Is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 happening?

Things look hopeful!
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder may have only arrived on BBC iPlayer on July 1, but if you're reading this now then you've no doubt swiftly worked your way through all six episodes (same, tbh).

A TV adaptation of Holly Jackson's book of the same title, the six-part BBC series sees Emma Myers taking on the role of Pip, a teenage detective who is determined to solve the mystery surrounding the murder of a local girl called Andi.

Though Andi is thought to have been killed by her boyfriend Sal five years earlier, Pip is convinced that there's more to the story and soon finds herself consumed with trying to get to the bottom of what happened, along with the help of Sal's brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal).

But will Pip and Ravi be back to solve more mysteries?

If, much like us, you're desperately seeking confirmation as to whether we'll be getting A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2, here's everything we know about a potential second season so far.

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Is A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 confirmed?

Given that the series only dropped on iPlayer in early July and arrives on Netflix come August, we likely have a bit of a wait to go until we hear more news on whether we'll be getting a second season of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

That said, Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder book series has three further books, so there would be plenty of scope to continue on the story if A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 was confirmed.

There are three more titles in Jackson's series: Good Girl, Bad Blood and As Good As Dead which follow on from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, as well as Kill Joy which is a prequel to AGGGTM.

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Speaking to Radio Times, Jackson said "I've been talking about it from the start, like, 'Come on guys, we've got to make all of it. As ever with TV, it very much depends on turnout for season 1, if there's enough of an appetite for it. We're all very much hoping and praying."

She explained, “I'd love to make the whole thing, the third book. I think it would just be so cool to make all of it. And hopefully, if the readers translate into viewers, we'll have the numbers and we can do it. We would love it.”

Asha Banks who plays the role of Pip's best friend Cara echoes this sentiment, saying “That would be an absolute dream. The second and third books are amazing. It gets darker and darker. Pip gets even more crazy. It all goes crazy.”

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 plot

So what would the plot of a second season look like?

As above, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is based on the first book in Holly Jackson's series, with the first season spanning the book covered in the first book. With that in mind, it would make sense for the next season to focus on the events of the second book in the series Good Girl, Bad Blood.

This novel sees Pip creating a viral podcast to talk through the case she solved over the first book. While she says she wants to avoid getting tied up in solving crime again, her friend Connor asks for her help investigating the disappearance of his brother Jamie, and so Pip finds herself reluctantly getting back into the crime solving game.

But with another player seemingly always pre-empting her every move, will she be able to uncover the truth?

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 cast

Though a second season is yet to be confirmed, if we were to get A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2, we'd likely see Emma Myers reprise her role of Pip alongside Zain Iqbal as Ravi.

We would also likely see the following cast members return:

  • Cara played by Asha Banks
  • Connor played by Jude Morgan-Collie
  • Lauren played by Yali Topol Margalith
  • Zach played by Raiko Gohara
  • Max played by Henry Ashton
  • Naomi played by Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
  • Dan played by Jackson Bews
  • Victor played by Gary Beadle
  • Leanne played by Anna Maxwell Martin
  • Josh played by Kamari Loyd