Bad Sisters has aired its season finale, leading fans to question if it will come back for another installment.
The series stars, and was created by, Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA winner Sharon Horgan, whose previous credits include Catastrophe and This Way Up, and it has proved hugely popular with viewers.
The 10-episode series tells the story of five sisters who promise to protect each other through everything, even if that means committing murder.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about what happened in the Bad Sisters finale—and why it might not be back for Season 2.
This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of Bad Sisters.
What Happened in the Season Finale of Bad Sisters?
Bad Sisters is a series based on the Flemish series Clan, and is set in Dublin, Ireland.
The series follows four of the Garvey sisters—Eva (Horgan), Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson)—who plot the murder of their brother-in-law, John Paul, a.k.a J.P. (Claes Bang).
Over the 10 episodes, the dark comedy follows two timelines - before and after J.P.'s death - while showing viewers how each of the sisters has tried to pull off getting rid of J.P. once and for all.
John Paul is an abusive misogynist who is married to the fifth Garvey sister, Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), and he has impacted all of the sisters' lives at some point.
In the final episode, titled "Saving Grace," it was revealed that, despite her sisters' attempts, it was actually Grace who killed J.P. after realizing just how awful he was.
It was the reveal that J.P. had once assaulted Eva, causing her to have a miscarriage, that sent Grace over the edge and led to her strangling her husband with his pyjamas.
Grace then took a scarf that she had knitted and set it up to make it look like J.P. had died accidentally.
She managed to make it seem like J.P. had been driving his quad bike and the scarf got caught on the back wheel, choking him and making him crash into a tree.
It was also revealed that Grace was aided in staging the death by her neighbour, Roger.
Will There Be a Bad Sisters Season 2?
Unfortunately for fans, it's unlikely Bad Sisters will be back for another season as it's a limited series.
These typically only run for one season, however, in recent years, limited series such as HBO's Big Little Lies and The White Lotus have been renewed.
Ahead of the finale, creator and star Horgan spoke to GQ about the possibility of the cast reprising their roles for another edition.
"Well, you know, we're not talking about that," Horgan told the publication.
"It's definitely something that's in the ether to be discussed, but at the moment, we're just like, focusing on this. It was set out as a limited series and, you know, it has an end. But yeah, we'll see."
Since the finale aired, Horgan has added to AV Club: "It's not like we didn't think about it even as we filmed season one. But it's based on a limited series and has a lovely, satisfying end.
"However, people have responded to the show and the characters. So if I came up with a really great idea, maybe? But it would have to be really great."
Newsweek has contacted Apple TV+ for comment.
The first season of Bad Sisters is available to stream on Apple TV+.
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