BIG LITTLE LIES Season 2 Episodes

BIG LITTLE LIES Returns for its Second Season in June

Season 2, episode 7: “I Want to Know” (season finale)

Debut date: SUNDAY, JULY 21 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Nicole Kidman (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Celeste (Nicole Kidman) questions Mary Louise (Meryl Streep) about a tragic event from Perry’s childhood; Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) worries their lie is tearing the Monterey Five apart.

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos (L-R): Darby Camp; Iain Armitage, Shailene Woodley; Adam Scott (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO).

Photos: Laura Dern, Meryl Streep; Zoe Kravitz (Credit for both: Merie W. Wallace/HBO).

Photos: Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz; Meryl Streep (Credit for both: Merie W. Wallace/HBO).

Photos: Nicole Kidman, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti; Zoë Kravitz, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley. (Credit for both: Merie W. Wallace/HBO)

Photos: James Tupper, Zoë Kravitz; Nicole Kidman (Credit for both: Merie W. Wallace/HBO)

Photos (L-R): Laura Dern; Meryl Streep; Jeffrey Nordling (Credit for all: Merie W. Wallace/HBO)

Photos (L-R): Adam Scott, Reese Witherspoon; Douglas Smith, Shailene Woodley; Reese Witherspoon (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 6: “The Bad Mother”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JULY 14 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Laura Dern, Jeffrey Nordling (Credit: Jennfier Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Celeste (Nicole Kidman) is blindsided by Mary Louise (Meryl Streep). Gordon (Jeffrey Nordling) continues to disappoint Renata (Laura Dern). Bonnie (Zoë Kravitz) contemplates a solution to her mother’s suffering and her own ongoing guilt. Ed (Adam Scott) entertains an unusual proposition before catching Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) in an unguarded moment. The Monterey Five feel the pressure of increased scrutiny of Perry’s death.

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos (L-R): Nicole Kidman, Poorna Jagannathan; Laura Dern; Jeffrey Nordling

Photos: Adam Scott; Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 5: “Kill Me”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JULY 7 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Iain Armitage, Shailene Woodley (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Renata (Laura Dern) deals with the fallout from Gordon’s (Jeffrey Nordling) legal troubles and attempts to help Celeste (Nicole Kidman). Bonnie (Zoë Kravitz) relives painful memories from her past.

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos (L-R): Laura Dern; Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti; Zoe Kravitz

Photos (L-R): Meryl Streep; Ivy George; Adam Scott, Darby Camp (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Photos: Laura Dern, Meryl Streep; Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Benjamin Plessala; Shailene Woodley, Nicole Kidman (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

Photos (L-R): Nicole Kidman (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO); Adam Scott, Sarah Sokolovic (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO); Meryl Streep (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

Photos: Zoe Kravitz, Martin Donovan (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO); Poorna Jagannathan (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Photos: Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Kravitz, Nicole Kidman (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO); Iain Armitage, Shailene Woodley (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 4: “She Knows”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JUNE 30 (9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Meryl Streep (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Celeste (Nicole Kidman) accuses Mary Louise (Meryl Streep) of overstepping boundaries with Jane (Shailene Woodley). Renata (Laura Dern) endures a prying court hearing with Gordon (Jeffrey Nordling). Jane opens up to Corey (Douglas Smith) at Amabella’s (Ivy George) birthday party. Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) continues to try to make things right with Ed (Adam Scott).

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos (L-R): Shailene Woodley; Zoe Kravitz; Nicole Kidman (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

Photos: Nicole Kidman; Shailene Woodley, Douglas Smith

Photos: Adam Scott, Reese Witherspoon; Darby Camp, Iain Armitage (Credit for both: Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

Photos: Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO); Crystal Fox (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO)

Photos (L-R): Merrin Dungey, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO); Nicholas Crovetti, Ivy George (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO); Crystal Fox (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 3: “The End of the World”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Zoe Kravitz (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Mary Louise (Meryl Streep) tries to get closer to Jane (Shailene Woodley). Rather than address her troubles at home, Renata (Laura Dern) focuses her wrath on Principal Nippal (P.J. Byrne). Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) is forced to confront her issues at a couples therapy session with Dr. Reisman (Robin Weigert). Celeste (Nicole Kidman) remains conflicted by her memories of Perry.

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos: Meryl Streep; Kathryn Newton; Reese Witherspoon

Photos (L-R): Robin Weigert; Douglas Smith, Shailene Woodley; Nicole Kidman

Photos: Laura Dern, Jeffrey Nordling; Adam Scott (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 2: “Tell-Tale Hearts”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JUNE 16 (9:00–10:00 p.m.)

Photo: Nicole Kidman, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Renata (Laura Dern) faces an uncertain future when Gordon (Jeffrey Nordling) lands in legal trouble. Corey (Douglas Smith) asks Jane (Shailene Woodley) out on a “practice” date. After a challenging therapy session with Dr. Reisman (Robin Weigert), Celeste (Nicole Kidman) opens up to Mary Louise (Meryl Streep) about her relationship with Perry. Bonnie’s (Zoë Kravitz) mom, Elizabeth (Crystal Fox), arrives. Ed (Adam Scott) confronts Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) about her secrets.

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos (L-R): Shailene Woodley; Meryl Streep; Laura Dern, Ivy George (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 2, episode 1: “What Have They Done?”

Debut date: SUNDAY, JUNE 9 (9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Following first-day-of-school events, Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) is worried by Bonnie’s (Zoë Kravitz) behavior and, later, is shocked when Abigail (Kathryn Newton) says she doesn’t want to go to college. Mary Louise (Meryl Streep), Celeste’s (Nicole Kidman) mother-in-law, offers her unvarnished assessment of Madeline’s character. Jane (Shailene Woodley) learns from her new coworker, Corey (Douglas Smith), that she’s known in town as one of the “Monterey Five.”

Teleplay by David E. Kelley; story by David E. Kelley and Liane Moriarty; directed by Andrea Arnold.

Photos: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon; Meryl Streep

Photos: Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Kravitz; Shailene Woodley (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO).

Photos: Laura Dern; Shailene Woodley, Douglas Smith (Credit for both: Jennifer Clasen/HBO).

Photos (L-R): Zoe Kravitz; Shailene Woodley; Nicole Kidman (Credit for all: Jennifer Clasen/HBO).

Photos: Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep (Credit: Jennifer Clasen/HBO); Reese Witherspoon (Credit: Merie W. Wallace/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season one of BIG LITTLE LIES was a critical and awards success, garnering 16 Emmy® nominations and eight wins: Outstanding Limited Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Nicole Kidman); Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Laura Dern); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Alexander Skarsgård); Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special (Jean-Marc Vallée); Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special; Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series, Limited Series or Movie; and Outstanding Music Supervision.

BIG LITTLE LIES also garnered four Golden Globes: Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Nicole Kidman); Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Alexander Skarsgård); and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television (Laura Dern).

In addition, Jean-Marc Vallée won the Directors Guild of America Award for Movies for Television and Mini-Series, and David E. Kelley won the Writers Guild of America Award for Long Form — Adapted.

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