''Big Little Lies'' is an American

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television series based on the 2014 novel of the same name by

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. Created and written by

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, it aired on

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from February 19, 2017, to July 21, 2019, encompassing 14 episodes and two seasons. Originally billed as a

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directed the first season, while

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directed the second season. ''Big Little Lies'' stars

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Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

Shailene Woodley Shailene Diann Woodley (born November 15, 1991) is an American actress. Born in San Bernardino, California, Woodley was raised in Simi Valley, and started modeling at the age of four and began acting professionally in minor television roles. She ...

Laura Dern Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actor Bruce Dern and ac ...

, and

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as five women in

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, who become embroiled in a murder investigation.

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, Adam Scott,

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and

Jeffrey Nordling Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in ''Once and Again'', Larry Moss in '' 24'', Nick Bolen in ''Desperate Housewives'', and Gordon Klein in '' Big Little Lies'', as wel ...

also feature in supporting roles. For the second season,

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joined the main cast while

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and

Iain Armitage Iain Armitage (; born July 15, 2008) is an American child actor. He is known for starring as Sheldon Cooper in ''Young Sheldon'', a prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'', and Ziggy Chapman in '' Big Little Lies''. In 2018, Armitage received the Youn ...

were upgraded following their appearances in recurring capacities. The series has received critical acclaim, particularly for its writing, directing, acting, cinematography and soundtrack. The first season received 16

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nominations and won eight, including Outstanding Limited Series, a directing award for Vallée, and acting awards for Kidman, Skarsgård, and Dern. The trio also won

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in addition to a Best Miniseries or Television Film win for the series. Kidman and Skarsgård also received

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s for their performances.

Cast and characters

Main

as Madeline Martha Mackenzie *

as Celeste Wright *

as Jane Chapman *

as Perry Wright, Celeste's husband * Adam Scott as Ed Mackenzie, Madeline's husband *

as Bonnie Howard Carlson, Nathan's wife *

as Nathan Carlson, Madeline's ex-husband and Bonnie's husband *

as Gordon Klein, Renata's husband *

as Renata Klein *

as Ziggy Chapman, Jane's son * Sarah Baker as Thea Cunningham (season 1) *

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as Gabrielle (season 1) *

P. J. Byrne Paul Jeffrey Byrne (born December 15, 1974) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013) a ...

as Warren Nippal, the principal of Otter Bay Elementary *

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as Joseph Bachman, a theater director (season 1; recurring season 2) *

Darby Camp Darby Eliza Camp (born July 14, 2007) is an American actress. Her career had begun through her mother, an actress herself. Camp's breakout role came in HBO's '' Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019) in the recurring role of Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, ...

as Chloe Adaline Mackenzie, Madeline and Ed's daughter *

Gia Carides Gia Carides (born 7 June 1964) is an Australian actress. She portrayed Liz Holt in '' Strictly Ballroom'', Susy Connor in '' Brilliant Lies'', and Cousin Nikki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'' Early life Carides was born in Sydney, Australia, ...

as Melissa (season 1; recurring season 2) *

Hong Chau Hong Chau (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress who gained recognition for her supporting role in the 2017 film '' Downsizing'', in which she played the character Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for several supporting ...

as Jackie (season 1) *

Kelen Coleman Kelen Sadie Coleman (born April 19, 1984) is an American actress. Early life Coleman grew up in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her father is bluegrass musician T. Michael Coleman. Her mother ...

as Harper Stimson (season 1; recurring season 2) *

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as Tom, Madeline and Celeste's favorite café owner (season 1) *

Merrin Dungey Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series ''The King of Queens'', ''Alias'', '' Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Summerland'', ''Conviction'', '' The Resident'' ...

as Detective Adrienne Quinlan *

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as Amabella Klein, Renata and Gordon's daughter *

Virginia Kull Virginia Kull is an American actress who has appeared in ''Big Little Lies'', ''NOS4A2'', ''The Looming Tower'', and others. In addition to her roles in film and television, she has appeared in various Broadway productions. Early life and ed ...

