The cast and crew of "Big Little Lies" has plans to return to the Monterey Bay area to shoot season 2 and HBO is looking for local extras.

The Monterey County Film Commission announced HBO will holding an open casting call on Saturday March 17th, 2018. The crew is looking for males and females of all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities to be a part of the next season of the Emmy Award winning show.

Original cast members Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz are just of the few big name celebrities expected to return for season 2.

In addition to the returning all star ladies HBO announced Meryl Streep will be joining the cast. The Academy Award winning actor is coming to Monterey as Mary Louise Wright, the mother-in-law of Kidman's character, Celeste Wright.

All local extras hired to work on set will be non-union background extras and must be older than six. The casting call is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Ballroom D at the Embassy Suites in Seaside. Applicants are asked to bring a current 3X5 photograph of themselves and a pen.

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David E. Kelley is the writer behind the scripts for season 2 based on a story by best-selling author Liane Moriarty. The Australian author wrote the book Big Little Lies.

Karen Nordstrand with Monterey County Film Commission said the shooting of season 2 is more mysterious than season 1 because no second book was written.

"We will all be surprised," Nordstrand said.

No schedule for shooting has been released but according to Norstrand the HBO cast and crew were planning to be in Monterey in April.

Nordstrand said those heading to the casting call should make the crew aware of any special talents they may possess. Just being able to ride a bicycle or having a car crews can use in the shoot could give you an edge.

"You never know what they are looking for," she said.

One thing HBO is looking for is more children extras for Big Little Lies season 2.

If hired HBO is offering to pay $96.00 for eight hours of work and overtime begins after eight hours of labor. You must be available to work the entire day or night of the shoot.

In 2016 "Big Little Lie"s brought $2.5 million to the local economy in on location spending.