Overview
- Liane Moriarty announced Big Little Truths, a sequel to Big Little Lies, with a U.S. release on Aug. 25, 2026 and a U.K. release reported for Aug. 27.
- The novel will underpin HBO’s developing third season of Big Little Lies, with Francesca Sloane attached as writer and executive producer alongside David E. Kelley.
- Core cast members have signaled interest in returning, though production and premiere timelines have not been announced.
- The plot returns the original women but spotlights their teenagers as a narrative chorus after a shocking severed finger is mailed to the school principal.
- Moriarty says she wrote the book independently of the show; it remains set in Australia and restores details the series omitted, including Madeline’s additional child, Fred.