Big Love is an American television drama series that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 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 12, 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.
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer |
| Starring | Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, Douglas Smith, Grace Zabriskie, Mary Kay Place, Matt Ross, Cassi Thomson, Amanda Seyfried, Shawn Doyle, Mireille Enos, Željko Ivanek, Melora Walters, Joel McKinnon Miller, Daveigh Chase, Jolean Wejbe, Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton |
| Opening theme | "God Only Knows", by The Beach Boys (seasons 1–3), "Home" by Engineers, (seasons 4–5) |
| Composer(s) | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Anima Sola Productions, Playtone, HBO |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television, HBO Enterprises |
| Original network | HBO |
关于Big Love
A Mormon family led by Bill Henrickson practices polygamy with his three wives in Utah. Bill Paxton plays the family's patriarch.
Big Love的成就
The show was nominated for eight Emmys including Outsanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2006. Mark Mothersbaugh and David Byrne both composed music for the series.
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Portrayals of Mormons in popular media - Latter Day Saints and Mormons have been portrayed in popular media many times. These portrayals often emphasize controversy such as polygamy or myths about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Latter Day Saint movement religions.. Works about polygamy in Mormonism.. Television shows set in Utah.. Television shows filmed in Utah.. Television shows filmed in Santa Clarita, California.. Television series by Playtone.. Polygamy in fiction.. 2000s American drama television series.
