Summary

Emma Myers' popular new Netflix seriesA Good Girl’s Guide To Murdersets up a high expectation forWednesdayseason 2. Myers starred alongside Jenna Ortega in the massively successful Netflix seriesWednesday, most of which was directed by Tim Burton.Myers played Enid Sinclair, a werewolf student at Nevermore Academywho is roommates and best friends with Ortega’s Wednesday Addams.

Both Ortega and Myers are set to return in the hotly anticipatedWednesdayseason 2, which is currently expected to be released in 2025.Myers' role inA Good Girl’s Guide to Murdercompletely reverses her role inWednesday, with her character Pip being much more awkward and intense than Enid.A Good Girl’s Guide to Murderis currently the number 1 show on Netflix, however, it has a long way to go to catch up to Wednesday’s record-setting 250 million+ views.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) from A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder against a background of the book cover.

A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder Show Now Has A Higher Rotten Tomatoes Score Than Wednesday

Wednesday season 1 received a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 73%

It may come as a surprise thatA Good Girl’s Guide to Murderactually has a higher Rotten Tomatoes critic score than the hugely popularWednesday.A Good Girl’s Guide to Murdercurrently has a Certified Fresh critic score of 81%along with a similarly positive audience score of 72%, whileWednesdayseason 1 received a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 73% and an audience score of 85%. While more critics have given better ratings toA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,Wednesdayseason 1 excels in other ways that appeal to fans and have a cultural impact.

Critics have applauded the captivating entertainment valueofA Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Alan Sepinwall ofRolling Stonewrites, “Once again, the idea is to contrast the seemingly sweet, wide-eyed, innocent exterior of these girls with the dark secrets they’re trying to uncover… “Good Girl’s Guide” is a reasonably well made version of that old formula.” Aramide Tinubu ofVarietywrites, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder engagingly unpacks the anguish of being a teenage girl, the complexities of friendship and the deceptiveness of appearances.”

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Emma Myers' New Netflix Show Puts Even More Pressure On Wednesday Season 2 To Beat Season 1

Some may expect Wednesday season 2 to far surpass season 1

Netflix has delivered another celebrated show starring Emma Myers, which raises the level of expectations forWednesdayseason 2 even higher than they already were. Prior to Wednesday’s release in 2022, Myers was a mostly unknown up-and-coming actress with very few professional credits to her name. Now that Wednesday has greatly increased her celebrity, she was given the opportunity to be the star of her own series, which critics and audiences both agree that she nailed out of the park.A Good Girl’s Guide to Murderis so well received that some may expectWednesdayseason 2 to far surpass season 1.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

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Pip Fitz-Amobi, a determined young investigator, is set on uncovering the truth behind schoolgirl Andie Bell’s murder five years prior. Sal Singh, Andie’s boyfriend, confessed before his own death, but Pip doesn’t believe he’s guilty. Teaming up with Sal’s brother Ravi, she dives into a web of secrets to find the real killer​.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2024)