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Enlightened

  • TV Series
  • 2011–20132011–2013
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  • 28m
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Enlightened (2011)
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A self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work.A self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work.A self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
8.8K
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POPULARITY
3,459
150
  • Creators
    • Laura Dern
    • Mike White
  • Stars
    • Laura Dern
    • Diane Ladd
    • Sarah Burns
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    • Laura Dern
    • Mike White
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    • Laura Dern
    • Diane Ladd
    • Sarah Burns
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    • 69User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Amy Jellicoeas Amy Jellicoe
    18 episodes18 eps • 2011–2013
    Diane Ladd
    Diane Ladd
    • Helen Jellicoeas Helen Jellicoe
    18 episodes18 eps • 2011–2013
    Sarah Burns
    Sarah Burns
    • Krista Jacobsas Krista Jacobs
    16 episodes16 eps • 2011–2013
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Levi Callowas Levi Callow
    15 episodes15 eps • 2011–2013
    Timm Sharp
    Timm Sharp
    • Dougie Danielsas Dougie Daniels
    15 episodes15 eps • 2011–2013
    Mike White
    Mike White
    • Tyleras Tyler
    15 episodes15 eps • 2011–2013
    Jon Shere
    • Louisas Louis
    14 episodes14 eps • 2011–2013
    Brent Bradshaw
    Brent Bradshaw
    • Kenas Ken
    14 episodes14 eps • 2011–2013
    Bayne Gibby
    Bayne Gibby
    • Connieas Connie
    13 episodes13 eps • 2011–2013
    Michaela Watkins
    Michaela Watkins
    • Janice Holmas Janice Holm
    9 episodes9 eps • 2011–2013
    Jason Mantzoukas
    Jason Mantzoukas
    • Omar Alias Omar Ali
    8 episodes8 eps • 2011–2013
    Travis Heaps
    Travis Heaps
    • Steve Jacobsas Steve Jacobs
    7 episodes7 eps • 2011–2013
    Charles Esten
    Charles Esten
    • Damon Manningas Damon Manning
    6 episodes6 eps • 2011
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Jeff Flenderas Jeff Flender
    6 episodes6 eps • 2013
    Amy Hill
    Amy Hill
    • Judy Harveyas Judy Harvey
    6 episodes6 eps • 2011–2013
    Riki Lindhome
    Riki Lindhome
    • Harperas Harper
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011–2013
    Dan Levy
    Dan Levy
    • Sethas Seth…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011
    Christie Volkmer
    Christie Volkmer
    • Szidon's Assistantas Szidon's Assistant…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011–2013
    • Creators
      • Laura Dern
      • Mike White
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    Storyline

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    A self-destructive woman who has a spiritual awakening becomes determined to live an enlightened life, creating havoc at home and work.
    • corporate
    • enlightened
    • new age
    • corporation
    • making change
    • 6 more
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      • Meet the new face of tranquility
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    • Trivia
      On a roundtable for comedy actresses put together by the magazine The Hollywood Reporter, Laura Dern commented her surprise regarding the journalist questions about the show. According to Dern, many of them emphasized the imperfect personality of her character, making the actress wonder if James Gandolfini or Larry David (stars of The Sopranos (1999) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), also on HBO) were asked the same types of questions, considering their characters are praised for how flawed they are. Dern reveals that she just assumed the audience would be interested in seeing a female character whose strength and comicality came from her extreme behavior, and that she never got those questions when promoting independent movies, where she had played characters with similar traits.
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      Featured in The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012)

    User reviews69

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    10/10
    Great Show
    This show was not advertised in the UK, so I stumbled on this by accident and I'm so glad that I did. It is up there as a favourite now.

    This show reminds me of Nurse Jackie, another great show, where it allows you to judge whether you think the characters are right/wrong or good/bad - they are not telling you what to think of the characters.

    The cast is also great, both Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are fantastic as usual. I'm so pleased they have chosen to do TV because in recent years films have not taken notice of their great talents. Luke Wilson is the best I've ever seen him act. I love the motley crew of people she works with - great acting all round.

    Also a TV show where a person actually does a full time job without the job being the main premise of the show.
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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 頓悟人生
    • Production companies
      • Rip Cord Productions
      • HBO Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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