Season 2

Details

Episodes

7

(Teleplay by; Story by)
Liane Moriarty
(Story by)

Director

Andrea Arnold

Network

HBO

Release Date

June 9, 2019

Finale Date

July 21, 2019

DVD/Blu-ray

January 7, 2020

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The second season of Big Little Lies was announced on December 8, 2017. It consists of seven episodes. It debuted with "What Have They Done?" on June 9, 2019 on HBO, and concluded with "I Want to Know" on July 21, 2019.^[1]

Premise

The darkly comedic drama 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 death, and the prospect of moving past a life-altering event. In short: Things could get messy.^[2]

Adaptation

The limited series was initially conceived as a solitary season, however, critical acclaim and success during awards season prompted HBO to renew the series for a sophomore season. It is based on a novella written by Liane Moriarty, not intended for public consumption, which was then adapted into a set of seven episodic scripts by David E. Kelley. Plot details from the original novel left untouched during the first season, such as Bonnie's childhood, have been incorporated and are integral to the season's focus, though there is slight deviance from the source material.

Credits

Cast

Starring

Reese Witherspoon as Madeline Mackenzie
(7 episodes)
Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright
(7 episodes)
Shailene Woodley as Jane Chapman
(7 episodes)
Laura Dern as Renata Klein
(7 episodes)
Zoë Kravitz as Bonnie Carlson
(7 episodes)
Adam Scott as Ed Mackenzie
(7 episodes)
James Tupper as Nathan Carlson
(7 episodes)
Jeffrey Nordling as Gordon Klein
(7 episodes)
Kathryn Newton as Abigail Carlson
(7 episodes)
Iain Armitage as Ziggy Chapman
(7 episodes)
with Alexander Skarsgård as Perry Wright
(7 episodes)
and Meryl Streep as Mary Louise Wright
(7 episodes)

Also Starring

Becky Ann Baker as Judge Marylin Cipriani
(3 episodes)
P.J. Byrne as Principal Nippal
(3 episodes)
Darby Camp as Chloe Mackenzie
(7 episodes)
Cameron Crovetti as Josh Wright
(7 episodes)
Nicholas Crovetti as Max Wright
(7 episodes)
Martin Donovan as Martin Howard
(5 episodes)
Merrin Dungey as Detective Adrienne Quinlan
(6 episodes)
Crystal Fox as Elizabeth Howard
(6 episodes)
Ivy George as Amabella Klein
(6 episodes)
Poorna Jagannathan as Katie Richmond
(3 episodes)
Mo McRae as Michael Perkins
(3 episodes)
Denis O'Hare as Ira Farber
(4 episodes)
Douglas Smith as Corey Brockfield
(7 episodes)
Sarah Sokolovic as Tori Bachman
(3 episodes)
Robin Weigert as Dr. Amanda Reisman
(4 episodes)

Co-Starring

Chris Aquilino as Jeremy Laplant
("What Have They Done?")
Christopher Backus as Joe
(2 episodes)
Michael Andrew Baker as Defense Attorney, Steve Gartner
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Larry Bates as Stu
("She Knows")
Teddy Blum as Young Perry
("I Want to Know")
Mike Bradecich as Carl Swallow
("Kill Me")
Nelly Buchet as Juliette
(3 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done?")
Linda Burzynski as CHP Officer Lydia Seabrook
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Santiago Cabrera as Joseph Bachman
(4 episodes; archive footage in "What Have They Done?", "The End of the World", and "She Knows")
Maryfrances Careccia as Agent Sparks
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Gia Carides as Melissa
(3 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done?")
Howard Chan as CHP Officer Joel Maron
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Feodor Chin as Kevin
("Kill Me")
Chloe Coleman as Skye Carlson
(7 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done")
Kelen Coleman as Harper
(3 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done?")
Adam Cropper as Cashier
("I Want to Know")
Goreti da Silva as Clerk
(2 episodes)
Grant Davis as Jason Raddick
("The Bad Mother")
Darielle Dorsey as Sarah
("What Have They Done?")
Kayvon Esmaili as Joel
("What Have They Done?")
Katie Featherston as Lillah Laplant
("What Have They Done?")
Ashley Gonzales as Bruna Barista
("What Have They Done?")
Eve Gordon as Dr. Danielle Cortland
(3 episodes)
Lon Gowan as Robert Johanson
("The Bad Mother")
Mykal-Michelle Harris as Young Bonnie
(4 episodes)
Will Hawkes as Esalen Husband
("Kill Me")
Hartlyn Hilsman as Child
("The Bad Mother")
Harry Irby as Detective
("The Bad Mother")
Khalilah Joi as Young Elizabeth
(4 episodes)
John Marshall Jones as John Davidson
("The Bad Mother")
Kerri Kenney as Dr. Belinda Shea
("The End of the World")
Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban and Faith Margaret Kidman-Urban as School Children
(2 episodes)
Lauren Lakis as Yvonne
("The End of the World")
Lola Langusta as Disco DJ
("She Knows")
Michael Laskin as Dr. Howard Feldman
("The End of the World")
Elizabeth Liang as Federal Courtroom Deputy
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Bellina Logan as Mindy
("Kill Me")
Charles Maceo as Agent Nelson
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
John Marshall Jones as John Davidson
("She Knows")
Asher McDonell as 3-Year-Old Max
(2 episodes)
Brayden McDonell as 3-Year-Old Josh
(2 episodes)
Chad Mountain as Bailiff
(2 episodes)
Preston Mui as Choreographer
("She Knows")
Bruce Nozick as Walter Ruttenberg
("She Knows")
Paul Nygro as Kevin's Partner
("Kill Me")
Benjamin Plessala as Brian
("Kill Me")
Duvier Poviones as Daniel
(2 episodes)
Jeryl Prescott as Cecilia
(2 episodes)
Melinda Ratner as Esalen Wife
("Kill Me")
Amanda Reed as Diane
("The Bad Mother")
Davin Ringer as Bailiff
("The Bad Mother")
Travis Schuldt as Michael Something
(2 episodes)
Eliza Shin as Vice Principal Coolidge
(3 episodes)
Scott Alan Smith as Federal Prosecutor, James Taylor
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Deb Snyder as Marsha
("Kill Me")
Joel Spence as Matt
(4 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done?")
Larry Sullivan as Oren
(5 episodes; Guest Starring in "What Have They Done?")
Maverick Thompson as Raymond
("I Want to Know")
Talia Toms as Dr. Kristin Harris
("What Have They Done?")
Taylor Treadwell as Young Mary Louise
("I Want to Know")
James Trevena-Brown as Brad Gorcey
(2 episodes)
Jessica Villalba as Nurse
("The End of the World")
Paull Walia as David Roberts
("What Have They Done?")
Leonard Kelly-Young as Judge Vincent Pagano
("Tell-Tale Hearts")
Alan Godshaw, Mark Heidelberger, Larisa Kazanskaya, Michael Lenhardt, and Talon Tears as Concerned Parents
("The End of the World")
Earl D. Young, Antwon M. Young, Lorenzo Rankins, and Adrian L. Jackson as The Trammps featuring Earl Young
("She Knows")
Tim True as Detective Walt Gibson
(2 episodes; archive footage)