The Undoing" Season 2: Everything We Know So Far

After the series finale of HBO's psycho-thriller "The Undoing" (opens in new tab) is over and we can no longer dive headfirst into the lives of the Fraser family (opens in new tab) every Sunday evening, the major withdrawal symptoms that are sure to come are We are already prepared. Sure, this limited series is supposed to be a comprehensive exploration of a single murder mystery and its impact on everyone involved (opens in new tab), but let's face it. What would you not trade for season two of this Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant-filled (open in new tab) prestige drama?

It may seem premature to try to make a second season of The Undoing happen, because after all, we are still digesting how the first season ended. If Grace and Jonathan Fraser's story continues, it will be as Emmy-worthy as this first group of episodes. While we wait for these dreams to come true, here's what we know so far about a possible Season 2 of "The Undoing".

Not yet. For now, the show is sticking to its "limited series" moniker and has been tight-lipped about whether "The Undoing-verse" will expand beyond the currently scheduled six episodes. Nevertheless, each episode released so far has already been super successful for HBO, with Deadline reporting (open in new tab) that each episode has been getting increasingly higher ratings and record-breaking viewership outside the US.

Also, "The Undoing" is based on one book, "You Should Have Known" by Jean Hanff Korelitz, which has no sequel, but that has not stopped HBO. For example, "Big Little Lies," which shares Kidman and creator/writer/executive producer David E. Kelley with "The Undoing," also covered all of its literary inspirations in one season, yet viewers were still hooked by the equally intense season two (opens in new tab ) and, in fact, may be extended into a third season if Kidman's wishes are met (opens in new tab).

Kelly has been tight-lipped about the possibility of a second season of "The Undoing," but a key member of the staff recently suggested that the Fraser family could return to TV screens. In a post-finale interview (opens in new tab), Susanne Bier, who directed all six episodes of the first season, mused about the possibility of a continuation.

"I'd love to have David [Kelly] write season two," she said. But as of now, we have no plans or anything for a season 2."

"I'm not sure if there are any plans. There may not be any plans. I think it would be a lot of fun to do a season two, but right now it's just wishful thinking."

However, neither Kidman nor Grant are very enthusiastic about the idea of continuing the series, with Kidman even praising the show as cinematic because of its brief six-episode arc. Kidman once told EW (open in new tab), "It's not like a drama series where you don't really know how it's going to play out and there's another season. So it's like a movie, there's a beginning, a middle, and an end."

Kidman previously told EW.

And Grant told Vulture (open in new tab) that he and Bier decided to tweak the finale episode to clarify who was responsible for Elena's death.

Since the show's first season has already diverged so much from its original story (open in new tab), no one really knows what the new set of episodes will cover. Looking again at "Big Little Lies," which is similar to "The Undoing" not only in cast and crew but also in subject matter, which centers on a murder investigation and a complicated marriage, it is possible that after the first season of the show brings the investigation to a close, the second season will instead address the effects of the original crime while each The focus may shift to delving more deeply into the characters. Additionally, Meryl Streep may also make an appearance (open in new tab).

And again, in an interview with Oprah Mag (opens in new tab), Bier advised using "BLL" as a roadmap for the future of The Undoing. I feel that "The Undoing" is very different; it's not the same as "The Undoing" in that it's not the same as "The Undoing" in that it is not the same as "The Undoing. The temperature is different. The engines are different. I think David, like Nicole, always intended it to be completely different. (Don't worry. You can still find a new role for Meryl.)

According to my super-scientific analysis of the production and release schedule for the first season and past HBO renewal announcements, probably late winter or early spring 2023.

HBO announced in March 2018 that it had ordered the first season of The Undoing, with filming taking place across New York State in mid-2019. The show was scheduled to premiere in May of this year, but was pushed back to late October due to a coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Big Little Lies, also expected to run for only one season, was renewed in December 2017, eight months after its first season ended, with a second season beginning production the following March and debuting in June 2019.

If these patterns hold true, it would be reasonable to expect a renewal announcement for The Undoing in July 2021, with production beginning within the following year, and episodes finally appearing on HBO in the first few months of 2023. Fortunately, there are plenty of other book adaptations starring Kidman to keep us occupied in the meantime: she is currently working on a Hulu adaptation of "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty, author of "Big Little Lies" (due in 2021), again with Kelly and has also recently signed on to produce the Amazon edition of Kimberly McCreight's A Good Marriage (opens in a new tab).

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