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SOLVED!

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[Blind Gossip] This TV show was never intended to be a regular series. It was intended to be a limited series with a definitive ending.

It was such a big hit, though, that it might come back as a regular series!

Two of the stars were also producers. They’re in! The other three female stars? Well, one is a yes, one is a maybe, and one is a no.

The Yes and The Maybe want equal billing and screen time with the producers, which could be a little challenging. The No… well, she’s just a no.

She just thinks that the project has run its course and that it’s time to move on. It’s not like she hated it or anything.The project was fine and they all got along. She just knows that she’s not going to get nominated for an Emmy or anything, and there are other projects waiting for her.

Does the show need all five to return to make it work?

Similar: Double Good

Actress/ Producers:

The Yes:

The Maybe:

The No:

[Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy?

SOLVED!

Show: Big Little Lies

Actress/ Producers: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman

The Yes: Zoe Kravitz

The Maybe: Laura Dern

The No: Shailene Woodley

Big news!

Big Little Lies is coming back!

From ABC News:

‘Big Little Lies’ back for season 2 with Kidman, Witherspoon

HBO says the dark drama “Big Little Lies” is coming back for a second season.

The channel said Friday that Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will again star and serve as executive producers of the Emmy-winning series.

The new episodes are based in part on a story by Liane Moriarty, author of the novel “Big Little Lies.”

The drama’s first-season writer, David E. Kelly, is returning to write the seven new episodes. Andrea Arnold, whose credits include “Transparent,” will direct.

HBO said the series will explore friendships, the fragility of marriage and include the potential for “emotional and bodily injury.”

The first season of “Big Little Lies” included domestic abuse and a violent death.

An air date for season two was not announced.

Now that the series is a lock for a return, the Yes, Maybe, and No women can all consider their return.

We think Zoe Kravitz is the most essential, as her character is married to Reese Witherspoon character’s ex and provides that conflict. Her schedule is fairly open.

Laura Dern is a great actor and played a great character on Big Little Lies. We’d love to see her return, but she is busy, busy, busy! Dern did five movies in 2017 and has three additional films in post-production right now.

At the time we originally wrote this, Shailene Woodley was least likely to return. Although her son on the show is the half-brother of Nicole Kidman’s sons, her character isn’t as necessary. You could slot in some other young actress to play the non-affluent newbie to juxtapose all the rich women. Woodley’s schedule is surprisingly open, though, so she might jump at the chance for a regular paycheck.

One final wish: Bring back Alexander Skarsgard!

We’re sure Perry Wright must have had a surprise twin brother somewhere. If not, how about bringing over Bill Skarsgard? Even better, Gustav Skarsgard (Floki from Vikings)! He would be awesome in any role.

Floki in Monterey!

The entire ensemble worked well together, so it would be great to see them ALL return.

Congratulations to Realistic for being first with the correct response!

UPDATE!

Remember when Blind Gossip made one wish: To bring back the uber-talented Alexander Skarsgard for Season 2 of Big Little Lies?

Well, our wish just came true! He IS coming back!

And that’s not all!

He’s bringing Meryl Streep with him!

SAY WHAT NOW?!?!??!

It’s crazy and it’s true!

Alexander Skarsgard is coming back for several episodes… and Oscar-winner Meryl Streep will be playing his mother!

Holy cow.

It would be odd for Perry Wright to rise from the dead. Will it be the backstory of how Perry became the abuser he was? Or will he play his own secret twin brother in the present time (like we originally suggested)? Can he bring Bill and Gustav along as Perry’s brothers?

Whatever they decide to do with the plot, this is going to be awesome!

By the way, it looks like the entire original cast will be back too.

Bravo to David E. Kelly (the show’s creator), Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman (Executive Producers)! Bravo!

UPDATE!

The Yes The Maybe and The No… are now The Yes The Yes and The Yes!

Zoe Kravitz, Laura Dern, and Shailene Woodley are ALL coming back to HBO’s Big Little Lies!

They will be joining the already confirmed Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Alexander Skarsgard, as well as newcomer Meryl Streep.

This is going to be good, folks!

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  1. SHOW: Big Little Lies

    Actress/ Producers: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon

    The Yes: Shailene Woodley – shas has nothing lined up when you look at her IDMB

    The Maybe: Zoe Kravitz

    The No: Laura Dern she seems to have the most in terms of projects being released in the next couple of months

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? They all did a great job in this series. But either Nicole or Reese.

  2. Must be Big Little Lies.

    Actress/ Producers: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman

    The Yes: Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Zoe Kravitz

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? Nicole Kidman. Seriously.

  3. Big Little Lies, which I really enjoyed. I don’t really know if they should try to recreate the magic though.

    Producers: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon

    I’m not sure which of Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Shaliene Woodley is Yes, Maybe and No.

    The show could come back without Zoe Kravitz and possibly with Laura Dern, but I really can’t see it going on without Shaliene because her character was so important.

    Nicole Kidman would most deserve an Emmy. She really was incredible.

