No More Nerves' for Blake Lively in Simple Favor Sequel

The American actress returns for the sequel to the 2018 murder mystery, together with co-stars Anna Kendrick and Henry Golding

- Alison de Souza

AUSTIN, Texas — Set at a wedding in Italy, Another Simple Favor reunites Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, and Henry Golding, who reprise their roles from the 2018 murder mystery-comedy A Simple Favor.

And much has changed for all three actors since then, with Golding and Kendrick's careers taking off and Lively achieving notoriety after her romantic drama It Ends With Us (2024), which sparked a series of legal and reputational battles for the star since end-2024.

Now streaming on Prime Video, the sequel continues the tale of the friendship-turned-rivalry between mummy vlogger Stephanie (Kendrick) and her glamorous pal Emily (Lively).

It picks up five years after the events of the original movie, which saw Emily stage her death and her husband Sean (Golding) accused of her murder before she is revealed to be alive — and sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering her sister and father.

Stephanie is now a true-crime vlogger and Emily, released from prison on appeal, insists Stephanie attend her extravagant wedding to Dante (Michele Morrone), a wealthy Italian with mob ties.

But the festivities soon spiral into chaos as betrayal, family secrets, and murder unfold once again.