HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ Kicks Off Production On Season 3, Sort Of
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Key Points:
- HBO has filmed one day of production for Big Little Lies season three, featuring Merrin Dungey as Detective Adrienne Quinlan, to maintain its California tax credit, while full production is planned for next year.
- The main cast, including Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Shailene Woodley, have not yet begun filming, as HBO works to align their busy schedules.
- Big Little Lies season three is based on Liane Moriarty’s novel Big Little Truths, set ten years after previous seasons, focusing on the protagonists’ now-teenage children facing new challenges.
- Francesca Sloane has joined the series as a writer and executive producer alongside creator David E. Kelley, Witherspoon, and Kidman.
- The show originally premiered in 2017, with season two in 2019, and season three was confirmed last year, with the storyline exploring the characters’ lives a decade later.
