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Big Love(TV show/series, 2006-2011)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 5 seasons with 53 episodes

Big LoveRating: 3.5/5 (with 58 votes)
Big Love is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 11, 2006, to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin portraying his wives. The series charts the family's life in and out of the public sphere in their Salt Lake City suburb, as well as their associations with a fundamentalist compound in the area. It features key supporting performances from Amanda Seyfried, Grace Zabriskie, Daveigh Chase, Matt Ross, Mary Kay Place, Bruce Dern, Melora Walters, and Harry Dean Stanton. The series premiered in the United States on March 11, 2006, following the sixth-season premiere of the HBO series The Sopranos. Big Love was a success for HBO, running for five seasons before concluding its run on March 20, 2011. Big Love received widespread critical acclaim, and earned several major awards and nominations throughout its run. The third season was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and the first three were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama. For acting, Chloë Se... ()
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About Big Love

The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.

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Big Love opening sequence (seasons 1-3)(Opening Credits, 1:43)

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Big Love Seasons and Episodes

01/16/2011Season 5 - 10 episodes
As season five begins, the Henrickson family encounters a wave of hostility from neighbors, Home Plus employees, casino partners, students at their kids' schools, even fellow polygamists hoping to keep their personal lives private. Meanwhile, at Juniper Creek, Alby Grant returns from a self-imposed exile with a new mindset...and revenge on his mind. Can the Henricksons stand up to this flood of ill-will?
#1 | 01/16/2011Winter
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
After being elected state senator, Bill Henrikson announces that he is a polygamist, and he and his families are attacked from every side; Alby Grant returns from living in the desert with the idea of purifying the compound and getting revenge.
#2 | 01/23/2011A Seat At The Table
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
After revealing his polygamy to the world the newly elected Bill goes even further out on a limb by calling publicly for more polygamists to come into the open while Barb talks Nancy, her mother, into attending a mother-daughter symposium.
#3 | 01/30/2011Certain Poor Shepherds
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
The Henricksons' holiday cheer is tested by family revelations. Alby's purification of Juniper Creek leads to a defection.
#4 | 02/06/2011The Oath
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Bill fights for his right to be sworn in as senator; Barb, Nicki, and Margene struggle with personal revelations and changed public profiles.
#5 | 02/13/2011The Special Relationship
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Bill finds success in the Senate but finds new roadblocks set up by the Mormon church. Barb comes to a new conclusion about her life. Cara Lynn's adoption faces a new obstacle. Lois recalls her past with Frank.
#6 | 02/20/2011D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Bill refuses to give in to Barb's vision of the church; Nicki chafes at the status quo; Margene looks to rally the children of polygamy.
#7 | 02/27/2011Til Death Do Us Part
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Bill eyes a wedding as a chance to reseal his commitment to his wives; Alby makes a game-changing power play.
#8 | 03/06/2011The Noose Tightens
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Bill fights for his family and his freedom; Alby looks to settle unfinished business; Nicki plans a new future for Cara Lynn.
#9 | 03/13/2011Exorcism
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Alby gets Adaleen on his side against Bill and his family. Rhonda asks Ben to marry her which results in Ben & Heather breaking up. Bill faces the possibility of a 20 year sentence, as his family tries to cope. Cara Lynn breaks down after Nikki tells her that Mr. Ivy never loved her.
#10 | 03/20/2011Where Men and Mountains Meet
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)
In the series finale of Big Love, Margene plans on going on a cruise by herself to help people, Barb prepares to get baptized in the new church, and Nikki fears that she will be left alone if Bill goes to prison.
01/10/2010Season 4 - 9 episodes
01/18/2009Season 3 - 10 episodes
06/11/2007Season 2 - 12 episodes
03/12/2006Season 1 - 12 episodes
?Specials - 16 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 22 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/12/2006
Last episode released on: 03/20/2011
Creator: Mark V. Olsen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"真爱一箩筐"
"ビッグ・ラブ"

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