EXCLUSIVE : The long awaited third season of HBO ‘s star-studded series Big Little Lies has taken a major step forward with the hire of Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Francesca Sloane to write the first episode of Season 3, currently in development at the premium network, Deadline has learned. She will executive produce the new installment with series creator David. E. Kelley and stars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. It falls under an exclusive two-year overall deal Sloane has signed with HBO.

Sloane is moving to HBO from Amazon MGM Studios where she had been under overall deals since 2020 and co-created with Donald Glover the breakout drama series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. She has served as executive producer and showrunner on the series, whose

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