Olive Kitteridge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, Olive Kitteridge tells the poignantly sweet, acerbically funny and devastatingly tragic story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of a woman whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and a staunch moral center.

Series details

• Title: Olive Kitteridge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2014-11-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-11-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 415

Cast and credited roles

• Frances McDormand — Olive Kitteridge
• Richard Jenkins — Henry Kitteridge
• Martha Wainwright — Angela O'Meara
• John Gallagher, Jr. — Christopher Kitteridge
• Ann Dowd — Bonnie Newton
• Peter Mullan — Jim O'Casey
• Bill Murray — Jack Kennison
• Jesse Plemons — Jerry McCarthy
• Rosemarie DeWitt — Rachel Coulson
• Zoe Kazan — Denise Thibodeau
• Donna Mitchell — Louise Larkin
• Brady Corbet — Henry Thibodeau

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-11-02; final listed air date 2014-11-03; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Olive Kitteridge 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.