as Ms. Barnes, the children's elementary-school teacher (season 1) *

as Abigail Carlson, Madeline and Nathan's daughter *

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as Tori Bachman, Joseph's wife *

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as Dr. Amanda Reisman, Perry and Celeste's therapist *

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as Dr. Moriarty, Ziggy's child psychologist (season 1) *

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as Mayor Bartley (season 1) * Annie Fitzgerald as Tracy Rensing (season 1) *

as Mary Louise Wright, Perry's mother (season 2) * Cameron Crovetti as Josh Wright, Celeste and Perry's son (season 2; recurring season 1) * Nicholas Crovetti as Max Wright, Celeste and Perry's son (season 2; recurring season 1) * Mo McRae as Michael Perkins, a new second-grade teacher at Otter Bay Elementary (season 2) * Douglas Smith as Corey Brockfield, Jane's love interest and co-worker at

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(season 2) *

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as Martin Howard, Bonnie's father (season 2) *

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as Elizabeth Howard, Bonnie's mother (season 2) *

Denis O'Hare Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and author noted for his award-winning performances in the plays '' Take Me Out'' and ''Sweet Charity'', as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on HB ...

as Ira Farber, Mary Louise's lawyer (season 2) *

Becky Ann Baker Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke; born February 17, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles of Jean Weir on NBC comedy-drama series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000) and Loreen Horvath on HBO comedy-drama series ''Girls'' (2012� ...

as Marylin Cipriani, the judge in Celeste and Mary Louise's custody case (season 2) *

Poorna Jagannathan Poorna Jagannathan is an American producer and actress of Indian descent. She is best known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries ''The Night Of'', as well for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy seri ...

as Katie Richmond, Celeste's lawyer (season 2)

Recurring

* Chloe Coleman as Skye Carlson, Bonnie and Nathan's daughter *

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as Oren * Larry Bates as Stu *

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as Samantha (season 1) *

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as Bernard (season 1)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

Production

Development

Actresses and producers

and

were announced to have optioned the screen rights to

's novel '' Big Little Lies'' on August 6, 2014, less than a month after the book's publication. The two of them were expected to develop the project as a film in which they would star and act as

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, sharing the latter duty with

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and Per Saari; Moriarty was also expected to

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. In November of that year, the actresses announced the format's shift into that of a limited-run television series written by

. In May 2015,

gave the series a production order and Kelley was announced to join the team of executive producers. That October,

was reportedly in talks with the project's team to handle directing of the first episode and potentially others. His involvement with all seven episodes was confirmed almost two months later. The series' release date of February 19, 2017, was unveiled in November 2016. Originally conceived and billed as a miniseries, a potential new season of ''Big Little Lies'' was discussed by the series' audience and the media. In July 2017, two weeks after the project and its cast and crew received several nominations for the 69th ceremony of the

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, Witherspoon stated: "As of right now, I think it's pretty whole. I feel really good about where it is, and if this is all it ever was, it's a beautiful thing we all accomplished together". However, in the wake of the nominations, HBO revealed that a second season was possible, and that Moriarty had been asked to write a story for it. During a April 2017 interview, Vallée came out strongly against the idea of producing a second season: "There's no reason to make a season two. That was meant to be a one-time deal, and it's finishing in a way where it's for the audience to imagine what can happen. If we do a season two, we'll break that beautiful thing and spoil it." When he and the series won several accolades at the 69th ceremony of the Primetime Emmy Awards, the director changed his mind: "It'd be great to reunite the team and to do it. Are we going to be able to do it, altogether? I wish." In December 2017, HBO officially renewed the series for a seven-episode second season to be written by Kelley, directed by

, based on a new novella by Moriarty, and with Vallée remaining an executive producer. The announcement of the second season, and specifically its timing, enraged producers of rival shows that were competing for award nominations in the limited series categories, particularly since it was made after voting for the

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and

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were over. Due to this, the

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restarted voting for the 2018 ceremony of their award show, reclassifying the show from a limited series to a

