If you’ve just finished watching We Were Liars on Prime Video and are still staring at your screen in shock after that season 1 finale—same. It was emotional, twisted, and totally unexpected. And now, like the rest of us, you’re probably wondering: Are we going back to Beechwood Island for another round of Sinclair family secrets?
Let’s talk about what’s going on with season 2—because while there’s no official answer yet, there’s definitely some hopeful noise.
Has We Were Liars Been Renewed for Season 2?
As of now (end of July 2025), Prime Video hasn’t made an official announcement about renewing We Were Liars for another season. The show only dropped on June 18, so it’s still pretty fresh, and streaming platforms usually take a few weeks (sometimes longer) to see how a show is performing before giving it the green light.
But here’s the good news: it’s doing really well. Like, number-one-in-over-20-countries well. And that kind of buzz doesn’t go unnoticed.
Even though there’s no renewal yet, E. Lockhart—the author of the book the series is based on—recently said, “I don’t have any news to share about season two yet. [But] it’s not a limited series!” That alone gives us hope. Add in the fact that the showrunners (Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie) have also shown interest in continuing the story, and yeah—it feels like something is definitely brewing.
We Were Liars Season 2 Expected Cast
The cast depends on where the story goes:
- Prequel Route (Family of Liars): We’d likely see a younger cast playing teenage Penny, Carrie, and Bess in the 1987 setting. Mamie Gummer and Joseph Zada would probably return, since Carrie’s talks with Johnny’s ghost are central to the prequel. Cadence, Mirren, and Gat (Emily Alyn Lind, Esther McGregor, and Shubham Maheshwari) might sit this one out, as they don’t appear in the book.
- Present-Day Story: Emily Alyn Lind would be back as Cadence, dealing with her post-island life. Mamie Gummer and Joseph Zada could return for more Carrie-and-Johnny ghost scenes. Caitlin FitzGerald (Penny), Candice King (Bess), and David Morse (Harris) might also pop up, but Mirren and Gat’s ghosts might not if Cadence’s story moves off the island.
One catch: Joseph Zada’s role in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping might mess with his schedule, but his ghost character makes him a strong candidate to return either way.
We Were Liars Season 2 Potential Release Date
If Prime Video gives the go-ahead soon, the earliest we might see season 2 is sometime in 2026. The timeline kind of tracks—season 1 was ordered in 2023, filmed in mid-2024, and released in June 2025. So a similar schedule could be possible for a follow-up.
But here’s where it gets a little tricky: season 2 might not be a direct continuation. There’s a chance they go the prequel route, which would mean a different cast and storyline (and probably more time to film). On the flip side, if they choose to pick up from the present-day story—or align with Lockhart’s upcoming companion novel, We Fell Apart (releasing in November 2025)—we might be looking at a 2026 release, especially if production kicks off soon after the book drops.
