The big picture

• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
  And
  Diarra from Detroit
  Both are about ordinary people investigating crimes, which makes them compelling protagonists.
• Both shows highlight the fine line between the pursuit of justice and stirring up drama, with the protagonists confronted with resistance from their concerned relatives.
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
  And
  Diarra from Detroit
  Balance exciting puzzles with light-hearted moments and put the characters in entertaining situations.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder tells the story of Pippa Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers), a teenager who decides to investigate the murder of Andie Bell (India Lille Davies), a local schoolgirl. Authorities believe the case is closed, but Pippa never believed that the accused killer, Sal Singh (Rahul Pattani) is guilty. During her final year at secondary school, Pippa teams up with Sal’s brother Ravi Singh (Zain Iqbal) to find the real killer and prove Sal’s innocence. The series’ twists and turns, as well as Pippa’s strength as a protagonist, made it an addictive experience. Fans who have just finished A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and long another wild journey through a mystery with a determined, quirky heroine than his lead should check Diarra from Detroit. The BET+ dark comedy mystery series was created by Diarra Kilpatrickwho also plays the title role.

“Diarra from Detroit” is also dedicated to an everyday detective

In Diarra from DetroitKilpatrick plays Diarra Brickland, a woman who recently separated from her husband Francois “Swa” Brickland (Morris Chestnut) and tries to get back into the dating scene by going out with a Tinder match. Her rebound date goes great and she thinks she might really fall in love with Chris (Shannon Wallace) – but when he ghosts her, Diarra is sure there is more to it. She begins to connect Chris to Deonte Brooks, a boy who disappeared when she was a child. At first, it seems as though Diarra is simply denying that she has been ghosted, but as she gets to the bottom of it, She begins to uncover a wild cover-up. Like Pippa in A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderDiarra gets into trouble while investigating the case.

What makes both A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder And Diarra from Detroit is so convincing the twist of having a mystery show revolving around an ordinary person who decides to solve a crime himself. This is a big difference to crime series or series like pretty Little Liarsin which the main characters are forced to investigate a mystery because they themselves are already being targeted. Both Pippa and Diara have become such great protagonists because of their sheer audacity.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder And Diarra from Detroit are both over Fighting outsiders who you can easily root for because they are trying so hard to help. But these shows also raise interesting questions about true crime. Where is the line between a genuine desire for justice and simply stirring up drama? Is it our duty as citizens to stand up for what is right, or can getting involved do more harm than good? Both protagonists face justified opposition from concerned people around them. At the end of A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderPippa is shocked at how much she has turned the lives of those around her upside down, and the first season of Diarra from Detroit ends with similarly mixed feelings.

Both A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder And Diarra from Detroit also balance an intense mystery with lighthearted moments; part of the fun of this series is how Their respective investigations bring the characters into ridiculous situationsIn the first episode of A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderPippa volunteers to work as a waitress at a wedding anniversary party so she can interview Max Hastings (Henry Ashton) and find out what he knows about Andie’s disappearance. The costume design of her waitress outfit is incredible, it provides a lot of laughs before the show gets more serious. Seeing someone as reserved as Pippa get into these situations is what makes the show so entertaining. It’s similar in the Diarra from Detroit In the episode “All In,” Diarra can only get close to a potential witness by entering a high-stakes poker tournament and holding her own long enough to get answers out of him.

“Diarra from Detroit” is also about someone at an important turning point

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder And Diarra from Detroit “The Final Years” is also about someone who is at a turning point in their life and is immersed in a secret that distracts them. Pippa is in her final year of secondary school and decides to investigate Andie’s disappearance for her EPQ (Extended Project Qualification, similar to a final project at a US high school). As she is about to enter the adult world, Pippa focuses on the past. Just like A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderWhile the protagonist of “The Last Man” is about to graduate from school and start her life as an adult, Diarra has to face a new life after her separation from Swa. She falls behind, lives in her mother’s old house, meets up with her old friends and becomes absorbed in a missing person case that fascinated her as a child. Although both Pippa and Diarra have good intentions, it is clear that They are obsessed with these cases, partly because they are not ready to face their own lives.

The biggest difference between the two shows is that Diarra from Detroit is much steamier than A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. The romance between Pippa and Ravi is very sweet and well executed, but also very tame. Diarra from DetroitDiarra has three lovers. There is Swa, with whom she is always trying to get back together, and Chris, who disappears for most of the series, but with whom she has an intense connection in the first episode and through flashbacks to that first date. And then there is Diarra’s neighbor Danger (Jon Chaffin), a friend from her past with whom she has a complicated relationship. All of these relationships heat up at different times throughout the series.

Diarra from Detroit is possibly the more adult version of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murderbut the two series have a lot in common, from the portrayal of a normal person delving into the case of a missing person to their deliciously unexpected revelations throughout the season. But during A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder revolves around a person who is just entering adult life, Diarra from Detroit is about an adult who unexpectedly redefines herself after a major change in her life.

Diarra from Detroit is available to stream in the US on BET+

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