Meryl Streep will be Joining the Talented Cast Of Big Little Lies in the Second Season
Meryl Streep will be Joining the Talented Cast Of Big Little Lies in the Second Season
Nicole Kidman has shared a picture of herself with Meryl Streep on Instagram taken on the sets of ‘Big Little Lies.’ Meryl Streep has joined the second season of the critically acclaimed HBO show.
On Thursday, Nicole Kidman posted an image on Instagram of herself with three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep and her boys. The caption read “First day on the set with Meryl and ‘my’ darling boys!” Meryl Streep has joined the show as Mary Louise Wright who is the mother-in-law of kidman’s character Celeste.
‘Big Little Lies’ that was premiered on HBO on February 19, 2017 tells the story three emotionally troubled women in Monterey, California. The trio get caught up in a murder investigation. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty. Besides Nicole Kidman, the series stars Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper and Jeffrey Nordling. The first season that was aired in UK showed events leading up to a murder in Monterey, California.
The show was initially created to be a miniseries, however seeing the high success rating of the series, it was decided that a second season was possible. It was then decided that Meryl Streep will join the cast in the second season as mother of Alexander Skarsgard’s character.
She’s come to Monterey in search for answers about her son’s death and also because she’s concerned about the well being of her grandchildren. The show has won a total of four Golden Globes that includes Kidman’s role for best actress. Laura Dern won an award for her supporting role.
The cast of ‘Big little lies’ was more than happy to welcome the senior actress. Dern said that her “acting dream has come true” when it was announced that Streep will be joining the team while Reese Witherspoon said she was “beyond thrilled.”
The second season promises to be as good as the first. In addition, seeing these women perform on the same platform, who are hubs of talent will definitely be delight to the eyes.