Liane Moriarty, the author of the novel the HBO hit “Big Little Lies” is based on, is one of the show’s biggest fans. And now that she’s been asked by the show’s producers, she’s coming up with ideas for a second season.
In an exclusive interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian novelist said she has been thinking about ways to continue the story, taking into consideration things that were left out from the source material.
Moriarty also confirmed that the producers have approached her, asking to come up with some new ideas. This doesn’t immediately mean we’re going to get “Big Little Lies” Season 2, but it could mean it’s at least being considered over at the network.
“I have started to think about ways this could continue,” she said. “The producers have asked me to see if I can come up with some ideas. I wouldn’t write a new book but perhaps a new story and then we’ll see what happens.”
Besides new ideas, Moriarty would also like to explore backstories that were left out of the show adaptation, specifically concerning Bonnie, played by Zoe Kravitz.
In the book, the reader got a more in-depth look at Bonnie’s history with abusive men, which makes how she ends up at the conclusion all the more meaningful.
“My original reaction was what have they done? How have they left that out?,” she said. “But a lot of people have said that they could tell [what was Bonnie’s true story], there had been little hints and that you can take that away. It’s implied in her performances and some little lines. I think I might have preferred to have had it in there but I wouldn’t argue against it either.”
She then added that it’s one of those things that could be explored more in a second season.
There were a number of threads left undone at the season finale, so there is still material for a second season. Fans of the show, along with actress Reese Witherspoon, have called on HBO, the writers, and Moriarty to help get a second season off the ground.
However, director Jean Marc Vallee has shut down the idea of continuing the series in multiple interviews.
“No, no, this is the perfect ending,” he insisted in an interview with Vulture. “There is no way; there’s no reason to make a Season 2. That was meant to be a one-time deal, and it’s finishing in a way where it’s for the audience to imagine what can happen. If we do a season two, we’ll break that beautiful thing and spoil it.”
So we’ll see what happens in the coming months, but either way we got an adaptation that even the original author loved.
“I loved it,” Moriarty said. “I stayed up really late. I think I stayed up until 3 a.m or something. I just decided to watch the whole thing.”
'Big Little Lies' Main Characters Ranked by Friendship Potential (Photos)
HBO's "Big Little Lies" has kind of, sort of, a little taken over our lives the past couple of months. At this point, we're just counting down the days to the season finale and instead of twiddling our thumbs, we ranked the series' main characters by how likely we are to be friends with them. Why? Because.
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Jane Chapman (Shailene Woodley) We love Jane and she hasn't given us a reason to dislike her as of yet. I mean, what could you really say about her? She's sweet, funny when she wants to be, keeps to herself and takes great care of her son, Ziggy. Plus, she sort of punched Renata when she kept messing with her family so we know she'll always have our back.
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Ziggy Chapman (Iain Armitage) Such a sweet, well-behaved and quiet boy. Poor thing had a rough start at school because kids are mean and parents are even meaner. But overall, Ziggy is a chill kid, and who doesn't love chill kids?
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Chloe Mackenzie (Darby Camp) This is one soulful kid. She likes David Bowie and Leon Bridges, and her music taste is just way beyond her years. She's also the most popular kid in school -- and we always wanna befriend the most popular kid in school.
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Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman) Perry is ruining Celeste's potential, but other than her abusive no-good husband, home girl is fine in our book. She's always there for her friends and she's a bad mama jamma when it comes to lawyering.
She's smart, self-aware and civil even when she feels like cutting a hoe.
Plus, she decked Perry a couple of good ones when he hit her before. Yaasss boo.
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Ed Mackenzie (Adam Scott) Awww Ed. Sweet, nurturing and understanding Ed. Not gonna lie, Ed seems like a boring friend, but he's always just there to comfort you whenever you need it. It also doesn't help that Madeline doesn't seem to appreciate him much. It's all good Ed, we still love and appreciate you. Keep doing you.
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Madeline Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon) Madeline's cool, but she can get a tad bit annoying at times. Sorry, boo. She's likes to meddle in other people's business too much, but we can also appreciate her for sticking her nose in the whole Ziggy/Jane vs. Renata/Amabella situation and having her friend's back.
But she's also petty -- planning an entire alternate outing just to spite Renata by having no one go to her kid's birthday party? A little extreme.
Plus, she cheated on her husband, Ed, and doesn't seem to care for him. Poor Ed.
Like she's cool, but we definitely wouldn't put anything past her.
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Bonnie Carlson (Zoë Kravitz) Bonnie is dope and all and seems to be really open-minded, laid back and understanding but ... All that bohemian, organic "let's all talk our feelings out and embrace each others' energies" stuff will definitely get somebody punched real soon.
But like we wouldn't mind going to a yoga class or something with her.
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Nathan Carlson (James Tupper) Ummm ... what can we really say about Nathan? He was a big eff up in the past and now he's just trying to do right by his family, and can we really blame him for that? He seems cool. We wouldn't mind grabbing a beer or something with the dude.
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Abigail Carlson (Kathryn Newton) It might be the whole teenager thing, but we don't care much for Abigail. She's kind of inconsiderate and has too much of a smart mouth. Sure, she has some good moments but for the most part we don't like her.
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Renata Klein (Laura Dern) Ugh. Get a grip, Renata. She's like a helicopter parent and just a grown up high school mean girl. We get it, she's trying to protect her child but she's just too much. It's cool that she kinda seemed to be able to talk things out with Jane and come to an understanding, but overall she just seems fake.
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Gordon Klein (Jeffrey Nordling) We don't know too much about Renata's hubby other than the fact that he has some wandering eyes. Renata also alluded to the idea that he cheated on her with their therapist or nanny or whomever. Overall, he just seems meh and boring.
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Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgård) Boooooo Perry! This dude has no redeeming qualities because ... just, NO. At first he appeared to be this loving and thoughtful husband, but that was all a damn lie. Bye, Perry.
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Yes, even the kids are judged
HBO's "Big Little Lies" has kind of, sort of, a little taken over our lives the past couple of months. At this point, we're just counting down the days to the season finale and instead of twiddling our thumbs, we ranked the series' main characters by how likely we are to be friends with them. Why? Because.