Olive Kitteridge (2014)

Directed by

Lisa Cholodenko

Genre

drama film, miniseries

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 314 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Olive navigates her relationships with her husband, son, and community in a small Maine town over many years. The series follows her through moments of joy, regret, and connection.

quietmelancholicobservationalslow-pacedbittersweetintimaterestrained

What happens

Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's 2008 novel. Set in Maine, the HBO miniseries stars Frances McDormand as Olive, Richard Jenkins as her loving husband Henry, Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau, and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison. The show is divided into 4 parts, each depicting a certain point of time in the novel. The miniseries debuted in the United States on November 2, 2014, on the American premium TV network HBO, which aired the show's first two episodes back-to-back that evening; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening. It was shown in a similar format in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic, on December 14 and December 15, 2014. It premiered in Australia on Showcase from 13 January 2015. At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, the miniseries won eight awards, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress for McDormand, Outstanding Lead Actor for Jenkins and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Murray. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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