David E. Kelley is just as eager for the continuation of Big Little Lies as the cast and fans of the HBO serialized adaptation of the Liane Moriarty novel.
In a recent interview with People, the veteran TV writer-producer said he is “hopeful” about Season 3, which would come more than six years after the conclusion of the sophomore installment.
“We’re hoping it happens,” the show creator, who recently accepted the Visionary Award at the Gotham TV Awards, said. “We had a great time doing the first two seasons and we all want to do it again. I’m hopeful it’ll happen.”
Though the main cast — Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz — have largely expressed interest in returning, the quintet of Monterey moms are not yet “under contract.” In recent months, Kravitz has expressed that she is “waiting by the phone” for any news of forward movement.
“You need to corral a lot of high-caliber talent and their publicists, but everyone is very committed to it,” the Presumed Innocent creator stated, adding that it was “pretty nice to hear” that the actresses were game to return.
News of a third season first began percolating when Kidman first let it slip that HBO was working on a continuation of the moody, seaside-set crime drama. In the fall of last year, HBO boss Casey Bloys said the delay was attributed to the need for sequel source material from Moriarty, who announced she was developing a followup to her original novel, which will feature a time jump and new characters.
With Moriarty still penning the book, Kelley said the project is “still very premature.”
He concluded, “We haven’t really all gotten together to brainstorm yet, but again, it’s a great stable of talent. Once we do [get together], I think we have a good shot of figuring it out.”
