It’s time to return to Monterey.

“Big Little Lies” Season 3 is officially in the works, Variety and Deadline confirmed Thursday.

“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” co-creator and showrunner Francesca Sloane has reportedly been hired to write the first episode of the HBO drama’s third season and executive produce the installment as part of a two-year deal with the network. 11

Sloane will join series creator David E. Kelley and stars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman on the executive producing team.

Witherspoon, 49, and Kidman, 58, are also “leading the cast” in the new season, per Variety.

The Post has reached out to HBO and reps for Kelley, Kidman and Witherspoon for comment. 11

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Season 1 of “Big Little Lies” premiered in February 2017 and revolved around a murder in the

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