Reese Witherspoon Confirms Season Three of ‘Big Little Lies’ Is ‘in Process’
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- Reese Witherspoon confirmed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that Big Little Lies Season 3 is 'in process,' linking the new season to Liane Moriarty's upcoming sequel novel 'Big Little Truths' (U.S. release: Aug. 25)
- Moriarty's new novel, a sequel to the 2014 original, is described as centering on a stranger asking 'supposedly innocent questions' around the school, forcing the group of women to confront secrets shared with their children
- Shailene Woodley told Deadline that the third season is 'supposedly' happening and said she's excited to explore the characters '10 years later,' noting the on-screen children are now adults
- Witherspoon told USA Today earlier this year the team was in 'early talks,' pointing out the characters' children have grown into teenagers since the first season's 2017 premiere
- Big Little Lies Season 1 premiered in 2017, and Season 2 followed in 2019 with the addition of Meryl Streep, based on a Moriarty novella used as a script template
- Witherspoon struggled with the sequel title on air, guessing between 'Big Little Truths,' 'One Giant Lie,' and 'Giant Big Lies' before Fallon prompted her
Why it matters: Witherspoon's confirmation ties the HBO series directly to Moriarty's Sept.-bound sequel novel, giving the show a fresh source material 10 years after the original. The children-as-teenagers angle Woodley raised signals the show intends to evolve its ensemble rather than simply recycle old dynamics.
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