British actress Ella Purnell (“Army of the Dead”) has been making waves with her hit video game series “Fallout” on Prime Video (Season 3 is on the way) and “Yellowjackets,” but she also has her other show “Sweatpea” as the second season is set to arriving sometime in early 2027, with that a teaser trailer has made it’s way online thanks to Sky and Starz.
Newcomers to the next batch of episodes includes Rish Shah enlisted as Rhiannon’s romantic interest Gabriel, alongside Tamsin Greig 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, while Jenny Walser (“Heartstopper,” “Star City”) plays an adoring new friend to Daisy in the new season. Returners 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”).
An official synopsis for Season 2, via the fine folks over at Sky:
“Sweetpea,” the iconically brazen and darkly comic thriller, is making a killer comeback. Season 2 sees wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell) navigate a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her. The kill list is mounting, and she is forced to question whether her perfect ex, AJ, was right: is she a monster?
The Sky/Starz series is adapted from C.J. Skuse’s novel and is produced by See-Saw Films and fanboy in association with Sky Studios. Executive Producer at fanboy is Patrick Walters (“Heartstopper”), and the executive producers repping for See-Saw Films are Helen Gregory, Iain Canning, and Emile Sherman. Ella Jones and Purnell also serve as fellow exec Producers, alongside creator Kirstie Swain, with Selina Lim (lead writer), Emme Hoy, Simon Gillis and Natasha Heliotis are co-executive producers. Zorana Piggott (“Heartstopper”) is the series producer as well.
You can check out that new teaser trailer for “Sweetpea” below, as we wait for a concrete date for the comedic thriller series’ official debut date. Stay tuned for more information as when it rolls in.
