Big Little Lies Season 3 Production Began This Week, For One Day Only
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Filming for HBO’s “Big Little Lies” Season 3 began with a one-day shoot at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, primarily to maintain the California state tax credit, though full production is expected to start next year without a confirmed date.
- Recurring star Merrin Dungey reprised her role as Detective Adrienne Quinlan during this initial shoot, with the director on set being someone previously involved with the series and approved by the Directors Guild of America.
- Executive producer David E. Kelley remains committed to filming in California, continuing the pattern from the first two seasons despite the tax incentives being a newer factor for the production.
- The storyline for Season 3 is anticipated to be based on Liane Moriarty’s recent novel “Big Little Truths,” which advances the narrative of the main characters by a decade, with Francesca Sloane joining as writer and executive producer.
- The show stars Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, and others, with the plot revolving around a dark secret and homicide investigation involving a close-knit group of friends in Monterey, California.
