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Now were only a few weeks away until we find out what happened.
COURTESY OF NETFLIX
(Warning: Dont read further if youre not caught up!)
Episode 216 will serve as the series finale.
And what a final seven episodes it will be!
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate, Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 216
That is, unless hes officiating someone elses wedding.
asks Kates brother, Sean.
Says Johnny: Id feel a lot better if the bride would show up.
From left: Katherine Heigl as Tully, Ben Lawson as Johnny, Sarah Chalke as Kate, Brendan Taylor as Mutt in episode 212
Its supposed to start any minute.
She says, Hold your horses!
Its not like you’re free to start without me anyway.
From left: Sarah Chalke as Kate, Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 216
Um, what?!
This could mean any number of things.
Kate was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in the season two, part one finale.
From left: Lauren K. Robek as Carol, Brendan Taylor as Mutt, Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 215
It answers some questions, but also creates plenty of new ones.
But other than that, so many questions remain.
I know exactly what I want it to be.
From left: Katherine Heigl as Tully, Sarah Chalke as Kate in episode 211
I wanted to verify that I got to tell the full story.
From there, Netflix came up with the idea of an extended season.
Netflix VP of drama series Jinny Howe tellsGlamourthat the streamer wanted to honor Friedmans overall plan for the series.
From left: Katherine Heigl as Tully, Yael Yurman as Marah, Ben Lawson as Johnny in episode 211
She wanted to tell the story in the two books.
Im really excited, and I think it really does deliver.
I love the show as well.
From left: Ben Lawson as Johnny, Sarah Chalke as Kate in episode 212
From left: Sarah Chalke as Kate and Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 205.
Get your tissues ready.
As for the split in seasons, Its about the fan and audience experience, Howe explains.
From left: Katherine Heigl as Tully, Sarah Chalke as Kate in episode 216
Naturally, this means episode 209 ends on a major cliffhanger before the show returns in April 2023.
Of course, there has to be, Friedman says with a laugh.
The biggest question mark undoubtedly is what could have possibly ended the 30-year friendship between Tully and Kate.
From left: Sarah Chalke as Kate, Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 216
And we promise all of your questions will be answered.
According to Friedman, the first episode of season two picks up pretty quickly from the season one finale.
Heres Kates point of view.
From left: Katherine Heigl as Tully, Ignacio Serricchio as Danny in episode 212
Heres Tullys point of view.
Hopefully you love both of them, she says.
He suffers some pretty bad injuries.
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate, Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 211
Its going to be a hard road, she says.
Then when Tully moves back to town, suddenly its like a love triangle but for friends.
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate and Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 207.
From left: Sarah Chalke as Kate and Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 205. Get your tissues ready.
The two teens go to work at a burger chain, but it complicates their friendship even more.
Well also see new timelines in the show, which jumps between the 70s and early 00s.
And we go into 2006 as well, Friedman teases.
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate and Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 207. The two teens go to work at a burger chain, but it complicates their friendship even more.
We see the 90s too, which is really fun.
So what else do we know about season two?
Read on for more.
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate and Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 202. Per Netflix, “While in the ’70s, teenage Kate and Tully struggle to keep their friendship together as Cloud goes to jail for dealing drugs and Tully goes to live with her grandmother, far away from Firefly Lane. As the girls face the tumult of high school apart, they know the one thing they really need is each other.”
Friday, December 2, 2022, with episodes 201 through 209.
April 27, 2023, with episodes 210216.
Each episode will also be about an hour.
Ben Lawson (Johnny Ryan) and Sarah Chalke (Kate Mularkey)
According to Friedman, Its bigger in terms of us getting more ambitious with our stories.
Weve got more characters and go to new places.
From left: Roan Curtis as Young Kate and Ali Skovbye as Young Tully in episode 202.
From left: Sarah Chalke as Kate, Katherine Heigl as Tully in episode 206
We really tried to walk that line to honor the book and also go in our own direction.
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, obviously.
Roan Curtis, who plays teenage Kate,posted on Instagram, Ooh baby lets GOOO!!
So excited to be reunited with all these wonderful humans for another season.
And Ali Skovbye, who plays teenage Tully, said,See you guys soon!
Beau Garrett, who plays Tullys mom, echoed a similar sentiment,saying, Officially excited.
Thanks to all of you who watched, supported, tweeted, Instagrammed, messaged and shared.
Cant wait to do this all again.
But what aboutBen Lawson, who plays Kates ex-husband, Johnny Ryan?
He needs that real, good, kind-hearted, honest person to ground him.
I would like to see them together.
Can they reunite in a way thats healthy?
Theyve already been through so much and did split up.
What does that mean for her and who is she now?
And what does she want going forward?
We deal with all those questions.
On September 21, 2021, Netflix announced the addition of four new characters.
Shes always got a plan and is ready to execute it.
An up-and-coming power player in the world of entertainment.
Justine Jordan is no-nonsense but always charming, the kind of person everyone wants in their cornerincluding Tully Hart.
Says Friedman, Shes amazing.
At the beginning of season two, Tully is slapped with a breach of contract lawsuit.
She has a noncompete clause, and she cant get back on TV.
In comes Justine, an agent, who says whats on her mind.
Jolene is fantastic in the role.
Ignacio Serricchio as Danny Diaz:Danny is a cocky sportscaster turned reporter who has crackling chemistry with Tully.
Hes brash, ambitious, and sexy.
Danny and Tully continually trade barbs, but beneath his smug facade lies real vulnerability and passion.
He is great and really funny, and they have fantastic chemistry.
We couldnt do that again this year because of COVID.
So we had to get creative about some of it and build sets.
As a result the crew rebuilt the whole newsroom office on a soundstage.
It was actually great, Friedman says.
It was easier than having to go to all the locations.
Its like a character in the show and so important, Friedman says.
And that view, you cant build that on a soundstage.
Thats a real house on the water.
Its even more spectacular in real life than it is on the show.
Says Friedman, Kates brother, Sean, finally came out to her.
What is it like to come out as a middle-aged man?
We really deal with that.
She continues, Everything you loved about season one is still there and so much more.
The episodes are bigger and better and deeper and funnier and more sad.
All of the feels that you had in season one, youll get in season two even more so.
I think this season really, really captures that well.
The way that we are going to wrap up the story is going to be really satisfying.
Its really beautiful and emotional and powerful.
Were very proud of it.