  4. Producer: Reese & Nicole
    Yes: Laura Dern
    Maybe: Zoe Kravitz
    No: Shailene Woodley
    I didn’t see any Emmy worthy performances in this over hyped show.

  5. Big Little Lies
    Producers: Nicole Kidman & Reese Witherspoon
    The Yes: Zoe Kravitz
    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley
    The No: Laura Dern
    The show doesn’t need all 5 to work
    Emmy award should go to Nicole Kidman

  6. Big Little Lies. I think Reese and Nichole are a go. Laura Dern is a go. Not sure about the other two

  7. Big Little Lies

    Actress/Producers: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman

    Yes: Laura Dern

    Maybe: Zoe Kravitz

    No: Shailene Woodley

    Only because Shailene is younger and has had a few minor success stories and is really just starting out her career. I don’t think she’d want to be stuck doing TV when she could be off making films.

    Optional: Laura Dern deserves an Emmy, I felt like Reese was just acting like her usual self & Nicole was good just not Emmy good. Whereas Laura Dern…

  8. Big Little Lies. I think the Maybe is either Shailine Woodley or Nicole Kidman. Who should get the Emmy? Nicole first. Then Reese Witherspoon. Then Shailine. Then actually Eric Scarsgard or the guy who played Reese’s husband. Great show!

  9. Producers: Nicole Kidman, Reese WItherspoon
    Yes: Shailene Woodley. She has nothing else.
    Maybe: Zoe Kravitz
    No: Laura Dern. She has a whole slew of projects lined up.

  10. Big Little Lies, obviously. Reese and Nicole were producers. The only one who has absolutely no awards buzz is Zoe Kravitz, so she would be no. According to iMBD Laura Dern has a couple things in production, but Shailene has nothing (yikes!). Shailene Woodley (Yes) is in need of a steady gig while Laura (Maybe) is deciding btw this and other projects?

  11. Big Little Lies

    Producers: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon

    The Yes: Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Zoe Kravitz

    Just guessing on the yes/no/maybe names.

  12. Definitely Big, Little Lies.

    Actress/Producers: Reese and Nicole
    Yes: Shailene Woodley
    Maybe: Zoe Kravitz
    No: Laura Dern

    I think Laura Dern is the no because it looks like she’s been nominated for Emmys, but hasn’t won one yet. Shailene Woodley seems too young to be that worried about it and Zoe Kravitz doesn’t seem like she’s someone who would be that focused on projects based on award likelihood.

  13. Actress/ Producers: Reese and Nicole

    The Yes: Nicole, Reese, Kravitz girl

    The Maybe: Laura Dern

    The No: Shailey

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? Nicole all the way!

  14. Big Little Lies

    Reese and Nicole are producers and all in..
    The Yes: Zoe Kravitz…she doesn’t seem to have much else going on
    The maybe: Laura Dern
    The No: Shailene Woodley. Nominated for the Descendants and very passionate about her “causes”, young and more possibilities for her.

    No, I don’t think the show would work without her. It’s about the balance between the privileged and the not-so-much…her character balanced the privilege.

    • Optional: Nicole deserves an Emmy for smashing Skaarsgard’s prosthetic d*** with a tennis racket ?

  15. Big Little Lies PRODUCERS: Reese & Nicole

    MAYBE: Shailene Woodley

    YES: Zoe Kravitz

    NO: Kyra Sedgewick
    Show would easily go on without any of them

    • The show can go on without Kyra Sedgwick because she wasn’t in it. Maybe you’re thinking of Laura Dern? I do think the show could go on without the Renata character but I don’t think it should go on, it should be one and done. PLEASE producers: the show got great ratings and buzz, make more interesting shows like that and you will have an audience!!!

  16. Producers: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon
    Yes: Laura Dern
    Maybe: Zoe Kravitz
    No: Shailene Woodley

  19. Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange
    Yes Catherine Zeta Jones (Olivia De Havilland)
    Maybe Judy Davis (Hedda Hopper)
    No Kathy Bates (Joan Blondell)
    Emmy- Susan Sarandon

  20. Omg, I was just wishing today that this could be a series! Big Little Lies was superbly acted and I would love to know what happens to everyone next.

    Actress/ Producers: Nicole Kidman, Reese Whitherspoon

    The Yes: Zoe Kravitz

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Laura Dern

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? It is my fervent hope that Nicole Kidman wins. That being said, I’d root for any of them.

  21. Big Little Lies. The ending (someone, presumably the female detective, watching them thru binoculars) left it open for a sequel at least.
    Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are the two producer/stars.
    I’m gonna say Yes is Zoe Kravitz and Maybe is Shailene Woodley. That would make Laura Dern the No. Possible to swap Maybe and No, except Woodley could easily be nominated for an Emmy.
    It can work without all 5, but you need the big three (Witherspoon, Kidman and Woodley).

  22. Producers: Reese and Nicole

    The Yes: Laura

    The Maybe: hmmm….Shaileen?

    The No: Zoe

    The maybe and no could be flipped. Not really sure.

