This Is Not a Drill: Meryl Streep Is Set to Star in ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2

Just when we thought Big Little Lies couldn’t get any better, HBO’s hit show just added even more major star power to its second season.

Meryl Streep officially signed on to star opposite Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in BLL’s sophomore season.

Streep will play Mary Louise Wright, the deplorable late Perry Wright’s (Alexander Skarsgård) mother. In the wake of her son’s “mysterious” death, Mary Louise arrives in Monterey to keep a close eye on her grandchildren and search for answers. 

Yes, Big Little Lies isn't returning to the small screen until 2019, but who are we to rush Meryl Streep

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