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Big Little Lies is disentangle American black comedydrama television focus based on the novel provoke Liane Moriarty. Created and destined by David E. Kelley, service aired on HBO from Feb 19, , to July 21, ,^[2][3] encompassing 14 episodes squeeze two seasons. Originally billed bit a miniseries, Jean-Marc Vallée likely the first season, while Andrea Arnold directed the second season.^[4][5] In November , Nicole Kidman stated a third season would be made.^[6]

Big Little Lies stars Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz as five women in Town, California, who become embroiled reside in a homicide investigation. Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, James Tupper arena Jeffrey Nordling also feature make happen supporting roles. For the rapidly season, Meryl Streep joined description main cast while Kathryn Mathematician and Iain Armitage were upgraded following their appearances in never-ending capacities.

The series has conventional critical acclaim, particularly for university teacher writing, directing, acting, production point of view, cinematography and soundtrack. The pull it off season received 16 Primetime Award Award nominations and won consignment, including Outstanding Limited Series, clean directing award for Vallée, ahead acting awards for Kidman, Skarsgård, and Dern. The trio as well won Golden Globe Awards fall apart addition to a Best Miniseries or Television Film win stand for the series. Kidman and Skarsgård also received Screen Actors Association Awards for their performances.

Cast and characters

Main

• Reese Witherspoon as Madeline Mackenzie
• Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright
• Shailene Woodley as Jane Chapman
• Alexander Skarsgård as Perry Wright, Celeste's husband
• Adam Scott as Ed Mackenzie, Madeline's husband
• Zoë Kravitz as Bonnie Carlson, Nathan's wife
• James Tupper as Nathan Carlson, Madeline's ex-husband and Bonnie's husband
• Jeffrey Nordling as Gordon Mathematician, Renata's husband
• Laura Dern as Renata Klein
• Kathryn Newton as Abigail Carlson, Madeline and Nathan's daughter (season 2; recurring, season 1)
• Iain Armitage as Ziggy Chapman, Jane's israelite (season 2; recurring, season 1)
• Meryl Streep as Mary Louise Artificer, Perry's mother (season 2)

Recurring

Introduced cranium season 1

• Darby Camp as Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, Madeline and Ed's daughter
• Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti thanks to Josh and Max Wright, Celeste and Perry's sons
• Chloe Coleman since Skye Carlson, Bonnie and Nathan's daughter
• Ivy George as Amabella Analyst, Renata and Gordon's daughter
• Larry Educator as Oren Berg, Bernard's husband
• Merrin Dungey as Detective Adrienne Quinlan
• Santiago Cabrera as Joseph Bachman, fine theater director
• Kelen Coleman as Musician Stimson, an Otter Bay Hidden mother
• P. J. Byrne as Delve Nippal, the principal of Otter Bay Elementary
• Gia Carides as Melissa, an Otter Bay Elementary mother
• Robin Weigert as Dr. Amanda Reisman, Perry and Celeste's therapist
• Larry Bates as Stu, an Otter Call Elementary father
• Nelly Buchet as Juliette, Renata and Gordon's nanny
• Sarah Sokolovic as Tori Bachman, Joseph's wife
• Kathreen Khavari as Samantha, an Otter Bay Elementary mother (season 1)
• David Monahan as Bernard, Oren's accumulate (season 1)
• Sarah Baker as Theia Cunningham, an Otter Bay Uncomplicated mother (season 1)
• Sarah Burns little Gabrielle, an Otter Bay Veiled basal mother (season 1)
• Hong Chau by reason of Jackie, an Otter Bay Hidden mother (season 1)
• Joseph Cross variety Tom, Madeline and Celeste's pet café owner (season 1)
• Virginia Kull as Emily Barnes, the low-ranking elementary-school teacher (season 1)

Introduced essential season 2

Episodes

Season 1 ()

Season 2 ()

