A popular young adult book series has been turned into a Netflix drama.
Fans said “they won” after the streamer announced the news.
Wednesday star Emma Myers is now taking on the lead role in the upcoming Netflix series A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
Emma, 22, plays Enid Sinclair, Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) best friend on the series, which is set to air its second season later this year.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is currently in post-production and will air on the streamer later this year, according to Deadline.
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The series was first greenlit in the UK on BBC Three and is now coming to the US.
The upcoming show is based on Holly Jackson’s three novels of the same name.
Holly will also serve as executive producer of the TV series.
Emma will star alongside Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, Ephraim OP Sampson, Carla Woodcock, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jackson Bews, Jessica Webber. , Matthew Khan, Georgia Aaron, Oliver Wickham, Adam Astill and Annabel Mullion.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows 17-year-old Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma), who leads an investigation into a murder that happened at her school five years ago.
Rumor has it that Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh, but Pip doesn’t believe the story and is determined to find out the true cause of Andie’s death.
‘PERFECT!’
Fans of Wednesday and the book rejoiced at the news and thought the casting was perfect.
“Emma queeeen,” said an X fan, formerly on Twitter.
“Emma is the perfect Pip,” wrote another.
“Yes, let’s go!” added a third.
“We won!” said another.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Strings
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has become a TikTok favorite and best-selling series. The show is being adapted from Holly Jackson’s books. They are listed below
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2019)
Good Girl, Bad Blood (2020)
As Good as Dead (2021)
Kill the Joy: A Novel (2023)
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Series (Netflix, 2024)
“A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER ON NETFLIX WE WON SO BAD,” wrote one excited fan.
“YES YES YES. OH MY GOD,” one Instagram user commented.
“I’m so excited,” one final fan wrote.
THE PERFECT CHOICE
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder has become a bestseller and fan favorite on TikTok.
Because of her popularity, Holly released two more books and a novel.
As soon as we said the name, Holly told us that deep down that was what she had in mind
Matthew readCo-founder of Moonage Pictures
The CW was originally interested in airing the series, but in the end Netflix won out.
The show is being produced by Moonage Pictures, which produced the Netflix show The Gentleman.
Moonage co-founder Matthew Read told Deadline what they thought Emma being cast.
“As soon as we said the name, Holly told us that deep down, that was what she had in mind,” he said.
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