It's official: Holly Jackson's popular murder mystery trilogy will be seen through to its conclusion on the screen, as Netflix and the BBC have confirmed the renewal of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The final chapter of Pip Fitz-Amobi's (Emma Myers) increasingly twisted and gripping investigation will return to the small screen in 2027, and fans have been promised a finale that ventures into territory darker than anything we have seen in the series before. However,the third and final season will also be shorter. Even as we celebrate the news of a guaranteed ending, it's difficult not to worry about how A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will be able to satisfyingly wrap things up.

Back in April, the world was treated to their first look at the third outing of everyone's favorite nihilistic psychic teen. It was confirmed that Wednesday Season 3 had entered production in Ireland, with Jenna Ortega back at Nevermore Academy to face her toughest case yet. The search for Enid (Emma Myers) is on, with Tyler (Hunter Doohan) looking set to return, and Winona Ryder joining the cast after teaming up with Ortega and Tim Burton on the legacy sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

In the 1980s, male protagonists dominated TV detective mysteries. Tom Selleck was the epitome of cool on Magnum, P.I., as were Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas on Miami Vice, while Simon & Simon paired Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker together as private investigator brothers. One small-screen detective, however, was not like the others. In 1984, Murder, She Wrote debuted on CBS, starring the near-60-year-old Angela Lansbury in the lead role of Jessica Fletcher. Today, 30 years after its last episode aired in 1996, Murder, She Wrote is still a big streaming hit, now topping the charts on the Apple TV store.

It's hard to pinpoint, but there is something about a murder mystery that seems to prick our interest while warming our hearts. Perhaps the trick lies in the opportunity the story affords us to play detective as we put the puzzle together, or the thrill of finally solving the case. No matter, one thing is certain, and that is, the murder mystery is one of the most beloved genres today. ABC's How to Get Away with Murder is a particular favorite of many, with the esteemed Viola Davis bringing the character of Criminal Law professor Annalise Keating to life.