Who Killed Nolan in 'The Perfectionists'? The Show Differs Greatly From the Book

June 2024 · 3 minute read

We have a look at how Nolan's demise in Freeform's 'The Perfectionists' differs from the book.

Allison Cacich - Author

We love a twisted drama, and the Pretty Little Liars by-product, The Perfectionists, is following in the footsteps of its predecessor through serving up a in reality delicious spectacle. 

The new collection premiered on March 20, and did what it does perfect: murder. The mystery thriller killed off certainly one of its major characters whilst also revealing that a certain someone who everyone believed was dead is if truth be told alive.

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Who killed Nolan in The Perfectionists?

As of right now, we don’t know who killed Nolan (Chris Mason), however we’re hoping to find out through the end of Season 1. Those who read the 2015 book by means of Sara Shepard — and its sequel, "The Good Girls" — are also out of good fortune given that Nolan’s killer in the novel isn’t even a character in the TV adaptation.

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It’s printed in the books that Julie Redding — a once widespread woman who tragically loses her very best buddy, Parker — is responsible for Nolan’s demise. The cases main up to the lacrosse player’s murder are sophisticated, to say the least.

It all begins with the demise of Parker, who was killed through her abusive father after he came upon that she have been ingesting and was high. As it turns out, Nolan was the one who drugged Parker, leading to the fatal confrontation with her father. 

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Overcome with guilt that she didn’t let Parker sleep over on the night time of her homicide, Julie develops a cut up persona, taking on the character of her lifeless pal. "Parker," who’s in truth Julie, finally ends up killing Nolan, even though she will’t keep in mind any of it after the reality.

Neither Julie nor Parker seems on Freeform’s The Perfectionists, so Nolan’s killer could literally be somebody.

Nolan’s demise in the book vs. the show:

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In both the book and the show, characters which were wronged via Nolan funny story about killing the golden boy shortly earlier than he finally ends up lifeless. In the novel, it’s Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker who mockingly plot his murder, however only Ava and Caitlin seem in the TV series. Dylan, a fellow Beacon Heights University scholar, joins them in their scheming. 

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During the show’s first episode, Nolan is observed being pushed off a roof through a shadowy figure. His frame is found out impaled on a fence by way of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), who has left the PLL universe at the back of to become a teaching assistant at the university. 

Viewers additionally be informed that Nolan’s sister, Taylor, who was thought to have dedicated suicide, in truth faked her personal dying. The former college team of workers member isn't a character in the book series, so it’s conceivable that she could’ve had a hand in her brother’s homicide since Julie is not in the adaptation. 

In an interview with Us Weekly, showrunner I. Marlene King shut down theories that Nolan continues to be alive. "Oh yeah, he’s dead," she confirmed. "There’s no coming back from that. Chris [who plays Nolan] won’t participate in every episode but I think he was in, like, seven out of ten. It’s not the last you’ve seen of Nolan even though he’s no longer currently living on this Earth."

Watch new episodes of Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Wednesdays at Eight p.m. ET on Freeform.

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