Enlightened (2011)

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 107 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman has a breakdown and then a spiritual awakening during rehab. She returns to her old life trying to change for the better, but her efforts are messy and often awkward.

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What happens

Enlightened is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on October 10, 2011. The series was created by Mike White, who wrote every episode, and Laura Dern. As signaled by its tagline "About a woman on the verge of a nervous breakthrough", Enlightened follows the story of Amy Jellicoe (Dern), a self-destructive executive, who, after the implosion of her professional life and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together. In 2012, Dern won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role in the series. The show was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. After the completion of two seasons, HBO canceled the show in March 2013, partly due to low ratings, despite critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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