    Optional: Nicole, for sure, followed by Reese. But they were all pretty great. The casting was spot on. I’m so sad it won’t be on next Sunday! I knew the (likely) ending as I had read the book, but I was still on edge every time we saw Celest with Perry. It was just so well done. Even the kids were great!

  23. Actresses Reese Witherspoon & Nicole Kidman

    The Yes : Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Zöe Kravitz

  24. Big Little Lies. I hope it comes back!
    Yes, Reese Witherspoon
    Maybe, Nicole Kidman
    No, Laura Dern.

    Guessing.

  25. Actress/ Producers: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon

    The Yes: Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Shaileen Woodley OR Zoe Kravitz

    The No: Zoe Kravitz OR Shaileen Woodley

    I loved the book Little Big Lies and I LOVED the show. It was perfectly cast and although all the performances were great, Nicole Kidman blew me away. She deserves ALL the awards.

    • I don’t think the show needs all five. But, I don’t think they should do a 2nd season. It was perfect the way it was.

  26. Actress/ Producers: Reese Witherspoon & Nicole Kidman

    The Yes: Zoe Kravitz

    The Maybe: Laura Dern

    The No: Shailene Woodley

  27. Reese Witherspoon & Nicole Kidman- producers
    The yes: shailene woodley
    The maybe: Laura dern
    The no: Zoe kravitz

  29. Big Little Lies

    Producers: Reese and Nicole
    Yes: Laura Dern
    Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    I’m guessing the ‘no’ is Zoe Kravitz. She had a much smaller part, and is a musician too. Probably has other stuff going on.

    Whoever it was, she’s right. It was such a good miniseries. Bringing it back would cheapen the value of the original episodes. They need to let it stand on its own as a successful adaptation of a great book. Producers don’t know when to stop anymore. Not everything…

  30. Actress/Producers: Reese & Nicole for Big Little Lies

    I think the yes and the maybe are Laura Dern/Zoe Kravitz and the no is Shailene Woodley. She’s already the third lead as it is, and pretty much has as much screen time as Reese and Nicole, so why would that be a stipulation?

  33. Big Little Lies!
    Actress/Producers: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman
    Yes: Laura Dern
    Maybe: Shailene Woodley
    No: Zoe Kravitz

  34. Actress/Producers: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for Big Little Lies
    The yes: Laura Dern
    The maybe: Zoe Kravits
    The no: Shailene Woodly
    To be honest I don’t watch this and certainly have no idea who deserves Emmy. Maybe Nicole because I heard she gets thrown around a lot by her abusive tv husband. But I also have no idea what the other actresses do either.

  35. I’m guessing big little lies as the show. Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman as producers.
    Shailene Woodley as the Yes.
    Zoe kravitz as the Maybe
    Laura Dern as the No.

  37. Sounds like This is Us. Wish they’d end it when it’s time, unlike Revenge and others.

  38. Big Little Lies
    Reese wants to come back for more
    Nicole thinks one and done
    Shailene, don’t know.

    It was a great show.. Maybe they could come up with something, but for right now, I’m with Nicole.

  40. Actress/ Producers: Reese and Nicole

    The Yes: Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Zoe Kravitz

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? Nicole

    PLEASE don’t bring this story back – it was a perfect gem. Maybe do something like American Horror Story — different location/story.

  42. Big Little Lies

    In/Producers: Reese and Nicole

    Yes: Zoe

    Maybe: Laura Dern

    No: Shailene

  43. Actress/ Producers: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon

    The Yes: Laura Dern

    The Maybe: Zoe Kravitz

    The No: Shailene Woodley

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? Nicole Kidman! She was so good.

  44. Reece Witherspoon
    Nicole Kidman = the producers
    Laura Dern = the yes
    Shailene Woodley

    I don’t watch the show but hear some buzz surrounding it, so I don’t know who gave the best performance. Too bad none of the guys stepped it up and made this more than just a chick show. Probably why I didn’t watch it.

  45. I havent seen the show yet, but I’m guessing Big Little Lies

    Actress/ Producers: Nicole Kidman & Reese Witherspoon

    I’m not sure about the rest. 😮

  46. actress/producers: Susan Sarandon & Jessica Lange
    Yes: Judy Davis
    Maybe: Kathy Bates
    No: Catherine Zeta-Jones

  47. Reese and nicole kidman are yes
    Shailene is no
    Laura dern maybe

    Nicole kidman earned an emmy

  48. Actress/ Producers: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman
    Little Big Lies

    The Yes: Zoe Kravitz

    The Maybe: Shailene Woodley

    The No: Laura Dern

    [Optional] Which actress in this group most deserves an Emmy? Kidman

    • Sorry, just reread

      Reese Withspoon and NK are the already yesses/producer/actresses

      Yes: Laura Dern

      Maybe: Shaline Woodbury

      No: Zoe kravitz

  50. Actress/Producers: Nicole/Reese
    The Yes: Shailene
    The Maybe: Laura Dern
    The No: Zoe Kravitz