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BY KENNETH ANDEEL TV Media W hen the Season 1 finale of "Big Little Lies" aired last year on HBO, few were expecting it to return for a second season. Not because it wasn't worthy — the show did exceptionally well, and raked in the acco- lades during awards season — but because the story on which it is based ends where Season 1 left off. On Sunday, June 9, the critically acclaimed series returns for an unexpect- ed second season, and we are treated to further exploration of the intrigue-filled lives of a group of Californian women. "Big Little Lies" premiered in 2017 as a seven-part limited series on HBO. The project was spearheaded by movie stars Nicole Kidman ("The Hours," 2002) and Reese Witherspoon ("A Wrinkle in Time," 2018), who, several years earlier, had optioned the rights to produce a film or television series based on au- thor Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. Moriarty's novel depicted a complicated web of secrets, abuse and revenge that brings a group of very different wom- en together and results in an ultimate act of desperate vio- lence. After Witherspoon and Kidman opted to produce the project as a series rather than as a film, as initially expected, the already noteworthy cast began to grow. A additional stars signed on, including Shailene Woodley ("Diver- gent," 2014), Zoë Kravitz ("Mad Max: Fury Road," 2015) and Laura Dern ("Jurassic Park," 1993), who filled out the group of women central to the story's plot. Supporting cast members included Alexander Skarsgård ("True Blood"), Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation"), Kathryn Newton ("Halt and Catch Fire") and Iain Armit- age ("Young Sheldon"), most of whom are returning in Sea- son 2. I say "most" in an effort to spare you from spoilers — if you haven't watched the first season, telling you who isn't returning for Season 2 would give too much away. So far, "Big Little Lies" has followed the three lead char- acters Celeste (Kidman), Madeline (Witherspoon) and Jane (Woodley). Jane is a new- comer to Monterey, and is there to raise her son as a sin- gle mother and hide a trou- bled past. The women meet because of their children, who all attend the same school, and Madeline takes Jane un- der her wing. CR O SS W O R D S S UDO KU W O R D SE A RC H T V & M O V I ES A/Filler 5 x 3 California schemin' IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a co ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Check it out! Do you know someone featured in a photo in our newspaper or on our website? DID YOU KNOW those images are available for purchase?