Set to well and truly stir things up in the seaside town of Monterey, the triple Oscar winner Meryl Streep portrays Mary Louise Wright, the mother of the Perry Wright (Alexander SkarsgŒrd), who arrives in Monterey concerned for the welfare of her grandchildren, now being raised solo by Kidman’s character Celeste following Perry’s death in season one. She’s also in search of answers to questions raised about how her son died on that fateful night of the Elvis Presley and Audrey Hepburn dress-up charity ball.