With a simmering, powderkeg rage fueling the backbone of the series, “Sweetpea” is largely a triumph. Plenty of stories over the years deal with female fury, isolation, and overall messiness. In the Starz adaptation of the novel of the same name by CJ Skuse, those feelings are amplified through a bloody killing spree as our antihero protagonist desperately seeks to be seen, no matter the consequences — or body count.

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After runaway success of Prime Video‘s “Fallout,” the TV landscape is Ella Purnell‘s to conquer. And the English actress aims to do just that with her latest star vehicle, “Sweetpea.” Starz‘s new six-episode series stars Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, a quiet wallflower who’s tired of being looked over and not paid attention to. Her solution? Murder, of course.

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After the runaway success of “Yellowjackets” and “Fallout,” Ella Purnell is one of TV’s fastest-rising starlets. So will her next starring role catapult her career even further up the small-screen echelon? Viewers find out this fall when “Sweetpea” premieres this October.

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Based on CJ Skuse‘s 2017 novel of the same name, Purnell stars in the series as Rhiannon Lewis, a young woman most people wouldn’t cast a second glance at.

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