HBO Bringing ‘Big Little Lies’ Back for Season Two

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Drama Big Little Lies will return for a second season, according to the New York Times. There will be seven episodes in the new season.

Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are in the cast, and are executive producers. They’ll return for season two, says the NY Times. David E. Kelley will return as the show’s writer.

HBO did not reveal when the season will air.

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The first season debuted in February.

Big Little Liescleaned up at the Emmys in September, in the limited series category. Its awards included one for best limited series.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.