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Liane Moriarty releases Big Little Lies sequel, setting the stage for season 3 of HBO adaptation

The author broke her own rule against sequels to write Big Little Truths, which returns to the characters a decade later.

The short version

  • Author Liane Moriarty has released a sequel novel titled Big Little Truths, checking back in on her Big Little Lies characters 10 years after the events of the original book.
  • The new novel will serve as the foundation for the highly anticipated third season of the HBO television adaptation.
  • Moriarty is maintaining a strict separation from the television production this time, allowing HBO to adapt the text without her direct involvement in the season's development.

Key facts

  • Liane Moriarty's new sequel novel, Big Little Truths, returns to characters Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie 10 years after the events of Big Little Lies.[The Hollywood Reporter]
  • The sequel's plot centers on a severed finger sent to a high school and a mysterious new teacher.[The Hollywood Reporter]
  • The novel is set in the original book's Sydney-based universe rather than the Monterey setting of the HBO television series, resulting in different character details and marriage plot points.[The Hollywood Reporter]
  • While the book will provide the foundation for HBO's third season of Big Little Lies, Moriarty is not working directly with the network on the upcoming season.[The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Moriarty previously wrote a 50,000-word treatment for the show's second season and created the character played by Meryl Streep, but she decided not to write another television treatment for the third season.[The Hollywood Reporter]

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