Zoë Kravitz is ready to return to Monterey, California.
The writer and director of “Blink Twice” told People that she will reprise her role as Bonnie Carlson in the third season of “Big Little Lies” – and that she has some ideas about how the story could continue.
“I think Bonnie is divorced – that’s good for her,” Kravitz said.
In the series, Kravitz’s character is married to Nathan Carlson, played by James Tupper.
Although HBO has not yet officially announced a third season, Kravitz added that she knows “nothing” about the status of development but is “excited” to be involved.
“I’m waiting like everyone else for the third season to come out… waiting on the phone, waiting for the script to be finished,” Kravitz said.
The actress and filmmaker had already said in 2022 that she believed the series had died with the death of director Jean-Marc Vallée, who died in 2021.
“I don’t think so. We talked a lot about doing a third season, but unfortunately Jean-Marc Vallée, our incredible director, passed away last year,” Kravitz said at the time. “I just can’t imagine going on without him. He was really the visionary of this show. So unfortunately it’s over.”
However, Kravitz’s co-star and executive producer of the series, Nicole Kidman, confirmed that a third season is in the works starting in June 2024.
“Just wait!” Kidman said in an interview with Vanity Fair alongside her former co-star Reese Witherspoon. “We’re working flat out. And Liane (Moriarty) is delivering the book. And we’re in good shape. The rest is… We have to keep our mouths shut because there’s this whole thing that you should never talk about something before you’ve done it. Because when you talk about doing it, that’s the dopamine rush you get. You feel like you’ve done it. It’s a scientific study.”
In the popular HBO series, Kravitz, Kidman, Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley played the “Monterey 5,” an unlikely group of women who came together to bring down (and later cover up) an abusive husband. “Big Little Lies” was originally planned as a miniseries and premiered in 2017. A second season followed in 2019 under the direction of “American Honey” director Andrea Arnold.
Read Kravitz’s interview with IndieWire about her directorial debut here.
