Big Little Lies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Big Little Lies
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2017-02-19
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3080

Cast and credited roles

• James Tupper — Nathan Carlson
• Shailene Woodley — Jane Chapman
• Reese Witherspoon — Madeline Mackenzie
• Nicole Kidman — Celeste Wright
• Zoë Kravitz — Bonnie Carlson
• Laura Dern — Renata Klein
• Alexander Skarsgård — Perry Wright
• Adam Scott — Ed Mackenzie
• Jeffrey Nordling — Gordon Klein
• Iain Armitage — Ziggy Chapman
• Kathryn Newton — Abigail Carlson
• Meryl Streep — Mary Louise Wright

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-19; final listed air date 2017-04-02; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-06-09; final listed air date 2019-07-21; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big Little Lies on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.