'Moonflower Murders' Will Bloom in September

It's been about a week since the RadioTimes first dropped an exclusive look at Moonflower Murders (sadly unembeddable for the rest of us, but you can watch it here). Those of us who keep an eye on such things knew when it arrived over the weekend that there was a good chance PBS would have to announce a premiere date soon, along with the same — or better — footage. (Not that Susan Ryeland hallucinating Atticus Pund in the middle of a Grecian landscape isn't a rather awesome way to start a series, but it really doesn't give fans a lot to work with.) Anyway, it took until Thursday, May 30, for anyone to do anything, but finally, the release date is here, as well as a much more in-depth trailer.

Moreover, the trailer was worth the wait, as it starts with the part we've all been waiting for since the end of Magpie Murders: Susan Ryeland telling Andreas it's not working out. (God BLESS! It only took her an entire series and a break between seasons for her to solve that mystery.) Luckily, what prompts this far-too-long-in-the-making break-up is another mystery, and this time, she's the one being hired to solve it. Because when you need a crime solved, who better than an editor who will make you murder all your darlings before she's done?

Like Magpie Murders, Moonflower Murders is an adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's novels in his Susan Ryeland series. While these are the only two novels currently in the series, Horowitz has said he plans it to be a trilogy, with the third as yet untitled novel hopefully arriving in the next year or so.