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‘Big Little Lies’ Cast
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Based on the bestseller by Liane Moriarty, “Big Little Lies” takes place in the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, where nothing is quite as it seems. Doting moms, successful husbands, adorable children, beautiful homes: What lies will be told to keep their perfect worlds from unraveling? The project is written by David E. Kelley (seven-time Emmy winner for “Picket Fences,” “LA Law,” “The Practice” and “Ally McBeal”) and directed by Oscar nominee Jean-Marc Vallee (“Dallas Buyers Club”). Click through our photo gallery above for your sneak peek at HBO’s newest seven-episode limited series before it premieres on February 19, 2017.
-By Amanda Spears
Reese Witherspoon as Madeline Mackenzie
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Madeline is a whirlwind of energy and good intentions, but her compulsion to set things right has unintended consequences.
Witherspoon, a past Oscar winner (“Walk the Line,” 2005), makes her first major foray into serial television and is looking for her first Emmy nomination.
Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright
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Celeste is the envy of her peers, a statuesque beauty who appears to have it all: twins, wealth and the perfect husband.
Kidman is an Oscar winner (“The Hours,” 2002) and a current nominee (“Lion”). She’s also a past Emmy nominee (“Hemingway & Gellhorn,” 2012) hoping to win this time out.
Shailene Woodley as Jane
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Jane, a single mom of modest means with a mysterious past, is new not only to Monterey but to the complicated social hierarchy of Otter Bay Elementary School, where her son is a student.
Woodley is looking to score her first major award nomination.
Laura Dern as Renata Klein
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Renata Klein is a powerful career woman and anti-bullying crusader at the center of schoolyard politics, both on and off the playground.
Dern is a past two-time Oscar nominee (“Rambling Rose” in 1991 and “Wild” in 2014) and is also a five-time Emmy nominee looking for her first trophy.
Zoe Kravitz as Bonnie Carlson
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Bonnie Carlson, married to Madeline’s ex-husband, is a spiritual yoga instructor and a sensitive soul with a strong moral compass.
Kravitz is looking to score her first major award nomination.
Alexander Skarsgard as Perry Wright
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Perry Wright, half of the seemingly perfect Monterey couple, is a successful businessman, loving father and devoted husband to Celeste (Kidman).
Skarsgard, is looking to score his first major award nomination.
Adam Scott as Ed Mackenzie
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Ed Mackenzie, is Madeline’s (Witherspoon) stable and loving second husband, who copes with feelings of being second-best and, unlike his wife, believes in playing it safe.
Scott is looking to score his first major award nomination.
Episode 1: ‘Somebody’s Dead’
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Debut: Sunday, Feb. 19
Synopsis: In the affluent beachfront community of Monterey, Cal., a suspicious death at a coastal elementary school fundraiser draws attention to the frictions among some of the mothers. Madeline (Witherspoon) and Celeste (Kidman), longtime friends and confidantes, welcome newcomer Jane (Woodley) and her son, Ziggy (Iain Armitage), into their inner circle, much to the chagrin of another mother, Renata (Dern). An incident with the children at school causes battle lines to be drawn.
Episode 2: ‘Serious Mothering’
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Debut: Sunday, Feb. 26
Synopsis: Jane (Woodley) deflects Ziggy’s (Armitage) questions about why they moved to Monterey. Madeline (Witherspoon) gets news that her community theater production might get derailed, and is outraged over a slight from Renata (Dern). Celeste (Kidman) suggests to Perry (Skarsgård) that they see a counselor. Nathan (James Tupper) and Ed (Scott) meet in hopes of smoothing out the tensions between their wives, and themselves.
