Big Little Lies season 2
The wait is over, Big Little Lies returns to our TVs tonight for season 2!
The Monterey Five are back, but in the wake of Perry Wright's murder there's a new character in town.
Meryl Streep will join the cast as Mary Louise Wright.
She's on the Californian coast to get to the bottom of what happened to her son.
While our five protagonists claim his fall was accidental, Mary Louise is not convinced.
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According to the official description, season 2 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.'
Multiple characters will be dealing with Perry's murder and, 'things could get messy.'
Speaking of Perry, Alexander Skarsgård will reprise his role as Celeste's abusive husband.
Nicole Kidman accidentally revealed the spoiler during a recent panel discussion for the show.
She said, "He was the most incredible acting partner, and then he came back for season 2."
New characters
Meryl Streep isn't the only addition to the cast this season.
Bonnie's parents Martin and Elizabeth Howard are coming to town.
They're being played by Martin Donovan of Weeds and newcomer Crystal Fox.
Here are my lovely tv daughter and wife Zoe Kravitz and Crystal Fox at premiere of #BigLittleLies season 2 pic.twitter.com/SzkzJX2Kcq
— Martin Donovan (@DonovanWord) May 31, 2019
We're also getting an aspiring marine biologist and part time surfer!
Douglas Smith plays Corey Brockfield, Jane's new coworker and possible love interest.
Finally Otter Bay elementary is getting a new teacher.
Mo McRae joins the Big Little Lies cast as Micheal Perkins.
According to Cosmopolitan, he plays a second-grade teacher who, 'causes Renata’s daughter to have a panic attack after a lesson on global warming.'
What else do I need to know?
The show finally got an Instagram account!
It's filled juicy clips and first look imagery.
While Big Little Lies season 2 is not based on a book, author Liane Moriarty was involved.
She wrote an unpublished novella which acted as the basis for the new episodes.
Season one showrunner David E. Kelley is on board, but director Jean-Marc Vallée didn't return.
He said a second season of the show would, 'break a beautiful think and spoil it.'
Instead Oscar-winning director Andrea Arnold took the reigns.
There will be seven new episodes.
The show officially premiered in the states last night and was simulcast on Sky Atlantic at 2am Irish time.
It will be repeated tonight and will broadcast for the next seven Mondays at 9pm.
Alternatively you can tune in to Big Little Lies season 2 on NOW TV.
