Several years after the Monterey Five confessed the truth about Perry’s death, the women are living quieter, more distant lives—but the emotional scars remain. Celeste is still struggling to fully heal while raising her twin boys, dealing with legal battles over Perry’s estate and a growing concern about how much of their father her sons are beginning to mirror. Madeline is trying to keep her family together, but the emotional distance from her husband and her teenage daughter leaves her questioning whether honesty was ever enough to fix what broke.
Just as life begins to settle, a mysterious figure from Perry’s past arrives in Monterey, stirring up questions no one expected to ask again. Jane, now in a stable relationship and finding joy in motherhood, becomes alarmed when the stranger shows a strange interest in Ziggy. Bonnie continues to carry the weight of guilt from that fateful night, while Renata faces the slow collapse of her public persona and financial empire—this time without the media attention, but with much deeper personal consequences.
As old wounds reopen and new secrets take root, the women’s once-solid bond begins to fracture. The arrival of a true crime documentary crew in Monterey throws their lives back into the spotlight, threatening to unravel the fragile peace they’ve all fought so hard to create. With tensions growing between the women, the pressure mounts—forcing each of them to confront the cost of loyalty, the limits of friendship, and the shadows they’ve tried to leave behind.
In the final episodes, the group is pushed to its breaking point. Some relationships are torn apart, others slowly rebuilt through honesty and pain. The season closes on the beach where it all began—not with unity, but quiet separation. The Monterey Five walk alone, each carrying the truth in her own way. Big Little Lies – Season 3 is a haunting exploration of guilt, healing, and the consequences of buried secrets, proving that the lies we tell to protect one another often come at the highest cost.