‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Trailer: ‘Wednesday’ Breakout Emma Myers Solves a High School Cold Case

Is there such a thing as a handbook for solving crime?

Well, for high schooler Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers), she is just about writing her own rules when it comes to solving a cold case for a class project. “Wednesday” breakout Myers leads the Netflix series adaptation of beloved mystery YA novel “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” that centers on a teen who is looking to prove that her former pal was wrongfully accused of murder.

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The official synopsis reads: 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?

The only issue is Sal is dead too, and there’s no one to clear his name. That is, until Pip teams up with Sal’s brother to prove his innocence.

“A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” is based on Holly Jackson’s New York Times bestselling novel.

In addition to Myers, the cast includes 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, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Jessica Webber, Matthew Khan, Georgia Aaron, Oliver Wickham, Adam Astill, Annabel Mullion, Jude Morgan-Collie, Raiko Gohara, Asha Banks, and Yali Topol Margalith.

Dolly Wells directs the series, which is penned by Poppy Cogan along with Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke, and Ruby Thomas.

“A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” is produced by Florence Walker, with executive producers Matthew Read, Matthew Bouch, and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures, Lucy Richer and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, Jonas Melcher for ZDFneo and Dolly Wells, author Holly Jackson and writer Cogan.

The series is produced by Moonage Pictures, one of BBC Studios invested production labels, in co-production with ZDFneo and Netflix.

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” premieres August 1 on Netflix. Check out the trailer below.

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