Imperfect Women: where things stand

The Imperfect Women finale answered the question of who killed Nancy, but left the door open for a Season 2. Imperfect Women has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Nigeria.

Key facts

• The Imperfect Women finale answered the question of who killed Nancy, but left the door open for a Season 2.
• While Imperfect Women was pitched as a limited series and no plans for Season 2 have yet been confirmed, stars Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss have ideas about what can be explored if the show returns.
• Imperfect Women' creator Annie Weisman breaks down the show's twisty finale.
• This interview contains major spoilers from “The Bridge,” the finale of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women.”
• [This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Imperfect Women.].

What we know

Going deeper, while Imperfect Women was pitched as a limited series and no plans for Season 2 have yet been confirmed, stars Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss have ideas about what can be explored if the show returns.

On the substance, Imperfect Women' creator Annie Weisman breaks down the show's twisty finale.

Beyond the headlines, this interview contains major spoilers from “The Bridge,” the finale of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women.”

More precisely, [This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Imperfect Women.].

It is worth noting that Based on Araminta Hall’s 2020 novel of the same name, Imperfect Women opens with the murder of socialite Nancy (Kate Mara).

By the numbers

At this stage, the actresses told TV Insider their ideas for Season 2 and more.

On a related note, Should there be a Season 2, Washington and Moss hope the script dives into where things stand between their characters.

Going deeper, Over the course of eight episodes, the Apple TV limited series — which, much like Araminta Hall’s 2020 novel of the same name, is told from three alternating perspectives — gradually unravels the salacious secret that got Nancy killed, throwing her surviving best friends’ lives into disarray.

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What they're saying

“We want you to be asking what’s going on there,” Moss confirmed to TV Insider. “What we settled on and really wanted was to raise the question: What is going on there?

“If we ever had the opportunity to continue to explore it and answer that question, I think it’s a really great question,” Washington said. “I think what’s really nice is that it doesn’t feel like they’ve cut ties.

“We have really strong writers and strong co-producers, so that’s a conversation that’s bigger than just me, which is one of the things I really loved about making this show,” Washington admitted. “There has been so much sisterhood and solidarity in how we approached every stage of this process.

The wider context

On a related note, the finale of Imperfect Women wrapped up the mystery by answering who killed Nancy (Kate Mara), but also left the door open with more story to tell in a potential second season.

Going deeper, ‘Imperfect Women’: Corey Stoll Explains Howard's 'Manipulative' Behavior.

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Beyond the headlines, Were Mary (Elisabeth Moss), Eleanor (Kerry Washington) and Nancy (Kate Mara) — the trio at the heart of “Imperfect Women” — ever truly best friends, despite the many lies that they told each other?

More precisely, If you’re a fan of prestige television, then your antenna was probably raised during the first few episodes of Apple TV’s Imperfect Women, as House of Cards and Billions alum Corey Stoll took a backseat.

The bottom line

• While Imperfect Women was pitched as a limited series and no plans for Season 2 have yet been confirmed, stars Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss have ideas about what can be explored if the show returns.
• This interview contains major spoilers from “The Bridge,” the finale of Apple TV’s “Imperfect Women.”
• The finale of Imperfect Women wrapped up the mystery by answering who killed Nancy (Kate Mara), but also left the door open with more story to tell in a potential second season.