{"id":32748,"date":"2023-05-06T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1826973"},"modified":"2023-05-08T20:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:02:27","slug":"magpie-murders-season-2-release-date-speculation-for-moonflower-murders","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/magpie-murders-season-2-release-date-speculation-for-moonflower-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Magpie Murders season 2: Release date speculation for Moonflower Murders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Lesley Manville and Timothy McMullen be back for another mystery? <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 06 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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After its BritBox debut last year, Magpie Murders<\/a> has just finished airing on BBC One, having enrapt crime fiction fans with Anthony Horowitz\u2019s unique take on the genre.<\/p>\n

The series stars Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland, an editor who finds herself investigating the suspicious death of author Alan Conway, whose character Atticus P\u00fcnd is also realised in the series by Timothy McMullen.<\/p>\n

But now that the first season has finished airing in full, will there be a second outing for Susan and Atticus?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Magpie Murders<\/a> season 2.<\/p>\n

Will there be a Magpie Murders season 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Magpie Murders \u2013 Lesley Manville<\/span><\/figcaption> Eleventh Hour Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

There will! It was announced in January of this year<\/a> that the BBC had acquired the BritBox series and would be producing a second season of the show, called Moonflower Murders.<\/p>\n

This would suggest that season 2 will be based on the second novel in Anthony Horowitz\u2019s Susan Ryeland series, which has the same title. That novel saw Susan living in Crete and investigating a nearly-decade old murder.<\/p>\n

When the news of the acquisition and renewal was confirmed, Horowitz said: \u201cI\u2019m very happy that Magpie Murders is going to be shown on the BBC \u2013 its natural home. I had such fun writing the scripts and they\u2019ve been brought to life by a brilliant director and cast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horowitz also said<\/a>: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get started on the scripts of Moonflower Murders. We had a fantastic response to Magpie and, speaking personally, it was a joy bringing Susan Ryeland and Atticus P\u00fcnd to life on the screen. There are lots of surprises in the second book, including something I\u2019ve never done before in a murder mystery. It\u2019s going to be great fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

When will Moonflower Murders be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Magpie Murders: Atticus Pund (TIM McMULLAN)<\/span><\/figcaption> Eleventh Hour Films,Nick Wall<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Moonflower Murders is set to commence filming later in 2023, with a release currently scheduled for next year, in 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t currently have any more specific detail than that, but fans can take heart knowing that it shouldn\u2019t be too long until they see Susan and Atticus again.<\/p>