024 . Netflix Tudum.
  19. Web site: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 . . 1 September 2024.
  20. Yossman . K. J. . 17 October 2023 . 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' Producers on Casting 'Wednesday' and 'Family Switch' Star Emma Myers, Making a Modern-Day Agatha Christie . 9 January 2024 . Variety.
  21. Web site: BBC Three announces A Good Girl's Guide To Murder . 5 September 2022 . 9 January 2024 . BBC Media Centre.
  22. News: 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' Renewed for Season 2 At Netflix & BBC. 20 November 2024. 20 November 2024. Deadline. Max Goldbart. Nellie Andreeva.

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