A real explosion in the world of detective series, this fiction was the revelation of the year 2021, including for Olivier Marchal, the expert on the subject in France. But the news regarding the sequel may create mixed feelings…
Between two filmings of his successful fiction films like Peace of Marseilles or The Purple Riversactor and director Olivier Marchal is also a big consumer of series. And if he recently recommended watching the series Seven Secondsavailable on Netflix, his biggest favorite nevertheless remains a little gem of detective fiction released in 2021. Indeed, some time ago, he confided to the microphone of Télé-Loisirs that he considered the American series Mare of Easttown as “an absolute masterpiece. Kate Winslet gained 20 kilos for the role, she eats throughout the series and we still want to be with her, she is desirable” he explained. And to add: “The series is huge and then there are three false endings. We get to the last episode and we realize that there are only twenty minutes left before the conclusion. There are three carrots before we understand everything and I , I love it.” Like many fans, the former cop was obviously hoping for a sequel. But hopes are dwindling…
Mare of Easttown : the chances of seeing a season 2 are receding…
Three years after the release of the series and still no news of a season 2, we were beginning to suspect that Mare of Easttown would have no follow-up. Brad Ingelsby, the creator of the series, was present at the beginning of the week at an HBO event during which he was grilled by the journalists present. But his response is not necessarily positive: “We talked about doing a second season of Mare of Easttown. But Mare's journey in this series was so trying… I always love telling stories that are really emotional, and it's hard to find a story that could compete with losing a son and having to deal with it. face it, like in season 1.“If the showrunner seems to have decided on a possible return of Kate Winslet, he has nevertheless opened certain doors…
In the absence of a season 2, the showrunner has a gift for those who liked Mare of Easttown
Brad Ingelsby was actually there to talk about his new series, called Task. Also a detective fiction, in which Mark Ruffalo will play the main role. He will play an FBI agent at the head of a team responsible for investigating a heist gone wrong. A novelty that could well console fans of Mare of Easttown seeing how the director presents it: “For me, this series exists in the same universe as Mare. It's in the same part of the world, but the story is very different. When I was developing it, I was more interested in something different and new that could also speak to the same type of world as Mare.” Indeed, one of the major points in common with the first series is that there too, these are investigations carried out in the American state of Pennsylvania. Could Mark Ruffalo's character therefore cross paths with that of Kate Winslet ?Answer in 2025.
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