Liane Moriarty has more Big Little Lies to tell.
The author behind the best-selling book that inspired HBO's Big Little Lies has officially announced a new sequel, Big Little Truths, set to hit bookshelves later this year.
Big Little Truths Will Provide the Season 3 Plot—But With a Twist
Moriarty's new novel, Big Little Truths, not only serves as a sequel to her 2014 book Big Little Lies, but it will also provide source material for the upcoming third season of the Emmy-winning HBO series.
The hit show—starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravtiz—premiered in 2017, followed by its second season in 2019. (Moriarty previously wrote an unpublished novella to serve as the basis for Season 2 of the series.)
But there's a twist with Moriarty's upcoming novel, in that it will feature a major time jump, taking place 10 years after the original story.
View this post on InstagramBig Little Truths, which is Moriarty's first-ever sequel, will pick up a decade after where the first book leaves off, with returning characters like Madeline, Celeste, Renata and Jane, who, in the first book, found themselves caught up in secrets and lies regarding a murder in their affluent community.
The sequel will focus on the women's children, like Ziggy, Amabella and Chloe, who are now teenagers navigating high school when they reconnect at Madeline's 50th birthday—and like with their parents, trouble eventually ensues.
Moriarty revealed to USA Today, that the plot involves a "strange man lurking around the school," a "severed finger" sent to the high school principal's office and plenty of the usual teenage topics, like drugs, sex and alcohol.
"In the first book, the parents at the school, they provide the Greek chorus explaining the action and what happened," Moriarty told the outlet. "In this book, the teenagers − the kids − are the Greek chorus. So they're being interviewed about what happened. So the first thing that happens is they say, 'Well, it all began at Madeline's 50th birthday.'"
Moriarty further teased the plot of the new book on Instagram, writing, "Now, in Big Little Truths, the kids are teens, their parents are older (but not necessarily wiser) and old secrets and new truths are about to catch up with everyone."
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When Is Big Little Lies Season 3 Coming Out?
Both Kidman and Witherspoon have confirmed a third season of Big Little Lies, though a release date has not yet been set.
In September 2025, Deadline reported that Season 3 was currently in development at HBO, with writer Francesca Sloane working on the first episode at the time.
Sloane is also set to executive produce the new season, along with series creator David E. Kelley, as well as stars Kidman and Witherspoon.
In the meantime, while fans wait for an official premiere date of the new series, Moriarty's new book, Big Little Truths, will be hitting bookstores on Aug. 25.
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