Monday 13th February 2006
Begins Monday 12th June 2006 on Five
Five has acquired the exclusive UK television rights to HBO's new American drama BIG LOVE, it was announced today.
At first glance, Bill Henrickson seems to lead a typical suburban life. A hard-working husband and father of seven, this Salt Lake City native tries to find enough time for his family while overseeing the expansion of his successful home improvement business. But Bill is also a polygamist – and with three wives and three homes to maintain, his life is anything but ordinary.
Bill Paxton (‘Twister’, ‘A Simple Plan’), Jeanne Tripplehorn (‘The Firm’, ‘Very Bad Things’), Chloe Sevigny (‘Boys Don’t Cry’, Dogville’), Ginnifer Goodwin (‘Walk the Line’,’Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!’) and Harry Dean Stanton (‘The Green Mile’, ‘Anger Management’) star in the series.
Dan Chambers, Five's Director of Programming, said: "I am delighted that Five has acquired this drama. HBO has an enviable reputation for making hit dramas that are both unorthodox and engaging. BIG LOVE will be a great addition to our raft of new and established dramas this year on Five."
BIG LOVE tells the story of Bill Henrickson (Paxton) and his life, balancing the needs of his three wives – Barb (Tripplehorn), Nicki (Sevigny) and Margene (Goodwin) – their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest home improvement 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. Meanwhile, Bill finds himself in a dispute over money with his father-in-law Roman (Stanton) that threatens to erupt into open warfare.
BIG LOVE is produced by HBO Entertainment in association with Playtone and Anima Sola Productions; created by Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer; executive producers, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer; co-executive producers, David Knoller and Alexa Junge; producers, Bernie Caulfield and Karen Sprecher & Jill Sprecher; consulting producer, David Manson; supervising producers, Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman; staff writers, Dustin Lance Black and Eileen Myers; casting, Junie Lowry Johnson, C.S.A. & Libby Goldstein.
David Jensen Photography:
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