She had never signed for more than 10 episodes …
The first season of Homecoming will also be … the last one for Julia Roberts . According to The Hollywood Reporter , the star would indeed have signed only for one season of the series of Amazon and she would not intend to sign for the second.
Season 2 of #Homecoming TV may not have Julia Roberts’ calculated gaze an as easy billboard selling point, but if the supporting players brought in to bolster her share of the story, the show can withstand her departure: https://t.co/O06cD1wBYf pic.twitter.com/lX2tJiWnIg
— IndieWire (@IndieWire) January 17, 2019
During the Homecoming promotion campaign last July, the actress was discreet about her intentions after the first 10 episodes. We now understand why: she probably did not want to distract from the series.
It’s only a good bye
Julia Roberts will continue to stay involved, producing Homecoming , but her departure from the cast makes sense. In the podcast, on which the series is based, his character from Heidi spends the entire second season looking for a certain Walter. But in Amazon version, Heidi has already ended his research.
Although the series is different from the podcast in many respects, the creators of the Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz series have apparently intended to be interested in other characters from the Homecoming universe . Especially those of Bobby Cannavale and Hong Chau, if we believe the final scene of the first season. But it is rumored that Julia Roberts and therefore Heidi could return punctually. Case to follow …