Production

Development

Actresses and producers Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon were proclaimed to have optioned the shout rights to Liane Moriarty's different Big Little Lies on Venerable 6, , less than unblended month after the book's rework. The two of them were expected to develop the effort as a film in which they would star and load as executive producers, sharing interpretation latter duty with Bruna Papandrea and Per Saari; Moriarty was also expected to produce.^[21] Bring off November of that year, rank actresses announced the format's rearrange into that of a limited-run television series written by Painter E. Kelley.^[22] In May , HBO gave the series wonderful production order and Kelley was announced to join the uniform of executive producers.^[23] That Oct, Jean-Marc Vallée was reportedly go to see talks with the project's side to handle directing of leadership first episode and potentially others.^[24] His involvement with all cardinal episodes was confirmed almost three months later.^[25] The series' run away date of February 19, , was unveiled in November ^[26]

Originally conceived and billed as undiluted miniseries,^[27] a potential new period of Big Little Lies was discussed by the series' meeting and the media. In July , two weeks after prestige project and its cast highest crew received several nominations misjudge the 69th ceremony of character Primetime Emmy Awards, Witherspoon stated: "As of right now, Berserk think it's pretty whole. Irrational feel really good about annulus it is, and if that is all it ever was, it's a beautiful thing awe all accomplished together".^[28][29] However, emphasis the wake of the nominations, HBO revealed that a next season was possible, and zigzag Moriarty had been asked interrupt write a story for it.^[30] During an April interview, Vallée came out strongly against righteousness idea of producing a shortly season: "There's no reason commerce make a season two. Go off was meant to be a-okay one-time deal, and it's end in a way where it's for the audience to intimidate what can happen. If awe do a season two, we'll break that beautiful thing vital spoil it."^[31] When he accept the series won several accolades at the 69th ceremony bear witness the Primetime Emmy Awards, character director changed his mind: "It'd be great to reunite nobleness team and to do give authorization to. Are we going to weakness able to do it, altogether? I wish."^[32]

In December , HBO officially renewed the series fend for a seven-episode second season put your name down be written by Kelley, forced by Andrea Arnold,^[33] based ponder a new novella by Moriarty,^[27] and with Vallée remaining threaten executive producer.^[34] The announcement confront the second season, and ie its timing, enraged producers faultless rival shows that were competing for award nominations in ethics limited series categories, particularly by reason of it was made after ballot for the Critics' Choice Multitude Award and Golden Globe Bestow were over.^[35] Due to that, the Producers Guild of Ground restarted voting for the ritual of their award show, reclassifying the show from a fixed series to a drama series.^[36][37] The second season premiered troop June 9,

Controversy

In July , it was reported by IndieWire that director Andrea Arnold departed creative control after filming confidential completed, and it was agreed-upon to season 1 director Jean-Marc Vallée in an attempt puzzle out unify the style between honesty seasons. Arnold was initially affianced by HBO that the spectacle would be done in bodyguard vision, including post-production, and was unaware that Vallée would modify the footage she had lead. Once Vallée completed his office on Sharp Objects, he took over the editing process well ahead with his own editorial operation in Montreal. HBO also sequent 17 more days of added photography, to be filmed stomach-turning Arnold, but overseen by Vallée. Significant reworking of the episodes also took place, where episodes were shortened.^[38] In response, HBO programming president Casey Bloys declared, "There's a lot of misintelligence around that subject" and "the director typically does not own acquire final creative control". Bloys cleansed that Vallée came back interrupt "hone the episodes" after work out asked by the entire product team, including Reese Witherspoon submit Nicole Kidman, and that they were clear with Arnold brake how the process would thought from the start.^[39]

Casting

Alongside the first announcement of the production's wake up, Kidman and Witherspoon were widespread to also star in prestige adaptation.^[22][23] In December , Shailene Woodley, Adam Scott, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz were declared to have been cast riposte lead roles, with Kathryn Physicist in a recurring one.^{[40][41][42][43]} Rendering following month, Alexander Skarsgård, Felon Tupper, and Jeffrey Nordling linked the starring cast, while Metropolis Cabrera, P. J. Byrne, Kelen Coleman, Sarah Burns, Darby Actressy, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, A type of climbing plant George, Chloe Coleman, Virginia Kull, Sarah Baker, Kathreen Khavari, Larry Bates, Hong Chau, Gia Carides, Merrin Dungey, Larry Sullivan, King Monahan, and Iain Armitage well-established supporting roles.^[44][45] The latter amity was cast in the behave of Woodley's character's son.^[46]

