Amazon launched “Tell Me Your Secrets” in February 2021, capitalizing on the recent trend of twisty thriller television dramas, which includes limited series like “Sharp Objects,” “The Undoing,” and “The Sinner.”
The first season of “Tell Me Your Secrets,” created and written by Harriet Warner (“The Alienist,” “Call the Midwife”), introduced us to three women whose lives were intertwined in very dark ways. One of the characters was a woman in Witness Protection who was forced to start anew in a new town only to discover that she couldn’t escape the horrors of her prior life. Another character was a woman who was on a desperate, conviction-driven hunt for her missing daughter, who had been assumed dead for years. The third character was a serial predator who was recruited to do someone else’s dirty work while also trying to keep his previous urges from resurfacing. Warner’s fascinating, complicated plot unfolded during the first ten episodes of “Tell Me Your Secrets,” leaving viewers wanting more by the time the credits rolled on the season finale, if the highly positive audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are any indication.
Tell Me Your Secrets is yet to be renewed
“Tell Me Your Secrets” fans may be clamoring for a second season, but there’s no word on when that will happen. The twisting thriller starring Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, and Hamish Linklater has yet to be renewed by Amazon as of late January 2022. Similarly, if “Tell Me Your Secrets” is renewed, it’s difficult to predict which cast members will return. Given how Season 1 concluded, Rabe, Brenneman, and Linklater are all likely to return, especially because their distinct character arcs are all poised for continuation. Aside from that, no formal casting announcements for Season 2 have been announced.
Season 1 of “Tell Me Your Secrets” established a captivating plot that might go in a variety of routes following the season finale’s nail-biting conclusion. Season 1 introduces us to Emma Hall (Rabe), a young lady newly freed from prison and placed in Witness Protection after being imprisoned to protect her boyfriend, Kit (Xavier Samuel), a charming serial killer. We also meet Mary Barlow (Brenneman), a devastated mother who believes her daughter, who is supposed to have been kidnapped and murdered by Kit, is still alive. Mary is so confident that her daughter is still alive that she employs John Tyler (Linklater), a serial predator struggling to control his criminal urges, to look into it.
“The Dead Come Back,” the Season 1 finale, finds Emma at odds with practically every major character on the program. Emma recalls Theresa because she dated Kit, according to the most shocking revelation from the Season 1 finale. Emma also recalls a jealous attack on Theresa. Theresa, who is still alive, is the subject of the second big disclosure. Mary is adamant about not believing the truth about her daughter and openly accuses Emma.
