Ella Purnell’s serial killer present with an 88% Rotten Tomatoes rating, Sweetpea, has acquired a significant manufacturing replace from the star forward of season 2. The British darkish comedy collection follows Purnell’s Rhiannon Lewis, a younger girl who turns to homicide after her father dies. Sweetpea season 2 was introduced not lengthy after season 1 premiered.
Talking with Deadline about Fallout season 2, Purnell revealed that Sweetpea season 2 wrapped filming in November 2025. She went on to tease the content material of the upcoming episodes, calling the following chapter of Rhiannon’s journey “bonkers.” Nonetheless, she stays tight-lipped about any main storylines that may transpire. Try what Purnell needed to say beneath:
I’m exhausted, and it was price it. It was a very loopy season. Season 1 was fairly very small and tame compared to how bonkers this season is. There’s a lot in it. It’s huge.
Sweetpea season 1 ended with a mess of vital developments laying the groundwork for one more blood-soaked chapter. The ultimate episode noticed Rhiannon kill AJ after he found the reality about her murders, the primary time she’s killed somebody with out actually desirous to. She’s additionally nonetheless free, with nobody suspecting the reality about her secretive crimes.
Nonetheless, there are additionally loads of mysteries season 1 leaves dangling, lots of which season 2 will, inevitably, have to deal with. This contains what Julie’s destiny shall be following her police questioning, in addition to whom AJ’s contact within the police pressure is. Both means, it appears Rhiannon’s actions have solely exacerbated her struggling, one thing season 2 will probably concentrate on.
The collection is one in every of a number of ongoing TV collection roles she has as of writing. The others embrace the starring position in Fallout as Lucy MacLean, and a recurring position in Yellowjackets, which is about to finish with the upcoming season 4. Her different forthcoming initiatives embrace a British horror comedy about killer squirrels referred to as The Scurry and serial killer comedy Sizzling Ted.
As for when Sweetpea season 2 will come out, Purnell’s filming replace is a robust signal the collection will see a return in 2026. Season 1 was filmed in November and December 2023 earlier than popping out in October 2024. Given the same time of yr season 2 began filming, a Fall 2026 launch window for the upcoming episodes looks as if a protected wager.
With Sweetpea season 2’s filming full, it will not be lengthy till there are extra updates to the collection’ story and what to anticipate from Purnell’s character. Since her present focus is on Fallout season 2, it looks as if extra info will arrive after the Prime Video adaptation is over. Both means, it is a promising replace to her serial killer story.