Note: The following contains spoilers for “Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2.
Filming the end of “Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2, specifically the scene in which Kate dies, was difficult enough for Sarah Chalke, but an irritated neighbor interrupting with his leaf blower made ending the series even more challenging.
The final episodes of “Firefly Lane” bring the adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s book to a close. Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Chalke’s Kate reconcile after falling out over a car accident involving Marah once Kate tells Tully she has breast cancer. After trying everything, Kate dies peacefully in the backyard of her house on the Seattle Sound (shot in British Columbia), and Tully goes inside briefly before it happens.
“I was sitting there looking at all the small things that Kate sees right before she dies, when Tully goes inside for a minute. It was just like a gift from nature,” Chalke told TheWrap.
Filming the end of “Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2, specifically the scene in which Kate dies, was difficult enough for Sarah Chalke, but an irritated neighbor interrupting with his leaf blower made ending the series even more challenging.
The final episodes of “Firefly Lane” bring the adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s book to a close. Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Chalke’s Kate reconcile after falling out over a car accident involving Marah once Kate tells Tully she has breast cancer. After trying everything, Kate dies peacefully in the backyard of her house on the Seattle Sound (shot in British Columbia), and Tully goes inside briefly before it happens.
“I was sitting there looking at all the small things that Kate sees right before she dies, when Tully goes inside for a minute. It was just like a gift from nature,” Chalke told TheWrap.
- 5/6/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
How did it all end for Tully and Kate? The final seven episodes of Netflix’s Firefly Lane are now streaming, bringing to a conclusion the emotional, decade-spanning story of the two best friends. From the outcome of Kate’s battle with breast cancer to Tully’s romance with Danny, here are the answers to the biggest questions we had heading into Firefly Lane Season 2.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Firefly Lane Season 2 Part 2.]
Does Kate die in ‘Firefly Lane’? ‘Firefly Lane’ | Netflix
We’ll get the saddest question out of the way first. Yes, Sarah Chalke’s Kate does die in the final episode of Firefly Lane, titled “This Must Be the Place.” The mom and aspiring author learned she had stage IV inflammatory breast cancer in the show’s mid-season finale, “Hart-Shaped Box.” Despite early encouraging signs, treatment was ultimately unsuccessful.
Kate’s death was devastating for her husband Johnny (Ben Lawson), daughter...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Firefly Lane Season 2 Part 2.]
Does Kate die in ‘Firefly Lane’? ‘Firefly Lane’ | Netflix
We’ll get the saddest question out of the way first. Yes, Sarah Chalke’s Kate does die in the final episode of Firefly Lane, titled “This Must Be the Place.” The mom and aspiring author learned she had stage IV inflammatory breast cancer in the show’s mid-season finale, “Hart-Shaped Box.” Despite early encouraging signs, treatment was ultimately unsuccessful.
Kate’s death was devastating for her husband Johnny (Ben Lawson), daughter...
- 5/4/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 1 left viewers hanging in more ways than one, but Part 2 reconciles those loose ends.
In addition to Kate (Sarah Chalke) and Tully (Katherine Heigl) just barely missing each other on opposite elevators as Kate tries to deliver some devastating news to her estranged best friend, a short clip of a suggestive wedding scene between Johnny and Tully played after the credits of the Netflix series’ final episode.
Throughout Part 2 of Season 2, the scene’s puzzle pieces slowly come together, but at first it looks like Tully, dressed in white, might be getting ready to marry Johnny after Kate has died. As it turns out, it was Marah’s wedding, and Tully ended up with Danny.
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‘Firefly Lane’ Showrunner Wanted to ‘Stay True’ to Book’s Ending and ‘Come Full Circle’
“We wanted to direct the audience a little bit and have them wonder, ‘Is Tully going to marry Johnny?...
In addition to Kate (Sarah Chalke) and Tully (Katherine Heigl) just barely missing each other on opposite elevators as Kate tries to deliver some devastating news to her estranged best friend, a short clip of a suggestive wedding scene between Johnny and Tully played after the credits of the Netflix series’ final episode.
Throughout Part 2 of Season 2, the scene’s puzzle pieces slowly come together, but at first it looks like Tully, dressed in white, might be getting ready to marry Johnny after Kate has died. As it turns out, it was Marah’s wedding, and Tully ended up with Danny.
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‘Firefly Lane’ Showrunner Wanted to ‘Stay True’ to Book’s Ending and ‘Come Full Circle’
“We wanted to direct the audience a little bit and have them wonder, ‘Is Tully going to marry Johnny?...
