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The team behind BritBox\u2019s adaptation of Magpie Murders<\/a> have teased that a second season could be on the way.<\/p>\n The brand new series, which is based on Anthony Horowitz\u2019s novel<\/a> of the same name, has an inventive narrative exploring both a present day murder investigation and the last manuscript of a deceased author.<\/p>\n Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville leads the cast as editor Susan Ryeland, with Daniel Mays (Des<\/a>), Tim McMullan (The Serpent<\/a>) and Claire Rushbrook (Temple<\/a>) also starring.<\/p>\n We\u2019re just over one week removed from the launch of Magpie Murders on BritBox, but already talk of a second season is gaining momentum, which would adapt Horowitz\u2019s 2020 sequel novel.<\/p> \u201cMoonflower Murders, here we come,\u201d the Horowitz said during a Q&A before the show arrived on BritBox. \u201cIt\u2019s already been brilliantly narrated on audio by one Lesley Manville as it happens and I am very, very hopeful. I\u2019m waiting to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n Executive producer Jill Green added: \u201cWe\u2019re just waiting for transmission, for it to go out on BritBox and PBS. They\u2019re both very excited, the financiers, and we\u2019re really hoping [it will get the green light].<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to wait for Lesley to become free and then yes, hopefully some sometime in 2023 perhaps. I\u2019m hoping\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Magpie Murders is available to stream on BritBox. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight. You can order Anthony Horowitz\u2019s Magpie Murders novel<\/a> on Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 12:00 am The team behind BritBox\u2019s adaptation of Magpie Murders have teased that a second season could be on the way. The brand new series, which is based on Anthony Horowitz\u2019s novel of the same name, has an inventive narrative exploring both a present day murder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11369,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/magpie-murders-author-anthony-horowitz-ready-to-start-on-season-2.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Saturday, 19 February 2022 at 12:00 am The team behind BritBox\u2019s adaptation of Magpie Murders have teased that a second season could be on the way. The brand new series, which is based on Anthony Horowitz\u2019s novel of the same name, has an inventive narrative exploring both a present day murder…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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