Will There Be a Season 2 of ‘The Better Sister?'

Elle

2 days ago

All eight episodes of the limited series The Better Sister arrived on Prime Video on May 29 and it already has a lot of fans. It's no wonder, given the show stars TV and film veterans Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks as sisters Chloe and Nicky, two women embroiled in an enthralling murder scheme that makes up the first season's main story.
Will we be getting more of this relentless duo? Here's what is known about season 2 of The Better Sister so far. Warning: spoilers for season 1 ahead.
Since the first season was only released a few days ago, there's not yet any news on a second season. It was also billed as a 'limited series' and based on a book by Alafair Burke. There's only one story in the novel and it is told. But that hasn't stopped shows from coming back before.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on May 31, showrunners Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado were asked what they 'envision' for a continuing story, but gave no hints if there would be definitively be one. They did agree that whatever the plot, the heart of the story is who is the 'better sister' as dictated by circumstances.
'It depends on any given moment,' said Milch. 'That was, for us, what we were always interested in exploring. That's also true in your relationships, it depends on the day, and we all fuck up, and we all hurt each other, and then we're all the person who needs something, and we're the person who shows up. That was a real guiding light for us in telling the story: All of us are trying to sort of be better than our worst selves, and we don't always succeed. These two sisters think things about each other. The world thinks things about them. And, at different moments, one of them is trying to do the right thing, and one of them has made a mistake, and yet they sort of keep finding each other.'
The mystery of season 1 was who killed Adam Macintosh, played by Corey Stoll, Nicky's ex. The eight episodes went back-and-forth on how the two sisters were involved, but ultimately Nicky was the hand that stabbed Adam following an argument about his abusive manipulation. But Chloe is culpable in the murder, covering up the crime and framing Adam's boss, Bill Braddock, portrayed by Matthew Modine. Since Bill has a sordid network of human traffickers at his beck-and-call, it's not a huge leap for him to be arrested by the FBI.
At the end of the show, another character is found dead. When asked by THR if there's 'another mystery to solve' presented by that moment, Milch replied, 'I think we very much wanted to deliver a very satisfactory ending for the first season and have it feel like you know what happened, like the mystery is solved. But I think that obviously the truth, particularly around these ladies in this family, is things happen. So there certainly is no definitive answer to that. For now.'
Biel and Banks would have to return as the sisters, of course. Stoll's character is dead, but a flashback is always possible, as well as more of Modine's experience post-arrest. Other characters that could potentially return include Maxwell Acee Donovan as Ethan, Nicky and Adam's son, Kim Dickens as Detective Nan Guidry, Gloria Reuben as Michelle Sander, Gabriel Sloyer as Jake Rodriguez, and Bobby Naderi as Detective Matt Bowen.
This story will be updated.