- 4/29/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Note: This piece contains major spoilers for “Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2, so if you have not watched yet, don’t read ahead!
The on-screen story of the “Firefly Lane” girls has come to an end.
Part 1 of Season 2 ended with Kate (Sarah Chalke) just missing out on telling Tully (Katherine Heigl) she was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. The seven-episode Part 2 landed on Netflix Thursday and concludes the drama series, which is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel.
The estranged friends, who had a falling out over Kate’s daughter Marah being in a car accident with Tully at the wheel, make up and reunite within the first two episodes.
They come together in a moment of dire need for Kate as she prepares to undergo a mastectomy surgery and then a reconstruction one for her breasts, as the aggressive form of cancer she has is already at Stage 4. Author...
The on-screen story of the “Firefly Lane” girls has come to an end.
Part 1 of Season 2 ended with Kate (Sarah Chalke) just missing out on telling Tully (Katherine Heigl) she was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. The seven-episode Part 2 landed on Netflix Thursday and concludes the drama series, which is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel.
The estranged friends, who had a falling out over Kate’s daughter Marah being in a car accident with Tully at the wheel, make up and reunite within the first two episodes.
They come together in a moment of dire need for Kate as she prepares to undergo a mastectomy surgery and then a reconstruction one for her breasts, as the aggressive form of cancer she has is already at Stage 4. Author...
- 4/29/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
We hope you had your Kleenex handy. The final episodes of Netflix’s Firefly Lane have arrived, and they packed a serious emotional punch. The time-hopping drama about the decades-long friendship between bookish and awkward Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) and the outgoing and ambitious Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl) went out with a heartbreaking episode that brought the two besties’ story to a fitting close. We break down the ending of Firefly Lane Season 2 and what happened in episode 16, “This Must Be the Place.”
[Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Firefly Lane Season 2 Part 2.]
The ‘Firefly Lane’ series finale reveals Marah is the one getting married in 2016
The first half of Firefly Lane’s second (and final) season concluded with a serious teaser for the show’s last seven episodes. A flash-forward to 2016 at the end of episode nine showed Kate’s husband Johnny (Ben Lawson) and Tully preparing for a wedding at Kate and Johnny’s gorgeous waterfront home.
[Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Firefly Lane Season 2 Part 2.]
The ‘Firefly Lane’ series finale reveals Marah is the one getting married in 2016
The first half of Firefly Lane’s second (and final) season concluded with a serious teaser for the show’s last seven episodes. A flash-forward to 2016 at the end of episode nine showed Kate’s husband Johnny (Ben Lawson) and Tully preparing for a wedding at Kate and Johnny’s gorgeous waterfront home.
- 4/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains spoilers for all of Firefly Lane.
Firefly Lane’s second season is an emotional rollercoaster filled with heart, life changing moments, and most importantly, friendship. The series, which is inspired by Kristin Hannah’s beloved novel, follows the thirty year friendship of Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke).
In part one of the final season, which was released in December of 2022, we not only learn what was bad enough to break these Firefly Lane girls apart, but we realize how drastically everything is about to change when Kate gets diagnosed with stage 3 of a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. Part two wraps up their story in a way that is true to life.
Do Kate and Tully Make Up?
Tully returns from Antarctica to work on a documentary in episode ten of the season, which is the first episode of part two. After that...
Firefly Lane’s second season is an emotional rollercoaster filled with heart, life changing moments, and most importantly, friendship. The series, which is inspired by Kristin Hannah’s beloved novel, follows the thirty year friendship of Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke).
In part one of the final season, which was released in December of 2022, we not only learn what was bad enough to break these Firefly Lane girls apart, but we realize how drastically everything is about to change when Kate gets diagnosed with stage 3 of a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. Part two wraps up their story in a way that is true to life.
Do Kate and Tully Make Up?
Tully returns from Antarctica to work on a documentary in episode ten of the season, which is the first episode of part two. After that...
- 4/27/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Firefly Lane is an extremely popular series on Netflix. The show was adapted from the 2009 best-selling book of the same name by Kristin Hannah.
Hannah is a former attorney who became an award-winning author. It is certainly not her only hit novel. As of now, she has written more than 20 books and is still going strong.
Some of her most popular are The Great Alone, The Four Winds, Winter Garden, Between Sisters, On Mystic Lake, and of course, Firefly Lane.
