Ella Purnell makes a killer comeback in the teaser trailer for the Sky and STARZ original series, Sweetpea. See it and new images here.
Today, Sky and STARZ unveil a teaser trailer of Ella Purnell (Fallout, Yellowjackets). She reprises her role as wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis in Season 2 of the iconically brazen and darkly comic thriller Sweetpea.
In Season 2, Rhiannon is navigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her. The kill list is mounting. Therefore, she is forced to question whether her perfect ex, AJ, was right: is she a monster?
ALSO STARRING
Rish Shah (Overcompensating, Joy) joins the cast as Rhiannon’s romantic interest, Gabriel, alongside Tamsin Greig (Riot Women, Friday Night Dinner), who stars as AJ’s mother, Liv. Taj Atwal (Riot Women, Line of Duty) steps in as Freya, Rhiannon’s formidable new boss at the Carnsham Gazette. Additionally, Jenny Walser (Heartstopper, Star City) plays new friend, Daisy. Returning to the series are Jon Pointing (Big Boys, Run Away), Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso, Downton Abbey), Leah Harvey (Foundation, The Scurry), Ingrid Oliver (Thursday Murder Club, Doctor Who), Nitin Ganatra (Mr Bigstuff, Sexy Beast) and Alexandra Dowling (Emily, Game of Thrones).
BEHIND THE SERIES
The series is adapted from C.J. Skuse’s novel of the same name and produced by See-Saw Films and fanboy in association with Sky Studios. The Executive Producer for fanboy is Patrick Walters (Heartstopper), and Executive Producers for See-Saw Films are Helen Gregory, Iain Canning, and Emile Sherman. Ella Jones and Ella Purnell serve as Executive Producers, alongside Kirstie Swain. Selina Lim, Emme Hoy, Simon Gillis and Natasha Heliotis are Co-Executive Producers, and Zorana Piggott (Heartstopper) is the Series Producer. The lead writer is Selina Lim, with Emme Hoy, Anna Jordan and Laura Jayne Tunbridge serving as episodic writers. Ella Jones is the lead director, and Coky Giedroyc directs episodes 2, 3 & 4. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Manpreet Dosanjh.
The critically acclaimed thriller will return to Sky in November.
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