Mare of Easttown star and Academy Award winner Kate Winslet has shared a filming update for its much-awaited Season 2. The first season of the HBO drama miniseries aired in April 2021, and after a long wait, Season 2 is back in the buzz.
Winslet spoke to Deadline about the show's progress, in which she maintained that the creative team is now turning towards a more serious, tangible interest. The actress who plays Mare, the central character in the show, mentioned:
“They were proper conversations around a timeframe when it could be possible,”
She further added, “the first time,” she has truly felt the series might continue.
Kate Winslet shares an update for the highly anticipated Mare of Easttown Season 2
Fans have waited long for the next chapter in the tale of Easttown, but Kate Winslet has clarified that the show will not be airing this year. There is no official confirmation from the streaming platform.

However, Winslet offered an important update on timing. Fans would now have to wait, as she hinted,
“It wouldn’t actually be this year.”
She explained that any possibility of arrival can only culminate in 2027.
“There’s a strong likelihood it would film sometime in 2027.”
Brad Ingelsby created the show, and Craig Zobel handled the directorial duties. Mare of Easttown was initially conceived as a one-off limited series. Winslet had also consistently spoken about how the show was complete.
She had previously said that the show was “done, dusted, finished.” For fans, any possibility of the actresses' return in Mare of Easttown depended on whether the story was “too bloody good to resist.”
That bar, it seems, may now have been reached as per the statements by Winslet herself. About the plot, Winslet remained careful and shut down further discussions. At this stage, then, no plot details are available yet, and we may have to wait till the official announcement.
Winslet acknowledged the scale of efforts in the debut season of Mare of Easttown that saw wide acclaim. She spoke about how much involvement went into the making of it. The first season aired in 2021, which was a time contoured by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Winslet led the first season in the central role alongside Angourie Rice, David Denman, Neal Huff, Lori Ross, and Jean Smart. Apart from these members, Guy Pearce, Cailee Spaeny, and John Douglas Thompson also entered the Season 1 cast of Mare of Easttown.
Joe Tippett, Evan Peters, and Sosie Bacon rounded out the ensemble.
Supporting Cast
- Kate Arrington played Faye
- Ruby Cruz starred as Jess Riley
- Ned Eisenberg appeared in the role of Detective Hauser
- Enid Graham featured as Dawn Bailey
- Deborah Hedwall starred as Judy Zabel
- Caitlin Houlahan played Katie Bailey
- Cameron Mann played Ryan Ross
- Jack Mulhern played Dylan Hinchey
This is why the emotional and physical toll of production was intense. She played Mare, or Marianne "Mare" Sheehan, in the show. Mare is a small-town Pennsylvania detective digging into the mystery behind multiple women being murdered or missing.
She expressed how the role left Winslet “beat” but also expressed her gratitude for the role. Apart from this central role as Mare in the second season, Winslet is also actively promoting her directorial debut titled Goodbye June.
Mare of Easttown Season 1 is airing on HBO.