But Firefly Lane is not her only title being adapted for the screen.
What is ‘Firefly Lane’? There are several books that are being adapted from author Kristin Hannah I Geography Photos via Getty
Firefly Lane, the book and the series, is a true testament to the power of women’s friendships. It is the story of Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) and Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl), who meet as teens...
Hannah is a former attorney who became an award-winning author. It is certainly not her only hit novel. As of now, she has written more than 20 books and is still going strong.
Some of her most popular are The Great Alone, The Four Winds, Winter Garden, Between Sisters, On Mystic Lake, and of course, Firefly Lane.
But Firefly Lane is not her only title being adapted for the screen.
What is ‘Firefly Lane’? There are several books that are being adapted from author Kristin Hannah I Geography Photos via Getty
Firefly Lane, the book and the series, is a true testament to the power of women’s friendships. It is the story of Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) and Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl), who meet as teens...
- 1/26/2023
- by Stacy Feintuch
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 1 marks the beginning of the end of the Netflix series’ adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s best-selling 2008 novel, closing on quite the cliffhanger before we see how the story ends in Part 2 sometime in 2023. And for creator Maggie Friedman, this was the ideal way to close out this adaptation.
“Part of it was that we were able then to make it all at once and write it all at once, rather than have that lag in between seasons, which can be quite a long time,” she told TheWrap of the decision to split Season 2 into two halves. “I knew where I wanted the story to end and what I felt was like [was] a satisfying conclusion to the series. It just felt natural rather than make a Season 2 and then wait however long, to just kind of do it all at once. And so I think this way,...
“Part of it was that we were able then to make it all at once and write it all at once, rather than have that lag in between seasons, which can be quite a long time,” she told TheWrap of the decision to split Season 2 into two halves. “I knew where I wanted the story to end and what I felt was like [was] a satisfying conclusion to the series. It just felt natural rather than make a Season 2 and then wait however long, to just kind of do it all at once. And so I think this way,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Opposites often attract in the best of friendships, and that’s true of the sweeping tale of Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl) and Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) in the Netflix series “Firefly Lane,” adapted from the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah. Not only do Kate and Tully compliment each other personality-wise, but the way they choose to live their lives down the road also complete the two supposed “halves” of adult womanhood.
Like in Hannah’s novel, Season 2 Part 1 of the Netflix show continues to expand the three separate timelines of the core female friendship that it sews together. Two younger actresses portray the teen versions of Tully (Ali Skovbye) and Kate (Roan Curtis) when they first meet in the seventies, but their bond stretches far into the future, all the way to the new millennium 2000.
“We do live in a very ageist culture, that seems to sort of feel like...
Like in Hannah’s novel, Season 2 Part 1 of the Netflix show continues to expand the three separate timelines of the core female friendship that it sews together. Two younger actresses portray the teen versions of Tully (Ali Skovbye) and Kate (Roan Curtis) when they first meet in the seventies, but their bond stretches far into the future, all the way to the new millennium 2000.
“We do live in a very ageist culture, that seems to sort of feel like...
- 12/4/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the finale of Firefly Lane. If you’ve yet to finish your binge, you might want to put off reading this recap until you have.
Is a finale still a finale if there’s not actually anything final about it? That was the question we were left asking after watching Episode 10 of Netflix’s Firefly Lane. Not only did it leave Johnny’s fate unresolved and Sean’s future uncertain, it revealed that Tully and Kate hadn’t remained Firefly Lane girls forever. But why?!? We were never told! But if you read on,...
Is a finale still a finale if there’s not actually anything final about it? That was the question we were left asking after watching Episode 10 of Netflix’s Firefly Lane. Not only did it leave Johnny’s fate unresolved and Sean’s future uncertain, it revealed that Tully and Kate hadn’t remained Firefly Lane girls forever. But why?!? We were never told! But if you read on,...
- 2/6/2021
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
With Wednesday’s release of Netflix’s Firefly Lane, we got to know future BFFs Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey — played as adults by Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, respectively — just as they got to know one another. The former was portrayed as always having been gorgeous and outgoing, a star waiting to be born; the latter, bookish and reserved (as telegraphed by her ever-present glasses — TV shorthand for mousy). Yet they forged a relationship that lasted decades, at least until… dun dun Dun!
We’ll get to “dun dun Dun” in a bit — and give you a chance to...
We’ll get to “dun dun Dun” in a bit — and give you a chance to...
- 2/3/2021
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
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