'Mare Of Easttown' Second Season Teased By Star

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — About a month and a half after HBO confirmed its new hit Delaware County-based series "Task" was getting a second season, the star of its precursor is hinting at her show's return.

2021's "Mare of Easttown" was a gritty crime drama set in the Philadelphia suburbs, namely the titular Easttown.

It starred Academy Award winner Kate Winslet as Easttown Police Det. Mare Sheehan, charged with investigating one girl's death and another's disappearance, and was written by Berwyn's Brad Inglesby, a Villanova University alumni.

The series won numerous awards, including Winslet for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Julianne Nicholson for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and the Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More), which went to the team of Keith P. Cunningham, James F. Truesdale and Edward McLoughlin.

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And now, in a Deadline interview, Winslet is hinting at the series' return, telling the outlet there have been conversations about bringing the show back.

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"They were proper conversations around a timeframe when it could be possible," she said. "And so I think we probably will do it, and that’s the first time I’ve felt that."

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The English actor's comments are not entirely out of the blue, however. In 2024, she told Variety that she would "probably" reprise the role of Mare Sheehan.

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As the Emmy Award titles suggest, "Mare" was a limited series. But HBO's other mega-hit series "White Lotus" was also billed as a limited series. "White Lotus" is entering its fourth season.

With a new season could also come an economic boon for the area. When "Task" season 2 was announced, Pennsylvania officials touted its production is expected to inject $194.1 million into the state and local economy. This would come from direct expenditures, creating and supporting more than 3,700 Pennsylvania jobs.

It's unclear if a second "Mare" season will actually happen, but if it does, resident should expect to see more Hollywood-style production in and around Delaware County and the surrounding areas.

The first season filmed in Wissahickon Valley Park, West Chester, Coatesville, and more local spots.

And 2025's "Task," which starred Mark Ruffalo as FBI agent Tom Brandis investigating a string of drug house robberies, filmed all over Delco. Shooting took place in Ridley, Aston, Chadds Ford, Edgmont, the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, and Wissahickon Valley Park.

Patch has reached out to HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery for more information on a potential second season of "Mare of Easttown" and will update the story when additional details are made available.