‘Big Little Lies’ Is Back For More
Sunday was a pretty big night all around for HBO. On the same night of the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” Reese Witherspoon took to Twitter to reveal the return date of another star-studded show, “Big Little Lies.”
The HBO miniseries will kick off its second season on June 9 with seven episodes and two major additions: a new director — Andrea Arnold (“American Honey’s”) — and one of the biggest female names on showbiz herself — Meryl Streep.
But Streep isn’t the only big name in the show. The cast also includes Zoë Kravitz, Adam Scott and Laura Dern.
The plot is based on the best-selling book by Liane Moriarty, and as many may remember, the murder mystery’s first season followed Madeline Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman) and Jane Chapman (Shailene Woodley), three mothers in Monterey, California, who seem to have perfect lives. But once a school scandal erupts and the truth begins to unravel, their perfect lives start to get a little complicated.
Making a statement, HBO says the second season will “continue to explore the malignancy of lies, the durability of friendships, the fragility of marriage and, of course, the vicious ferocity of sound parenting.” And in what sounds like a promise: “things could get messy.”
Are you excited for the new season?
By: Maytinee Kramer
