A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2: cast, plot first look images and everything we know

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 is on the way, following the huge success of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 in 2024.

The second series, which like the first will once again be based on Holly Jackson's bestselling books, reunites us with unlikely super-sleuth Pip Fitz-Amobi, who in the first series became determined to solve the murder of a local schoolgirl Andie Belle after growing convinced that the police had pinned the case on the wrong person. But while Pip might have found the real killer, it seems her crime-fighting days are only just beginning.

Speaking of the show being recommissioned, author Holly Jackson says: “I am beyond thrilled that we can continue Pip’s story and, this time, I’m writing on the show! We owe everything to the dedicated fans!”

Poppy Cogan, the mastermind behind adapting the books for TV adds: “I'm delighted to be back in Little Kilton with Pip and friends for season two, and to have the opportunity to bring another of Holly's gripping stories to the screen.”

Here is everything we know about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2...

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 release date

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 is being filmed in the UK in 2025 so we still have a bit of a wait on our hands. However, as soon as anything is announced we will add it to this guide.

We also know that the new series will have six episodes, the same as season 1, and will air on BBCThree and iPlayer in the UK and Netflix in the US.

While you wait for season 2, you can stream all of season 1 on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Netflix. Outside of the UK and Ireland, the show is on Netflix. In Germany, it is available exclusively on ZDFneo. In Australia it is available exclusively on Stan, and in New Zealand on Warner Brothers Discovery’s ThreeNow.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 cast

Wednesday star Emma Myers is back in the lead role of Pip Fitz-Amobi. Fans of the hit Netflix series will know her as Wednesday Addams' colorful roommate, Enid Sinclair.

Meanwhile, Zain Iqbal is back as Ravi Singh, who assists Pip in investigating the Andie Bell case in season 1, helping to prove his brother had been wrongly accused of murder.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 also featured Asha Banks as Cara, Yali Topol Margalith as Lauren, Jude Collie as Connor, and Raiko Gohara as Zach as Pip's friends but it is yet to be announced whether they are all returning for the new series.

Season 1 saw Anna Maxwell Martin and Gary Beadle play Pip's parents and it is hoped they will be returning for the new series.

The second season will also see some new faces joining the cast, with Misia Butler (KAOS) will join the series as Stanley Forbes, a figure on the fringes of the investigation, with connections that may run deeper than they seem.

Eden Hambelton-Davies (Tell Me Everything) will also joing the cast as Jamie Reynolds, Connor’s brother, a quiet but popular local musician whose sudden disappearance sends shockwaves throughout the community.

And Jack Rowan (Noughts And Crosses)has also joined the cast as Charlie Green, Pip’s new neighbour who is drawn into the heart of the mystery unravelling in Little Kilton.

Holly Jackson, author & series two writer, says: “I'm so excited to welcome some new and incredibly talented actors into the AGGGTM family. Eden is sensational as our Jamie, his presence felt throughout, even though he’s missing. Misia is the perfect Stanley Forbes, delivering a truly heart-wrenching performance. And Jack as Charlie Green is simply extraordinary: I had to stand and clap at the monitors. Just you wait.”

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2 plot

As Pip’s community was reeling from the unsettling truths she exposed in season 1, she was also left facing some big life questions of her own. And what about her budding romance with fellow investigator, Sal’s brother, Ravi? Season 2 will have everything covered.

The official synopsis says: "After solving the Andie Bell case Pip‘s world has been transformed by her actions, and not always for the better. As the second series arrives Pip is determined to fix the fallout of her actions - and stay away from any more investigations, but as always there is trouble just around the corner.

"As Max Hastings’ trial approaches, key witness Jamie Reynolds suddenly disappears and Pip finds herself in a race against time to find him. This new mystery will take Pip to unexpected places as she struggles with the idea of justice, straying even further from the 'good girl' she once was."

What happened at the end of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1?

WARNING - spoilers for the first season below!

At the end of season 1 Pip unearthed the shocking truth that it was Andie's sister, Becca who killed her and dumped her body in a well. She confronted Becca and got her to take her to where Andie's body was, unaware that Becca had drugged her and was going to dump her in the same place. However, Ravi and Cara turn up with the police and save her while Becca is caught.

We also found out that Max Hastings was the one who assaulted Becca and that Cara's dad, Elliot, the local teacher, killed Sal and framed him for Andie's murder, while also kidnapping Isla and holding her hostage in his loft and having a relationship with Andie, who was his student.

For a full breakdown of what happened in the final epsiode, you can read our A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 ending explained.

Behind the scenes and more on A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 2

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is produced by Moonage Pictures (The Gentlemen, The Famous Five, Bodies) for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three in co-production with Netflix and ZDFneo.

The first series of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was a big hit when it premiered in Summer 2024, becoming one of BBC iPlayer’s most-watched titles with 16-to 24-year-olds and BBC Three’s highest-rated drama since its relaunch.

Based on Holly Jackson's bestselling A Good Girl's Guide to Murder books, series one was adapted for the screen by Poppy Cogan. Series two will be adapted and written by Holly Jackson and Poppy Cogan.

Series two (6x45) was commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller Youth Audience, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Based on Holly Jackson’s series of books, it is produced by Moonage Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three in co-production with Netflix and ZDFneo.

It has been adapted for screen by Holly Jackson and Poppy Cogan. Series two is produced by Sophie Klein. Asim Abbasi is director for block one and Jill Robertson is director for block two.

Executive producers are Matthew Read, Simon Crawford Collins and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures; Lucy Richer, Danielle Scott-Haughton and Katherine Bond for the BBC; alongside Holly Jackson and Poppy Cogan. BBC Studios is handling global sales.

Series two will premiere on the BBC and, outside of the UK and Ireland, on Netflix where available. In Germany it will be available exclusively on ZDFneo. In Australia it will be exclusively on Stan.