The student Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh five years ago, and the investigation was quickly closed because everyone knows it was him. But the smart and determined Pip Fitz-Amobi is not so sure, and is determined to prove it in Asesinato para principiantes (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder), a British miniseries that is sweeping as the most watched on Netflix's catalog, surpassing phenomena like Élite.

Based on the novel of the same name written by Holly Jackson, the series focuses on how, even though everyone thought the crime had been committed by the victim's partner, it actually seems that was not the case.

The consensus reached was that the material author of the murder was Sal Singh, who is also the older brother of Pip's boyfriend, Ravi. However, as the protagonist investigates more and more about the event, she discovers that there is a possibility that Sal is not the culprit after all.

Created by Poppy Cogan, the series consists of a total of six episodes directed by Dolly Wells and Tom Vaughan, and written by Poppy Cogan, Zia Ahmed, Ajoke Ibironke, and Ruby Thomas. The cast includes Emma Myers (Wednesday), Zain Iqbal, Anna Maxwell Martin, Gary Beadle, Mathew Baynton, India Lillie Davies, Rahul Pattni, Henry Ashton, Mitu Panicucci, Orla Hill, and Ephraim O.P. Sampson, among others.

During the adaptation process, the author herself was involved, mentioning in an interview that the series is a completely different product from the book. 

The author's vision

Whether it's an adaptation in the form of a series or a movie, the truth is that when a novel is chosen to initiate an adaptation process, it is also assumed that certain changes will have to be made and some creative liberties will be taken along the way.

And so it also happened with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, a production that had to make certain modifications to bring the story from the pages to the small screen. Fortunately, it had the novel's author during the process.

"If I hadn't interfered -I say interfered, although I should use a better word- if I hadn't offered my wise advice and guidance and interfered, the series wouldn't look as we see it today. I am proud of what we have done, but ultimately I was not the one who wrote it," expressed Jackson in an interview with Variety.

The writer also shared how she reached a delicate balance with the series' scriptwriters. "I made many suggestions and said things that I thought would be very important for the book fans, who would feel betrayed if they weren't there," she said, anticipating the readers' response and reaction.

"But, ultimately, they were not my decisions. So I completely sympathize with the book fans who wanted to see their favorite moments [and have not seen them in the series]," she added, referring to the absence of certain iconic scenes from the story.

However, even though the series left behind some of the fandom's favorite scenes, the truth is that it still works as an independent product. And as an entertaining story, with endearing characters and unexpected twists to take a look at and get hooked on this summer.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence