Big Love (2006–2011)

A polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.

Creators:

Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer

Stars:

Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bill Paxton	...	Bill Henrickson (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Barb Henrickson (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Chloë Sevigny	...	Nicolette Grant (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Margene Heffman (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Douglas Smith	...	Ben Henrickson (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Grace Zabriskie	...	Lois Henrickson (53 episodes, 2006-2011)
Matt Ross	...	Alby Grant (49 episodes, 2006-2011)
Keegan Holst	...	Wayne Henrickson (49 episodes, 2006-2011)
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Don Embry (46 episodes, 2006-2011)
Amanda Seyfried	...	Sarah Henrickson (44 episodes, 2006-2011)
Shawn Doyle	...	Joey Henrickson (43 episodes, 2006-2010)
Melora Walters	...	Wanda Henrickson (43 episodes, 2006-2010)
Mary Kay Place	...	Adaleen Grant (41 episodes, 2006-2011)
Garrett Gray	...	Raymond Henrickson (38 episodes, 2007-2011)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Roman Grant (37 episodes, 2006-2010)
Daveigh Chase	...	Rhonda Volmer (31 episodes, 2006-2011)
Bruce Dern	...	Frank Harlow (29 episodes, 2006-2011)
Jolean Wejbe	...	Tancy Henrickson (26 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tina Majorino	...	Heather Tuttle (26 episodes, 2006-2011)
Mireille Enos	...	JoDean Marquart (25 episodes, 2007-2010)

Storyline

A polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.

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Plot Keywords:

polygamist | utah | debt | sex | sex with multiple partners | 

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Taglines:

Do you think that being married with 3 women is a dream? Think again!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [Canada] HBO [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Amor Imenso

Filming Locations:

Mentryville, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anima Sola Productions, Playtone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show's fictional fundamentalist group, the "United Effort Brotherhood", is in some ways similar to and was largely inspired by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints whose financial and legal wing is called the "United Effort Plan". The FLDS is one of the most prolific and well-known remaining groups of polygamists claiming to be the successors of the original LDS church.

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Goofs

Barb has a list of everyone's birthdays and social security numbers that she uses to find out information about one of her sister-wives. However, in some episodes the birth years listed do not match the ages given for the characters. At least two of the birthdays [for Nicolette and Margene] are the actual birthdays of the actresses and not the characters. The birth year given for Barb would make her the same age as Nikki, but she is clearly portrayed as being about 10 years older.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.143 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"God Only Knows"
Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher
Performed by The Beach Boys

User Reviews

Love this series

I find myself rushing to put the kids to bed on Sunday nights so that I can watch all of Big Love without interruption. I love how some of the characters struggle with being a polygamist and come to terms in their own way. Also, Nicki's character is one of those you love to hate. She drives me crazy most weeks with her behavior and then makes me really respect her in others. My experience in life is that most people are this way, where they do really dumb or selfish things majority of the times and then they surprise you with something wonderful, which is why you keep them in your life. Although the main theme of polygamy is not something I deal with in my life a lot of the other issues they face are things that can happen to any of us.