Mare of Easttown was always intended to be a limited series (and it will compete in that category at the Emmys). However, it wouldn t be the first limited series on HBO to get another season, since Big Little Lies already paved that path.
And the show is called Mare of Easttown, after all; the title isn t tied to the first season s central case (not even Murdur Durdur ). Creator Brad Ingelsby is open to exploring a second season. It was written as a limited, and it ends there’s no more mystery to be solved. Kate and I, if we could crack a story that we were really proud of and felt like it was a deserving second chapter in Mare’s journey, then maybe, he told The Hollywood Reporter.