{"id":390097,"date":"2026-03-17T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390097\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:09:07","slug":"sweetpea-season-2-drops-first-look-at-ella-purnells-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/390097\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sweetpea&#8217; Season 2 Drops First Look at Ella Purnell&#8217;s Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ella-purnell\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ella-purnell_1\" data-tag=\"ella-purnell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Purnell<\/a> is back as wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis in a first look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sweetpea\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sweetpea_1\" data-tag=\"sweetpea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweetpea<\/a> season two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sky-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sky-2_1\" data-tag=\"sky-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/starz-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_starz-2_1\" data-tag=\"starz-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STARZ<\/a> dropped the still of the Fallout and Yellowjackets star in the darkly comic thriller on Tuesday, showing Purnell holding a ketchup bottle with the word \u201cMonster\u201d scrawled on the wall behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cNavigating a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her, the kill list is mounting,\u201d reads a plot synopsis for the upcoming installment, coming in 2026. \u201cAnd Rhiannon is forced to question whether her perfect ex, AJ, was right: Is she a monster?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRish Shah joins the cast as Rhiannon\u2019s romantic interest Gabriel, alongside Tamsin Greig who stars as AJ\u2019s mother, Liv. Taj Atwal (Riot Women, Line of Duty) steps in as Freya, Rhiannon\u2019s formidable new boss at the Carnsham Gazette, while Jenny Walser (Heartstopper, Star City) plays an adoring new friend Daisy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tReturning 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).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSweetpea is created by Kirstie Swain, based on the 2017 novel by\u00a0CJ Skuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSeason one, released in 2024, premiered to critical and fan acclaim. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/sweetpea-review-starz-ella-purnell-1236023315\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter\u2018s review of Sweetpea <\/a>said: \u201cWhat makes the British series more unsettling and ultimately more compelling is its willingness to sit in the murky middle ground separating vengeance and cruelty, victim and perpetrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPurnell is also known for her movie appearances, such as in Maleficent and Miss Peregrine\u2019s Home for Peculiar Children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Purnell is back as wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis in a first look at Sweetpea season two. 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