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Who Is the Killer on The Perfectionists? Breaking Down the Most Likely Suspects

Who Killed Nolan on The Perfectionists?

Who Is the Killer on The Perfectionists? Breaking Down the Most Likely Suspects

Who Killed Nolan on The Perfectionists?
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The Perfectionists premiered on March 20, and it's already shaping up to be just as dramatic as Pretty Little Liars. After getting well-acquainted with the brilliant and beautiful students of Beacon Heights University, we quickly learn that not everyone is as perfect as they appear. Ava (Sofia Carson) has some major family drama, Dylan (Eli Brown) is keeping a secret from his boyfriend, and Caitlin (Sydney Park) is struggling to get out of a fake relationship.

However, at the centre of all the drama is the college's resident bad boy, Nolan, who has been blackmailing and lying to all three of the students. Fed up with Nolan's ways, Ava, Dylan, and Caitlin meet up in the woods and joke about how their lives would be so much better if he wasn't around. Interestingly enough, that's exactly what ends up happening when Nolan meets a mysterious person on top of the school's roof and is pushed to his death. So, just who is the person responsible for his untimely demise? Let's break down the suspects, from least to most likely, ahead.

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Alison

Alison
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  • Why she's the killer: We can't help but find it a little weird that Alison leaves her life with Emily behind for a position as a TA, even if their relationship is complicated at the moment. Maybe her move to Beacon Heights University is about more than just being a mentor to young students. She is extra pushy about getting Caitlin, Dylan, and Ava to distance themselves from Nolan. Perhaps when they don't take her advice, she takes matters into her own hands.
  • Why she's not the killer: That being said, it's pretty unlikely that Alison is the killer. Not only does she seem to genuinely want to help her students, but she's one of the OG pretty little liars. If she is truly a killer, wouldn't she have done it by now?
1 / 8

Mona

Mona
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  • Why she's the killer: Let's be real, Mona has always been a little sketchy. She was the first "A" on Pretty Little Liars, after all. Seeing that she has some deep ties to the college and their secret surveillance on the students, she might have been carrying out their work by killing Nolan.
  • Why she's not the killer: Though Mona is a bit unhinged at times during the premiere, it seems like she really has turned over a new leaf.
2 / 8

Dylan

Dylan
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  • Why he's the killer: Nolan is holding a pretty big secret over Dylan's head: that they secretly hooked up while Dylan was in a relationship with Andrew — right before they were going to move in together, mind you! Ever since, Nolan has been blackmailing Dylan by making him do all of his school assignments. Maybe Dylan finally hits a breaking point and snaps!
  • Why he's not the killer: It definitely seems like Dylan has some unresolved feelings for Nolan (he might even still be in love with him?), so we doubt that he would actually kill him. Not to mention, he is the first person to jokingly suggest to Ava and Caitlin that they should kill him. That would kind of give him away, no?
3 / 8

Ava

Ava
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  • Why she's the killer: After Nolan cheats on Ava with another girl, it's possible that Ava wants revenge. Not to mention, she could be holding some resentment for having to keep their relationship a secret all this time.
  • Why she's not the killer: Even though she is hurt about their breakup, she looks visibly shaken up by his death. Deep down, it's clear that her and Nolan really did care about each other.
4 / 8

Caitlin

Caitlin
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  • Why she's the killer: The way Nolan dies is the exact way Caitlin fantasizes about killing him in the woods. Coincidence? Maybe not. Nolan is also blackmailing Caitlin with photos of her mother cheating on her other mom. If the photos were to leak, it could ruin her mom's entire political career. Maybe she's doing all of this to protect her family's reputation.
  • Why she's not the killer: It seems a little too easy that the person who predicts how Nolan will die is actually the killer.
5 / 8

Claire

Claire
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  • Why she's the killer: It's obvious that Claire isn't being completely honest with her son. After she suspects that he is lying to her about his relationship with Ava, she orders campus security to put extra surveillance on her son. When Taylor and Nolan meet in the abandoned cabin on the other hand, they seem pretty adamant about proving that the campus is using their technology for just that. Perhaps Claire catches wind of what her son is doing and decides to put a stop to it once and for all.
  • Why she's not the killer: Nolan is her own son. It seems unlikely that she would go that far to keep her shady business with the college a secret.
6 / 8

Taylor

Taylor
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  • Why she's the killer: Taylor already has a bad track record seeing that she fakes her own death. Maybe she didn't want anyone else to know she was alive, so she decides to kill the only person who knows her secret: her own brother.
  • Why she's not the killer: Right before Nolan falls off the roof, he tells the killer that Taylor is alive. Why would he tell his sister what she already knows?
7 / 8

Jeremy

Jeremy
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  • Why he's the killer: It's always the one you least expect! Though Caitlin and Nolan are a happy couple to everyone in public, the reality is that she's actually seeing Jeremy. The only reason Caitlin and Jeremy haven't gone public is because Nolan knows about her mother's affair. Maybe Jeremy takes drastic measures to ensure that Caitlin's family and her relationship with him stay intact.
  • Why he's not the killer: The only thing we really know about Jeremy is that he's Caitlin's British boyfriend (and he looks good shirtless). It's pretty hard to form a convincing alibi simply based on that.
8 / 8
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