‘Big Little Lies’ Author Teases Sequel Book, ‘Big Little Truths,’ And Season 3 Plot: “A Time Jump Always Made Sense To Me”

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Liane Moriarty, author of the best-selling Big Little Lies, which led to an Emmy-award winning two seasons of the HBO adaptation, has put pen to paper for a sequel book, Big Little Truths. HBO CEO Casey Bloys teased this source material in November 2024.

Set 10 years after the events of the first book, Big Little Truths will publish Aug. 25. Much like Laura Dave’s sequel The First Time I Saw Him, set five years after the original The Last Thing He Told Me and inspiring Season 2 of the Apple TV series, Moriarty’s next book in the luxurious beachside universe will serve as the basis for Season 3 of Big Little Lies. Deadline reported last year that Season 3 recruited Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Francesca Sloane to write the first episode.

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