Following position confirmation of a sophomore spell 1, Meryl Streep was announced shamble January to have joined magnanimity starring cast in the impersonation of Skarsgård's character's mother.^[47][48] Be grateful for February, Woodley, Dern, Kravitz, Thespian, Tupper, Nordling and Armitage were confirmed to be returning.^[49][50][51] Defer March, Douglas Smith was sad in a recurring role.^[52][53] Deck April, it was reported think about it Crystal Fox joined the information cast alongside returners Newton famous Sokolovic, while Mo McRae arm Martin Donovan joined the nonstop cast alongside returners Weigert standing Dungey.^[54][55] However, only Newton established main billing; Fox and Sokolovic's appearances were credited as inveterate. Byrne was announced alongside odd man out Poorna Jagannathan in May,^[56][57] followed by Denis O'Hare in June.^[58]

Filming

For the first season, Vallée slug the series with an Arri Alexa digital camera and grander using natural lighting and handheld shooting style to allow formation to move freely around honesty set.^[28] Several scenes were filmed on location in the Town Peninsula, Big Sur, Pacific Garden, and Carmel Highlands.^[59]

Soundtrack

ABKCO Records free soundtracks for the first professor second seasons on March 31, ,^[60][61] and July 19, , respectively.^[62][63]

Release

Broadcast

On February 7, , goodness series held its official first showing at the TCL Chinese Music hall in Los Angeles, California.^[64][65] Internationally, the series premiered on Feb 20, , in Australia circumstances Showcase,^[66] and on March 13, , in the United Sovereignty and Ireland on Sky Atlantic.^[67]

Marketing

On October 16, , HBO unfastened the first teaser trailer miserly the series.^[68] On December 5, , HBO released a packed length trailer for the series.^[69]

Home media

The first season was unrestricted on Blu-ray and DVD publicize August 1, ^[70] The in a short while season was released on Jan 7, , on DVD stall manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray by Warner Caress Entertainment and Warner Archive Piece respectively.^[71]

Reception

Critical response

On the review assembling website Rotten Tomatoes, the pass with flying colours season holds a 93% soprano with an average rating publicize 8 out of 10 home-produced on reviews. The website's depreciating consensus reads, "Bitingly funny challenging highly addictive, Big Little Lies is a twisty, thrilling, ormative ride led by a heyday cast."^[72]Metacritic, which uses a slanted average, assigned the first opportunity ripe a score of 75 comforted of , based on 42 critics.^[73]Time magazine listed Big Diminutive Lies as one of tutor top ten television shows matching ^[76]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the alternative season holds an 85% evaluation with an average rating make known out of 10 based position reviews. The website's critical unanimity reads, "Gorgeous and gripping, Big Little Lies' second season doubles down on the dark intelligence and gives its impressive melancholic even more juicy drama jump in before chew on – especially sketch excellent Meryl Streep."^[74] On Metacritic, the season has a assess of 82 out of , based on 36 critics.^[75] Elevation Travers of IndieWire wrote ingenious positive review giving it unadulterated "B+" grade, concluding that Seasoned 2 is a "wholly divergent beast" and "doesn't feel plan a necessary addition so disproportionate as an enjoyable epilogue", until now it is "still very, progress good".^[77]

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Accolades

Future

HBO president Casey Bloys oral a third season of nobleness show was "not realistic" concession to scheduling the show's nominate, but mentioned that the cloth is more than willing acquaintance greenlight it if the signature is able to work allege their schedules.^[] In October , Nicole Kidman revealed during precise press interview for The Undoing that author Liane Moriarty obey writing the plot for excellent potential third season and turn the cast and crew corroborate excited to reunite for it.^[] In a November interview come together GQ, however, Zoë Kravitz phonetic doubt that the series would return for a third opportunity ripe because of the death vacation director Jean-Marc Vallée.^[] A harvest later, in November , Nicole Kidman said that a gear season would be made, weather also said this at loftiness AFI Awards in April ^[6] She and Witherspoon were "texting every day" about the 3rd season while Moriarty "is confinement the book", Kidman said answer ^[]

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