Despite HBOinsistingthat its summer smash of a miniseries,Sharp Objects,was absolutely going to stay true to its source material — a very spooky novel written by Gillian Flynn — and notmess with perfectionwith a second season, Peak TV is just a construct of human perception and anything can change in an instant. That’s because Marti Noxon,Sharp Objects’creator who adapted the novel for HBO, said at a SXSW keynote on Saturday that the miniseries could perhaps followBig Little Lies’lead and return for another season, lack of follow-up novel be damned. “Maybe there will be a sequel, maybe we’ll get to find out more about Adora and Camille’s sister,” she said,according toDeadline.“Gillian and I have thoughts on it.” Noxon mentioned how she originally intended to adaptSharp Objectsas an “ongoing series” that more thoroughly zoomed in on Wind Gap’s denizens, but HBO didn’t support this non-miniseries vision.
ShouldSharp Objectsindeed return for a sequel and continue its quest to make roller-skating groovy again, it would follow HBO’sdecision to renewBig Little Lies—which, likeSharp Objects,was adapted from a stand-alone novel — for a second season after widespread critical acclaim and massive ratings. Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and the rest of the leading cast are set to return for this reprise, in additionto newcomer Meryl Streep.
“It was done, in my mind, for the right reason,” HBO programming chief Casey Bloys told us about the renewalat the time.“They set a really high bar, and I think everybody involved believes it’s either going to hit that bar and exceed it, or we wouldn’t do it… nobodyhadto do this, so every part had to feel right. Reese and Nicole are not vanity producers. They are in this, having conversations. Where we started was, ‘We all want to work together again. Is there more here? Is there something else to do?’” We guess there is.
