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Jennifer Garner knows that transformation is key when taking on a role.

Stepping into the shoes of Hannah Hall again in Season 2 of “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Garner knew she had to bring emotional depth and determination to the role.

The eight-episode second season is based on Laura Dave’s bestselling sequel “The First Time I Saw Him.”

In Season 2, Owen Michaels, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, shows up after years on the run.

Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey, played by Angourie Rice, find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them.

Garner says the second season takes place five years after the conclusion of Season 1, with Hannah living in Southern California, far from her former Sausalito houseboat, and running a successful woodworking showroom at the Pacific Design Center. The season finale will air Friday, April 10, on Apple TV. The first two seasons are available to stream.

According to Apple TV, as Hannah carves out a new life with Bailey, fresh threats arise, forcing them both into a dangerous pursuit connected to Owen’s unresolved past.

“It’s really a story of a stepmother and a stepdaughter being put through the ultimate test and becoming family,” Garner says. “They’ve had to rely on each other so much that they have become as close as possible.”

Garner says the current season marks a dramatic shift for Hannah. She finds herself steeled by the experiences of last season.

“Hannah was caught so off guard by everything in Season 1,” Garner says. “Now she’s a very different woman. It’s five years later. She’s very much aware that she’s being watched all the time — that any kind of ripple in the system could mean the end of safety for Bailey and for herself. She’s learned to box and fight — which every woman should know how to do. She’s stayed awake night after night, imagining, planning, worrying — putting them in the very best shape possible to move forward.”

Owen’s return adds more complexity to Hannah’s journey, Garner says.

“Last season, Owen was all in memory — this perfect man with a golden glow over every scene,” Garner says. “Now she’s confronted by this very real human who’s had a very different five years than Hannah has had since his disappearance.”

Coster-Waldau says the current season sees Owen working undercover at a shipyard in Houston, secretly collaborating with U.S. Marshal Grady Bradford, played by Augusto Aguilera, to gather evidence on the Campano family’s international narcotics operation.

“Season 1 was about the sudden, horrible destruction of a family,” says Coster-Waldau. “Season 2 is about whether you can put the broken pieces back together. Is that even possible? How strong is the love that holds them together — and how far are you willing to go to protect the people you love?”

As a father himself, Coster-Waldau brings a grounded emotional depth to Owen’s quiet desperation.

“There would be nothing I wouldn’t try to do if my daughters were in danger,” he says. “But Owen missed five of Bailey’s most formative years. Rebuilding their relationship isn’t just about love — it’s about acknowledging the pain, the silence and everything left unsaid.”

Garner says the show was able to expand beyond Dave’s novel, which helped the writers dive further into the emotional trauma.

“When (executive producer) Josh (Singer) adapted it from Laura’s plan for the second book, he made it more cinematic and a larger story — while very much staying true to the trajectory for each character that Laura had planned,” Garner says. “Bailey is really growing up, and she’s finding what she needs to feel whole — which means looking backwards to figure out everything she can about her mother.

“Hannah is trying to look ahead. How can we make sense of where we’re going together? As with any relationship, they have to meet somewhere in the middle. There’s some struggle, but they’re coming at it from such a place of love — knowing how interdependent they are and how much they have to rely on each other in order to be safe. They’re each other’s family. They’re what they have.”