The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2: Cast, Plot, Premiere

Jennifer Garner Returns: ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ Season 2 Hits Apple TV+

The thriller jumps five years into the future with new stars Judy Greer and Rita Wilson joining the search for the truth.

Sofia Chen

Mar 20, 2026, 5:17 PM PT · 1 min read

Jennifer Garner — Photo: Karon Liu / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

THE RUNDOWN

Season 2 premiered on Apple TV+ on February 20, 2026.
Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice return for a story set five years later.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau reprises his role as the mysterious Owen Michaels.
Judy Greer and Rita Wilson join the ensemble cast for the new season.
The series is produced by Hello Sunshine and 20th Television.

Jennifer Garner is back in action as Apple TV+ prepares the second season of The Last Thing He Told Me. The hit series, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and 20th Television, returns after its record-breaking debut as a limited series. Garner reprises her lead role as Hannah Hall, alongside Angourie Rice, who returns as her stepdaughter, Bailey.

The new season picks up after the intense finale of the first installment. Secrets come bubbling back to the surface when Nikolaj Coster-Waldau returns as Owen Michaels, the husband whose mysterious disappearance sparked the original investigation. His sudden presence puts Hannah and Bailey in immediate danger as they navigate a web of past lies that refuse to stay buried.

Viewers can also look forward to the sophomore season of the high-stakes thriller. The production continues to add new layers of intrigue to the story. The series continues to build on the world created by author Laura Dave, who serves as an executive producer alongside Josh Singer.