Where to watch A Good Girl's Guide to Murder? All streaming options explored

The six-part television series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, based on the 2019 young adult mystery crime novel of the same name by Holly Jackson, is set to be released on July 1, 2024. BBC Three reportedly commissioned a television adaptation of the book back in September 2022.

The series will air on BBC Three. Additionally, BBC iPlayer and Netflix will also be streaming the series. As per BBC, this is the official synopsis of the show:

"Five years ago schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh. Case closed. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But smart and single-minded Pip Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure and she’s determined to prove it. If Sal Singh isn’t a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?"

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Streaming options explored

BBC Three has produced A Good Girl's Guide to Murder in association with Moonage Pictures. The series will be available for streaming on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer from July 1, 2024.

Popular BBC Three series of the past like Normal People and Fleabag debuted on Hulu and Prime Video, respectively. This trend will continue as Netflix will run the series in the U.S., and also the majority of territories apart from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand, as per reports from Deadline. Though the release date for Netflix remains undisclosed.

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Cast and crew

Emma Myers will lead the cast by playing Pippa "Pip" Fitz-Amobi, a high school true crime enthusiast who ventures into an independent investigation.

Myers has previously grabbed worldwide attention with her performances in the popular Netflix series Wednesday and the movie Family Switch (2023). Myers will be accompanied by the likes of Zain Iqbal (Ravi), Anna Maxwell Martin (Leanne Amobi), and India Lillie Davies (Andie Bell), among others.

The lead writer of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is Poppy Cogan and the show is produced by Florence Walker. Dolly Wells will be in charge of the direction. Executive producers of the project include Matthew Read, Lucy Richer, the writer of the book, Holly Jackson, and others.

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Expected plot

Myers's character Pip thinks that a certain murder-case, five years old and already closed by the police, was not investigated upon properly and that the real culprit is still at large. She starts investigating the case all over again, enlisting the help of Ravi, whose elder brother Sal was deemed the culprit by the police years ago. Pip and Ravi brave danger after danger to get to the truth.

Pip believes that Sal was wrongly accused of the murder of Andrea "Andie" Bell and that the actual murderer had framed Sal. Pip's mission is to prove the innocence of Sal but that is not easy as the real murderer makes things difficult for her.

In the book, the story takes place in the fictional town of Little Kilton, Buckinghamshire (in the US version, the setting is changed to Fairview, Connecticut). Jackson's book became immensely popular thanks to the bibliophiles of BookTok, a subcommunity of TikTok. Encouraged by this, Jackson penned two further books and a novella as part of the series.

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Fan reactions and sequel possibility

Under the trailer released by BBC Three, viewers have unanimously praised the casting in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Not only has Myers been showered with love by the audience, but newcomers like Zain have also been encouraged. Fans of the book are also anticipating the adaptation of the sequels.

The possibility of a sequel to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder depends on the audience reaction to this series. A positive run would almost certainly mean a sequel since there are more books in the series by Jackson. The wait for the series will be over on July 1, 2024.