If you have ever kept a mental list of everyone who wronged you this week, Rhiannon Lewis is your problem-child heroine. Sky released the first trailer for Sweetpea Season 2 on October 29, and the darkly funny series returns November 26 on Sky in the UK. In the U.S., Season 1 streamed on Starz, which aired it in October 2024; a U.S. date for the new season has not been confirmed yet.
Where we left Rhiannon
Ella Purnell, who also plays Lucy in Fallout, stars as Rhiannon, the overlooked office wallflower at a local paper who finally finds her rage and starts acting on it. Season 1 worked because it was as much about being underestimated as it was about murder: the office politics, the friends who never quite see you, the boyfriend who thinks he knows you.
What's coming in Season 2
According to the official synopsis, Rhiannon is "navigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, Marina still hot on her trail, her sister selling her family home, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her." Having "harnessed her rage and found her power," she is forced to ask whether her perfect ex, AJ, was right: is she a monster?
The trailer opens with Rhiannon speaking at a public event. "I've spent most of my life being scared," she says. "Not anymore." From there it introduces her new boss, Freya, at the Carnsham Gazette, and Gabriel, her new romantic interest. Then the copycat arrives. When AJ calls her a monster, Rhiannon insists she is nothing like the new killer: "When I kill, I'm helping people."
Detective Marina Farrar, played by Leah Harvey, is still determined to catch her. In one scene Marina points to Rhiannon's photo and says, "She plays all sweet and innocent, but she's a murderer."
The cast
New faces include Taj Atwal as Freya, Rish Shah as Gabriel, Annabelle Davis and Tamsin Greig. Jon Pointing, Ingrid Oliver, Nitin Ganatra and Alexandra Dowling return alongside Purnell and Harvey. The series is produced by See-Saw Films in association with Sky Studios.
Why it's worth your time
Sweetpea is a dark comedy about a woman who is tired of being polite. It is twisted, yes, but it is also sharp and very funny about the small humiliations of work and friendship, and Purnell makes Rhiannon impossible to stop watching. If you missed Season 1, there is plenty of time to catch up before the new episodes land.
Read it first
The show is based on CJ Skuse's cult novels, and book one is the ideal companion to a binge. Rhiannon's voice is even sharper on the page.
Sweetpea by CJ Skuse (paperback) on Amazon was listed at $11.66 (list price $18.99) when we checked, and the Kindle edition was $11.99. Sweetpea at Target was also $11.66. Prices change often, so check before you buy.
Sources: ComingSoon, Collider. This post contains affiliate links.
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