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HBO Sets Big Little Lies Season 3, Taps Francesca Sloane to Write Premiere

Writing is underway, with plans to draw from Liane Moriarty’s 2026 sequel.

Overview

  • Francesca Sloane has signed a two-year HBO deal and will write and executive produce the Season 3 opener.
  • David E. Kelley remains an executive producer alongside stars Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.
  • Witherspoon said on The Tonight Show that scripts are being written and that the cast is reconnecting.
  • The new season is expected to track Moriarty’s forthcoming sequel, which features a time jump to the characters parenting teenagers.
  • Casting and scheduling are still being finalized, no premiere date is set, and Sloane’s move follows an indefinite delay to Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2 at Amazon.