Big Little Lies is an American drama television series, based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, that premiered on February 19, 2017, on HBO.
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.
Cast and characters[]
- 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 Klein, 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 son (season 2; recurring, season 1)
- Meryl Streep as Mary Louise Wright, Perry's mother (season 2)