Zain Iqbal Is Stepping Further Out of His Comfort Zone

Zain Iqbal is ready for Ravi to finally have some fun. The British actor is returning for the second season of “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” BBC’s adaptation of a popular YA mystery book franchise. Iqbal stars in the whodunit series as romantic lead Ravi Singh, who in Season One teams up with Pip, a 17-year-old who investigates a local murder case involving Ravi’s brother. With the case seemingly solved, the new season, available to stream Stateside on Netflix, opens with Pip publicly launching her true-crime podcast with assistance from Ravi. “ Everything’s in a more stable place,” says Iqbal. “At least at the very start.” While his character was “closed off and quite reserved” for most of the first season, Iqbal was tasked with showing a new side of Ravi: a more energetic, fun side. “You see Ravi outside in the world. He’s more confident. He has friends around him. His relationship with Pip is stronger,” says Iqbal. “You see him out there living his life.” Heading into filming for the second season, some of the “freshman nerves” that can accompany bringing a beloved book and character to life onscreen had subsided. “ It’s a lot easier when you go back to something,” Iqbal

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

from WWDRecent Stories https://ift.tt/0ysHTa3