This post contains spoilers for Season One of “Firefly Lane."
"Firefly Lane" hit Netflix in February 2021, a 10-episode emotional rollercoaster tracking several decades of friendship between Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl) and Kate’Mularkey (Sarah Chalke).
Three months after the premiere, the streaming service announced that the show was renewed for a second season and audiences been awaiting updates ever since.
Here's everything we know about Season Two so far — including the release date.
When is Season 2 coming out?
The show will premiere on Dec. 2 with nine episodes. The final seven episodes will be released on June 8, 2023.
What is 'Firefly Lane?'
Based on author Kristin Hannah's book by the same name, "Firefly Lane" follows two best friends as they travel through different stages of their lives. The show weaves in storylines from Tully and Kate’s past, present and future (kind of like the show "This Is Us").
The two besties meet as teenagers in the '70s. Total opposites, they're an unlikely pairing, but they form a strong bond and confront life's hardships, including family drama, careers and romantic relationships. Tully is a sassy and strong chick with a broken home life and Kate is a sweet, shy gal who mostly seems content to let her friend stand in the spotlight.
Over the course of 10 episodes, the friends experience plenty of joy and pain and see each other through love, divorce, sexual assault, miscarriage, career challenges and more, as Tully becoming a famous talk show host and Kate aspiring to write again after leaving the workforce to raise a child.
Where did Season 1 leave off?
The show's back-and-forth format lends itself to questions. The first season's finale left viewers with several pressing questions, but the following two were particularly juicy:
- What did Tully do to make Kate so mad? In a future scene, Kate is attending her father's funeral when she runs into Tully and basically tells her to get the heck out. So we're dying to know: What happened to their friendship?!
- Is Johnny alive? In the last episode, Kate's soon-to-be-ex-husband Johnny (Ben Lawson) is in Iraq pursuing a journalism job. All of a sudden, an explosion tosses him to his feet and he's collapsed on the ground. And we can't help but wonder: Is he dead or just injured?
The cast will grow in Season 2
Netflix hasn't shared information on any upcoming storylines for Season Two, but there will be four new cast members, according to Deadline:
- Ignacio Serricchio: He will play Danny Diaz, a "cocky sportscaster turned reporter who has crackling chemistry with Tully."
- Greg Germann: He'll take on the role of Benedict Binswanger, "the scion of an influential logging family" who "parlays his success in business into a run for Governor of Washington state in the 1980s."
- India de Beaufort: She'll play Charlotte, who shows up in 1985 in Seattle and is a "quiet and reserved aspiring journalist with a hopeless crush on Johnny Ryan."
- Jolene Purdy: She'll star as Justine Jordan," a sunny, upbeat talent agent with a knack for keeping a positive demeanor even when delivering devastating news."
Aside from that, the show’s leading ladies did answer one pressing fan question in a video announcement for the sophomore season: What did Tully do to make Kate so mad?
"We can't say much," Chalke said. "But we can say that it's family related and has nothing to do with Johnny." Naturally, that just left us wanting more, so we hope Season Two comes soon!
can’t say much,” Chalked answered. “But we can say that it’s family related and it has nothing to do with Johnny.” Naturally, that only left us wanting more so we can only hope that Season Two comes out soon!