?Big Little Lies,? the Emmy-winning drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, is returning for a second season, HBO announced on Friday, with most of the cast expected to return. Kidman said the decision to make a second series was ?inspired by the overwhelming response by audiences around the world.? The dark female-driven drama centering on a murder mystery was released in February as a limited series based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty.