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[01/10/17 - 11:02 AM]
"Big Little Lies," Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley, Debuts Feb. 19
In the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, nothing is quite as it seems.

[via press release from HBO]

"BIG LITTLE LIES," STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, LAURA DERN, ADAM SCOTT, ZO? KRAVITZ, JAMES TUPPER AND JEFFREY NORDLING, DEBUTS FEB. 19, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DIRECTS ALL SEVEN EPISODES OF LIMITED SERIES, WRITTEN FOR TELEVISION AND CREATED BY DAVID E. KELLEY, BASED ON THE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY LIANE MORIARTY

Executive Produced By Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea, Per Saari, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross And Gregg Fienberg; Produced By Barbara A. Hall And Liane Moriarty

In the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, 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?

Told through the eyes of three mothers - Madeline, Celeste and Jane - BIG LITTLE LIES paints a picture of a town fueled by rumors and divided into the haves and have-nots, exposing the conflicts, secrets and betrayals that compromise relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors.

Based on the New York Times number-one bestseller of the same name by Liane Moriarty, BIG LITTLE LIES is a subversive, darkly comedic drama that weaves a tale of murder and mischief as it explores society's myth of perfection and the contradictions that exist beneath our idealized fa&çade of marriage, sex, parenting and friendship. The seven-episode limited drama series debuts SUNDAY, FEB. 19 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée ("Dallas Buyers Club," for which he received an editing Oscar(R) nomination; "Wild"; "Demolition"), BIG LITTLE LIES is written for television and created by David E. Kelley (seven-time Emmy(R) winner for "Picket Fences," "LA Law," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal"; "Goliath").

The stellar cast includes Reese Witherspoon (Oscar(R), Golden Globe and SAG Award winner for "Walk the Line"; Oscar(R), Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee for "Wild"; "Inherent Vice"); Nicole Kidman (Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee for "Lion"; Oscar(R) winner for "The Hours"; Golden Globe winner for "To Die For," "Moulin Rouge!" and "The Hours"; SAG Award nominee for "Rabbit Hole" and "The Paperboy"; Emmy(R) nominee for HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn"); Shailene Woodley (Independent Spirit Award winner, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee for "The Descendants"; "Divergent"; "The Fault in Our Stars"); Laura Dern (Oscar(R) nominee for "Wild" and "Rambling Rose"; Golden Globe winner for HBO's "Enlightened," "Recount" and "Afterburn;" five-time Emmy(R) nominee); Zoë Kravitz ("Mad Max: Fury Road," "Divergent"); Alexander Skarsgård ("The Legend of Tarzan," HBO's "True Blood"); Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation," "Black Mass"); James Tupper ("Men in Trees," "Revenge"); and Jeffrey Nordling ("Sully," "Motive").

Executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea ("Gone Girl"; "Wild"; the Oscar(R) nominee "Milk"), Per Saari ("Rabbit Hole," "The Family Fang," "Monte Carlo"), Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross ("Dallas Buyers Club," "Wild," "Demolition") and Gregg Fienberg (four-time Emmy(R)-nominee; HBO's "True Blood" and "Deadwood"), and produced by Barbara A. Hall ("Ray," "Milk") and Liane Moriarty, BIG LITTLE LIES is a Pacific Standard/Blossom Films/David E. Kelley Productions production for HBO Films.

The Mothers of Monterey

Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon) is a whirlwind of energy and good intentions, but her compulsion to set things right has unintended consequences.

Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman) is the envy of her peers, a statuesque beauty who appears to have it all: twins, wealth and the perfect husband.

Jane (Shailene Woodley), 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.

Renata Klein (Laura Dern) is a powerful career woman and anti-bullying crusader at the center of schoolyard politics, on and off the playground.

Bonnie Carlson (Zoë Kravitz), married to Madeline's ex-husband, is a spiritual yoga instructor and a sensitive soul with a strong moral compass.

The Dads

Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgård), half of the seemingly perfect Monterey couple, is a successful businessman, loving father and devoted husband to Celeste.

Ed Mackenzie (Adam Scott) is Madeline's stable and loving second husband, who copes with feelings of being second-best and, unlike his wife, believes in playing it safe.

Nathan Carlson (James Tupper), ex-husband of Madeline, is re-married to the beautiful and younger yoga instructor, Bonnie. He faces the challenges of co-parenting a teenage daughter with his ex.

Gordon Klein (Jeffrey Nordling) is a high-powered executive who loves and supports his wife, Renata, in her professional endeavors, but doesn't always understand her actions.

The Families

The Mackenzies: Madeline, Ed, Abigail (Kathryn Newton) and Chloe (Darby Camp).

The Wrights: Celeste, Perry and twins Max and Josh (Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti).

The Carlsons: Nathan, Bonnie and Skye (Chloe Coleman).

The Kleins: Renata, Gordon and Amabella (Ivy George).

The Chapmans: Jane and Ziggy (Iain Armitage).

Additional cast members include Santiago Cabrera, P.J. Byrne and Virginia Kull.

Author Liane Moriarty, who serves in a producing capacity on the series, is an Australian novelist whose other bestsellers include "Truly Madly Guilty," "What Alice Forgot," "Three Wishes," "The Hypnotist's Love Story" and "The Husband's Secret," as well as a line of children's books.

Reese Witherspoon and her Pacific Standard production banner, along with Nicole Kidman and her Blossom Films production banner, optioned the film and television rights to the novel.

BIG LITTLE LIES was filmed in Monterey, Carmel, Malibu, Los Angeles, Culver City, Pasadena and Altadena, Cal.

Episodes include:

Episode #1: "Somebody's Dead"

Debut: SUNDAY, FEB. 19 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

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 (Reese Witherspoon) and Celeste (Nicole Kidman), longtime friends and confidantes, welcome newcomer Jane (Shailene Woodley) and her son, Ziggy (Iain Armitage), into their inner circle, much to the chagrin of another mother, Renata (Laura Dern). An incident with the children at school causes battle lines to be drawn.

Written by David E. Kelley; directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.

Episode #2: "Serious Mothering"

Debut: SUNDAY, FEB. 26 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Jane (Shailene Woodley) deflects Ziggy's (Iain Armitage) questions about why they moved to Monterey. Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) gets news that her community-theater production might get derailed, and is outraged over a slight from Renata (Laura Dern). Celeste (Nicole Kidman) suggests to Perry (Alexander Skarsgård) that they see a counselor. Nathan (James Tupper) and Ed (Adam Scott) meet in hopes of smoothing out the tensions between their wives, and themselves.

Written by David E. Kelley; directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.

The show will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.





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