After debuting on Netflix at the end of January, the spoof thriller The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window quickly rose to the Top 10 spot as fans devoured the Kristen Bell miniseries in one sitting. The Woman in the House, executive produced by Will Ferrell, is about Anna, a broken-hearted alcoholic who is terrified of the rain but finds newfound hope when her gorgeous neighbor Neil (Tom Riley) moves in across the street.
When Anna claims to have seen a murder takes place through the window of Neil’s living room, but no one believes her, she begins to doubt her own sanity as she tries to verify her story. If you’ve already seen all eight episodes and are wondering if and when the dark comedy will return for a second season and who could return, you’re not alone. All the information we have thus far on season two of The Woman in the House Next Door to the Girl in the Window is presented below.
The Woman in the House Season 2 Renewal Status
The project has always been described as a limited series when Netflix originally announced it (in October 2020). Deadline and similar sites continued to stress over and over again that the show only lasted one season. The number of Netflix original movies and limited series is expanding, but we’ve never seen a series be renewed. However, it is not unheard of; Showtime’s Your Honor and HBO’s The White Lotus are just two examples of miniseries that were renewed for additional seasons after they had originally been conceived as one-off events.
The show concluded, but the door was left open for a second season. In fact, critics have noted that, unlike other Netflix originals, the show is listed as “season 1” rather than “limited series” on the service’s mobile app. However, there has been no official word on a Season 2 renewal.
The Woman in the House Season 2 Release Date
We don’t know if Netflix has recommissioned the thriller The Woman in the House for a second season, but if they have, we probably won’t see it for a while. Since production on Season 1 was approved in October 2020 and took place between March and May 2021, we shouldn’t expect Season 2 to premiere before at least 2023.
The Woman in the House Cast and characters
- Kristen Bell as Anna Whitaker, a painter who takes a break from her career to mourn the death of her eight-year-old daughter, a tragedy that also broke up her marriage.
- Michael Ealy as Douglas Whitaker, Anna’s ex-husband, a forensic psychiatrist and FBI profiler specializing in serial killers
- Tom Riley as Neil Coleman, Anna’s widowed neighbor
- Mary Holland as Sloane, Anna’s supportive friend, a local art gallery owner
- Cameron Britton as Buell, a friendly, simple-minded handyman who has been repairing Anna’s mailbox for years.
- Shelley Hennig as Lisa, Neil’s girlfriend whom Anna believes has been murdered. It is later revealed her real name is Chastity Linkous.
- Samsara Yett as Emma Coleman, Neil’s nine-year-old daughter
- Brenda Koo as Carol, Anna’s judgmental neighbor
- Christina Anthony as Detective Becky Lane
- Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Rex, a male stripper
The Woman in the House Season 2 Plot
The Woman in the House has a satisfying conclusion, with a nicer finish for Anna than the reader could have anticipated. Emma, who also murdered her pregnant mother and her teacher, is exposed as the killer after virtually everyone close to Anna (including Anna herself) is considered a suspect in Lisa’s murder. After Emma attacks Buell (Cameron Britton) and murders Neil, Anna confronts her. Anna stabs the child to death, but not before she is stabbed and shot herself.
Douglas (Michael Ealy) and Anna (who has since had another kid with him) reunite and Anna makes a full recovery (in large part because he realized he prescribed her a bigger amount of medication than she required), returns to painting, and they have a second child. A year later, Anna comes to New York to see Sloane (Mary Holland), and while in flight, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with a stranger (Glenn Close). Later, Anna discovers her body in the plane’s restroom; however, when she returns with a steward, the body has vanished, but Anna has discovered her pocket mirror in her seat.
Where can I watch The Woman in the House?
Netflix subscribers will have early access to the show. The first season has just recently debuted on Netflix for viewing.
The Woman in the House Season 1 Review
There are some funny parts in the satire The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. We love the ongoing gag about breaking the casserole plates, and we’re in on it. The show has a great rhythm so far, and while the humor is probably why most viewers will stick around, the show’s creators have done a fantastic job of capturing the surreal and poetic quality of watching these suspenseful films. However, the plot itself is developing beautifully into a fascinating whodunit mystery.