BIG LITTLE LIES

: EVERYTHING WE KNOW
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 American Horror Story:

Jessica Lange is headed back to the American Horror Story uni-

verse. Franchise vet Sarah Paulson broke the news Friday at the
Television Critics Assoc. summer press tour, announcing that the
multiple-Emmy winner will guest star in the upcoming Apocalypse
-themed Season 8.
According to Paulson, Lange will reprise her Season 1 Murder
House role of Constance in Apocalypse‘s sixth episode, which will be
directed by Paulson. (Season 8 is being billed as a crossover/sequel to Murder House and Season 3’s Coven.)
Lange exited Ryan Murphy’s FX phenom at the conclusion of Season 4 (aka Freak Show). Around that time, Murphy said
he was determined to someday coax Lange back into the AHS fold.

Big Little Lies season 2:

Everything We Know So Far

SEASON TWO WILL HAVE A FEMALE DIRECTOR. MERYL STREEP WILL APPEAR IN THIS SEASON.
Andrea Arnold will direct all seven episodes of the Streep will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of Ale-
new season. "We have an incredible new director who's xander Skarsgard's character Perry Wright, according to the
British, Andrea Arnold, and it's really been
Hollywood Reporter. Streep's
a great experience to watch how she's taken
what we all created in season one," Shaile- character arrives in Monterey
ne Woodley said. "She has implemented her searching for answers after Pe-
own creative vision, while maintaining the rry's apparent death at the
same tone and emotions, and that’s been end of season one.
such a delight and so lovely to work with."
"She deeply loved her son …
as much as any mother can lo-
IT WILL CONTINUE WHERE SEASON ONE LEFT OFF. ve her son," Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty told The
Vulture also confirmed part two of the series won't Daily Telegraph about the role. "She had a slightly fraught
premiere until at least 2019. "It wouldn't be impossible to relationship with her daughter-in-law, so it’s a very compli-
get on in 2018," HBO's president of programming, Casey cated, difficult time."
Bloys, said.