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Sharp Objects may have a lot in common with Big Little Lies, but HBO promises that one major thing will be different: the Amy Adams-led drama will stay a mini-series. At least for the time being. During the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday, Sharp Objects producer and showrunner Marti Noxon promised reporters that producers have no plans at the moment to extend the mini-series into a series format à la Big Little Lies, but take that with a grain of salt. Sharp Objects is only three weeks into its eight-episode run, and at this point during Big Little Lies‘ debut, producers said the same thing. If Sharp Objects captures the zeitgeist like its predecessor did, Noxon’s answer may change.
During a panel of the show’s producers and stars, Noxon was asked the dreaded question, and she immediately gave a no-nonsense answer. “We’re not talking about a Season 2,” Noxon said. “This is it, so bask in it while you can.” No one else on the panel jumped in to answer the question, but that day, HBO programming president Casey Bloys insisted that, despite their obvious similarities, the two shows have some important differences, too.
As Bloys told the Television Critics Association:
The different between Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies is in Big Little Lies, all of the cast — Reese, Nicole, Zoe, Laura, Shailene — they all came to us wanting to do more. They were willing to do more. And obviously Sharp Objects is a much darker subject matter and it’s a lot for Amy to play that character. It’s a lot to ask someone to inhabit that role. It’s not a role she can do again. That makes total sense to me. Without her doing it, I don’t think a Season 2 makes sense. I think this one we will take a really excellent limited series that did well for us and be thankful for that. No plans in the works.
It may seem like Bloys’ statement rules out a Sharp Objects Season 2, but we’re not so sure that it does. We don’t doubt that playing Camille Preaker takes a toll on Amy Adams, but if she’s willing to do it again, what’s preventing HBO from giving the limited series a second season? If Amy Adams’ participation is the only thing keeping HBO from a boatload of money (and awards), that problem can likely be solved fairly easily.
Bloys, Noxon, and Co. may think they’re fooling us with this “we have no plans in the works” talk, but we’ve already heard it once before. Don’t be surprised if, after the finale airs, you start hearing rumblings about a Sharp Objects Season 2.
