Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley star in an HBO limited drama series that tells the darkly comedic story of three northern-California mothers whose seemingly perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

In addition to Witherspoon (Oscar-winner for Walk the Line, Oscar-nominated for Wild) as Madeline, Kidman (Oscar-winner for The Hours, HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn) and Woodley (Divergent series, Golden Globe-nominated for The Descendants), the cast includes Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood, The Legend of Tarzan) as Perry, Celeste's handsome yet volatile husband; Laura Dern (Oscar-nominated for Wild, Emmy-nominated for HBO's Enlightened) as Renata Klein, a high-powered career mom; Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) as Ed, Madeline's current husband; James Tupper (Revenge) as Nathan, Madeline's ex; Zoe Kravitz (the Divergent films) as Bonnie, Nathan's new wife; and Kathryn Newton (Supernatural) as Abigail, Madeline's teenaged daughter.

Big Little Lies is based on the bestselling 2014 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty.

Big Little Lies is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (Oscar-nominated for Dallas Buyers Club) and written by Emmy-winner David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal). EPs include Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Bruna Papandrea, Per Saari, David E. Kelley, Jean-Marc Vallée and Gregg Fienberg