‘Big Little Lies’ From David E. Kelley Gets Premiere Date On HBO

HBO has set 9 PM Sunday, February 19, for the premiere of Big Little Lies, the anticipated seven-episode limited series created by David E. Kelley and directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club).

Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling book, the darkly comedic drama tells the tale of three mothers of first-graders whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgard, Laura Dern, Adam Scott, Zoe Kravitz, James Tupper and Jeffrey Nordling star. Vallée directs from scripts by Kelley. The series is executive produced by Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Kidman, Per Saari, Kelley, Vallée, Nathan Ross and Gregg Fienberg; Barbara Hall and Liane Moriarty produce.

(Deadline)