When Does This Is Not a Murder Mystery Season 2 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

What is This Is Not a Murder Mystery about?

This Is Not a Murder Mystery takes the locked-room thriller template and upends it by filling the manor with actual surrealists—those bewildering, paradox-loving artists who spent their careers defying logic and expectation. Set in the opulent 1930s, the show traps luminaries like René Magritte and Salvador Dalí in a grand house alongside British detectives hunting a serial killer, creating an inherent clash between the investigators' orderly procedural mindset and the artists' embrace of the irrational. What emerges is less a conventional whodunit and more a conceptual playground, where the surrealists' reality-bending philosophies become oddly useful—and comically absurd—tools in an investigation that refuses to play by genre rules.

The show's strength lies in its tonal ambition. It walks a knife's edge between genuine crime drama and meta-commentary, allowing the period setting and lavish production design to anchor the storytelling while the premise itself functions as a kind of visual and intellectual joke. The collision between detective work and artistic anarchism generates unexpected comedy without sacrificing genuine tension or character depth. It's a show aware of its own cleverness without becoming insufferably smug, grounded enough to invest in the mystery while playful enough to surprise audiences who expect straightforward crime television.

With an IMDb rating of 7.3 across nearly 600 votes, the series found an appreciative if modest audience during its summer run on Pickx+. Critical and viewer responses suggest the concept resonated with those seeking something genuinely different from the procedural glut—a show willing to stake its identity on a high-concept premise rather than relying on detective charisma or serialized drama.

Situated somewhere between prestige limited series and inventive genre exercise, This Is Not a Murder Mystery occupies an increasingly rare space: television confident enough to ask "what if?" and execute the answer with style rather than irony. It stands as a reminder that the crime genre still contains room for genuine originality when creators are willing to treat formal conventions as malleable as paint on Magritte's canvas.

Created by Christophe Dirickx, Paul Baeten Gronda

Is This Is Not a Murder Mystery renewed or cancelled?

This Is Not a Murder Mystery Season 2 Release Date

Best & worst episodes

This Is Not a Murder Mystery seasons

This Is Not a Murder Mystery trailer

This Is Not a Murder Mystery latest news