Obviously, when the Netflix series “Wednesday” blew up and became one of the streamer’s biggest of all time, Jenna Ortega’s career was sent skyrocketing. But if there is someone else on that show that really benefited, it would be Emma Myers, the young actor who plays Wednesday’s BFF. And now, Netflix is going to see if Myers can carry her own show in “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.”
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As seen in the trailer, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” tells the story of a teen girl who takes it upon herself to solve the murder of fellow classmate Andie Bell. Everyone is convinced that Andie was killed by her boyfriend. But what if she wasn’t?
The cast includes Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim O.P. Sampson, Carla Woodcock, and Yasmin Al-Khudhairi. The series is directed by Dolly Wells.
“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” debuts on Netflix on August 1. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
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. And 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? A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder is based on the hugely successful, New York Times bestselling mystery YA novel by Holly Jackson.