We Were Liars Season 2: What to Expect?

The first season of Prime Video’s ‘We Were Liars‘ ends with a series of jaw-dropping twists and reveals, leaving the audience equal parts heartbroken and horrified. After retracing her steps on Beechwood Island, Cadence finally learns the truth of the fateful night of Summer 16 and gathers the courage to move on and make decisions about her own life. With their lives permanently altered, the rest of the Sinclairs desperately try to piece things back together, only to realize that the cracks go deeper than they expect and that their past has no intention of letting go. The season ends on an ambiguous note, strongly indicating that the story of the Sinclair family will continue. As such, a second season of this psychological thriller is expected to be greenlit soon and released sometime in 2027. SPOILERS AHEAD.

The Final Scene of the Season 1 Opens the Door for a Prequel Adaptation

Season 1 of ‘We Were Liars’ is an adaptation of E. Lockhart’s book of the same name. However, the last episode’s ending appears to draw inspiration from its 2022 prequel novel, ‘Family of Liars.’ The scene shows Carrie talking to her dead son, Johnny, who might be a ghost or another hallucination. This scene is seemingly taken from the opening paragraphs of the prequel book, which mention that Johnny has been visiting his mother each night. This stark similarity in the scenes hints at the possibility of a next season focusing on the events before Cadence’s summers. In the book, the drug-addicted Carrie narrates a story to her son’s ghost, going back to Sinclair’s past when she and her sisters were still young.

One of the many unresolved plot threads in the first season is the story of Rosemary Sinclair. In the second episode of the show, the Sinclair sisters muse that she is Harris’s favorite daughter, the one who has changed the least, implying that she died at a young age. Suppose the season’s ending is a reference to the prequel. In that case, it is likely that the mystery around Rosemary and her relation to the Sinclair family’s present will draw inspiration from Carrie’s narrative of her youth. Moreover, Cadence’s story seems to be far from over. At the end of Season 1, she rejects the Sinclairs’ legacy and looks towards a future beyond the island. The young Sinclair has finally come to reject fairytales and is willing to face the truth. But a resolution is yet to be achieved, with her trip around the world likely becoming a part of the next season.

Season 2 Will Likely Build Upon the Character Dynamics of the Adult Sinclairs

Unlike Cadence, the Sinclair sisters, Carrie, Penny, and Bess, have yet to show the courage to establish a life on their terms. Though haunted by the horrifying accident of Summer 16, they remain controlled by their past mistakes. Carrie has married Ed but continues to abuse drugs. Her interactions with Johnny and her family following the fateful incident can make room for powerful drama. Bess displays a much more jarring disconnection with herself as she persists in the face of a perfect life. Her continued belief in perfecting her external circumstances in the hopes that it would fix her interiority has run its course, concluding with the death of her eldest daughter. The second season could focus on how she improves her relationship with her twins and finally becomes an independent character.

Penny undergoes the most significant transformation in her efforts to connect with Cadence more deeply during her recovery from the trauma, but the mother fails to live an independent life from Harris’s control. The patriarch, who has mellowed down and grown more affectionate of his grandchildren, believes that Cadence is the future of his empire. Their internal conflict will likely become another major point in the family dynamics. It remains up in the air whether he will learn from his mistakes and reconcile with his daughters. The aftermath of the tragedy and Cadence’s exemplary refusal to partake in the cyclic lies give hope to the sisters. Much like the first season goes back and forth between Cadence’s summers, the second season might involve a juxtaposition of the Sinclairs’ past and future.

Many New Faces Are Likely To Join The Cast for Season 2

Most of the cast members playing the adult members of the Sinclair family are likely to return, with Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, Candice King, and David Morse reprising their roles as Carrie, Penny, Bess, and Harris Sinclair, respectively. Given the final season’s possible prequel nature, it can be assumed that a fresh cast will take over as the younger version of the Sinclair family, with a lot of opportunities to play around. The character of Rosemary will similarly have a new actress involved. The characters of Cadence and Johnny Sinclair are likely to make a comeback, with Emily Alyn Lind and Joseph Zada reprising their roles. However, the return of Shubham Maheshwari as Gat and Esther McGregor as Mirren is uncertain, as there are no indications of their characters lingering around like Johnny at the end.

Rahul Kohli, who plays Ed Patil, can have a more prominent role along with Dylan Bruce, who plays Brody Sheffield, following the character’s return to the family. Karen David, who has a brief but memorable role as Gat’s mother, Maya, has the potential to gain a more significant role, as she is a close friend of Carrie’s and is similarly grieving. Wendy Crewson’s Tipper Sinclair is likely to make a departure in the next season following her character’s death early on in the show. Tim Razon’s involvement as Salty Dan depends on Bess’s character’s direction. Dempsey Bryk’s Ebon also seems out of the narrative, as he leaves his job at Beechwood and is last seen mourning the death of Mirren.