Sorry, Homecoming fans, but Julia Roberts will not be coming home.
Despite being nominated for a Golden Globe award for her role in the Amazon series, the Ben Is Back actress will not be returning for the sophomore season.
Julia played a a caseworker at a secret government facility on the breakout show (based on a Gimlet Media podcast) which was her first foray into television.
“We’ve deviated from very much of the podcast, so [season two of] the podcast doesn’t really have anything to do with the way the show is going,” says showrunner Sam Esmail. “We’re working on a second season, but we have a very different trajectory for our show. I think when I signed on, I had only listened to the first six episodes of the podcast, which is the first season, and then from there we deviated completely. The show starts out fairly close to the podcast, and in the back half of the season we really start to see the major shifts and differences from the podcast.”
Even though Julia will not be on screen, she will remain involved in the series, however, as executive producer.
At least fellow stars, Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Shea Whigham, Alex Karpovsky, and Sissy Spacek will be making their return.
