<i>We Were Liars</i> Season 2: Everything We Know

Season 1 of We Were Liars, based on the E. Lockhart novel of the same name, just wrapped. The YA bestseller was adapted for screen by showrunners Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie into eight episodes, and the season finale seemed to be setting up more intrigue ahead.

So, will there be a season 2? Here’s what we know so far.

Not yet. The second season just finished airing, and it may take a while for Prime Video to decide to renew. Plec and MacKenzie told The Wrap that they’ve had “endless conversations” with the streamer on the topic.

“They are very supportive and just waiting on whatever data it is these algorithmic creators need to have before they write big check, so we’re looking forward to the data working in our favor,” Plec said.

“We are, as usual, at the mercy of the robots,” MacKenzie added.

While talking to Variety, MacKenzie said, “The great thing about this show is that the first season has a satisfying, powerful ending. So I want people who generally don’t tune in to the first season because they’re afraid it’s going to get canceled, to know that they’re safe to watch this show, and if it doesn’t get a second season, you’ve still got a whole story. But also, Emily wrote three books and we love this world. We love our cast. We’d love the opportunity that exists for more story, so we’re hopeful that we’ll get to come back and do more. But also, should this be a limited series, I think it’s a beautiful story.”

The show follows the teen members of the wealthy and elite Sinclair family, Cadence, Johnny, Mirren, and their friend Gat, across two summers. The first summer involves traumatic loss and the second summer sees Cadence dealing with the loss of her siblings and their ghosts’ struggles to move on to the other side. Johnny ends the season still earthbound and seemingly tied to his mother, Carrie. That means a second season could center around their relationship and the older Sinclairs.

In an interview with The Wrap, Julie Plec shared, “The best gift that Emily Lockhart gave us as we were sitting down to write We Were Liars was she published Family of Liars, which was a prequel about the Sinclair sisters when they were teenagers. The book opens with Carrie telling the story of a very dark time and a very bad summer to her dead son.”

“We just wanted the audience to know that there’s still more story to tell, and we’re really looking forward to the opportunity to be able to do it,” she added.

It’s unclear if the released spirits would return, but season 1 starred Emily Alyn Lind, Esther McGregor, Joseph Zada, Shubham Maheshwari, and Mamie Gummer.

This post will be updated.