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. The second season premiered on June 9, 2019. In July 2019, it was reported by ''

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'' that director Andrea Arnold lost creative control after filming had completed, and it was given to season 1 director Jean-Marc Vallée in an attempt to unify the style between the seasons. Arnold was initially promised by HBO that the show would be done in her vision, including post-production, and was unaware that Vallée would edit the footage she had shot. Once Vallée completed his work on '' Sharp Objects'', he took over the editing process along with his own editorial team in Montreal. HBO also ordered 17 more days of additional photography, to be filmed by Arnold, but overseen by Vallée. Significant reworking of the episodes also took place, where episodes were shortened. In response, HBO programming president Casey Bloys stated, "There's a lot of misinformation around that subject" and "the director typically does not have final creative control". Bloys clarified that Vallée came back to "hone the episodes" after being asked by the entire producing team, including Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, and that they were clear with Arnold about how the process would work from the start.

Casting

Alongside the initial announcement of the production's development, Kidman and Witherspoon were reported to also star in the adaptation. In December 2015,

, Adam Scott,

, and

were announced to have been cast in lead roles, with

in a recurring one. The following month,

, and

joined the starring cast, while

, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti,

, Chloe Coleman,

, Sarah Baker,

, Larry Bates,

, and

landed supporting roles. The latter one was cast in the role of Woodley's character's son. Following the confirmation of a sophomore season,

was announced in January 2018 to have joined the starring cast in the role of Skarsgård's character's mother. In February, Woodley, Dern, Kravitz, Scott, Tupper, Nordling and Armitage were confirmed to be returning. That March, Douglas Smith was cast in a recurring role. In April, it was reported that

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joined the main cast alongside returners Newton and Sokolovic, while Mo McRae and

joined the recurring cast alongside returners Weigert and Dungey. However, only Newton received main billing; Fox and Sokolovic's appearances were credited as recurring. Byrne was announced alongside newcomer

in May, followed by

in June.

Filming

For the first season, Vallée shot the series with an

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digital camera and preferred using natural lighting and handheld shooting style to allow actors to move freely around the set. Several scenes were filmed on location in the

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, Pacific Grove, and Carmel Highlands.

Soundtrack

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released

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s for the first and second seasons on March 31, 2017, and July 19, 2019, respectively.

Release

Broadcast

On February 7, 2017, the series held its official premiere at the

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, California. Internationally, the series premiered on February 20, 2017, in Australia on

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, and on March 13, 2017, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on

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Marketing

On October 16, 2016, HBO released the first teaser trailer for the series. On December 5, 2016, HBO released a full length trailer for the series.

Home media

The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 1, 2017. The second season was released on January 7, 2020, on DVD and manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray by

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and

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respectively.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregation website

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, the first season holds a 93% "certified fresh" rating with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 125 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Bitingly funny and highly addictive, ''Big Little Lies'' is a twisty, thrilling, enlightening ride led by a first-rate cast."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 75 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''

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'' magazine listed ''Big Little Lies'' as one of its top ten television shows of 2017. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an 86% "certified fresh" rating with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 105 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Gorgeous and gripping, ''Big Little Lies'' second season doubles down on the dark humor and gives its impressive cast even more juicy drama to chew on – especially an excellent Meryl Streep." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 82 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Ben Travers of ''

'' wrote a positive review giving it a "B+" grade, concluding that Season 2 is a "wholly different beast" and "doesn’t feel like a necessary addition so much as an enjoyable epilogue", yet it is "still very, very good".

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Accolades

Future

HBO president Casey Bloys said a third season of the show was "not realistic" due to scheduling the show's actors, but mentioned that the network is more than willing to greenlight it if the cast is able to work out their schedules. In October 2020, Nicole Kidman revealed during a press interview for ''

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'' that author Liane Moriarty is writing the plot for a potential third season and that the cast and crew are excited to reunite for it. In a November 2022 interview with '' GQ'', Zoë Kravitz confirmed the series would not return for a third season because of the death of director Jean-Marc Vallée.

References

External links

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