FAQ

Yes, it was announced October 29 2020, via DCD Press release, that there was going to be a second season. The show has moved to Auckland New Zealand both on and off screen. This is Lucy Lawless' hometown and she will be back to play Alexa Crowe. Ebony Vagulans will also be back to play Madison Feliciano. It's expected to air sometime in 2021 though no official date has been set yet.

No, he will not. Since the show has moved to New Zealand for the second season, they will be casting a new cat. On November 29 2020, it was announced on Greenstone TV's (one of the production companies) Facebook page that they were looking to cast a cat on the show.

Update: on February 28 2021, it was announced that Zeppelin, a ginger Maine Coon, won the part of Alexa's cat, Chowder.

Xena, Spartacus, and Ash vs Evil Dead were all filmed in New Zealand. My Life is Murder was filmed in Australia for the first season, then in New Zealand for the second season. They are using from the talent pool that is physically located there, where the talent often travels back and forth between the two countries. In addition, Lucy Lawless who lives in New Zealand and is an executive producer of My Life is Murder has called upon some past colleagues to have a part in this show.

This sort of occurrence of seeing the same actors all the time isn't as apparent in American shows because the entertainment industry there is extremely large with thousands upon thousands of actors and hundreds of differents shows that are filmed there. The entertainment industry in both Australia and New Zealand are relatively much smaller in comparison.

It adds to the witty banter and quirky humor of the show. It gives the character a way to have an oddball quirky personality, which makes her interesting and fun to watch versus having a dull boring persona.

Lawless has said in interviews that Alexa is unfiltered and a bit of a misanthrope. She said that there's a witty friction that causes drama and a chance to be freer in her acting, and the fact that Alexa is just highly irreverent gives her lots of ways to ad-lib.

Yes. It was announced February 10, 2022, in several entertainment sites, that the series has been renewed for a third season. All the regular actors are set to return to their roles. It will be 10 episodes again. The official Facebook page confirmed in replies that it will be filmed in New Zealand again.

Yes. On Decemeber 5, 2023, several outlets inluding TV Line, Collider, and Yahoo News, reported that the forth season has been renewed at Acorn TV.