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Big Love: Summary

Airs Next:HBO at Monday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:Returning Series
Premiered:March 12, 2006
Show Categories:Drama

From creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer comes Big Love, the story of a man, Bill Henrickson, living in Salt Lake City with his three wives, three houses, and three families.

As if normal family life isn't enough trouble, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton, Twister, Thunderbirds) has everything in triple: three wives, three houses, three families. Bill's first and only legal wife is Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Word of Honor) but he also shares the bedroom with middle wife Nicki (Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry, Dogville) and youngest wife Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin, Ed, Mona Lisa Smile). Bill also has three new adjoining houses, seven kids, and a booming hardware business. His closest friend and business partner at Home Plus, Don Embry (Joel McKinnon Miller), is also a polygamist. The series kicks in as Bill receives troublesome news about his father Frank (Bruce Dern, Last Man Standing), who lives in rural Utah in a fundamentalist community lead by Bill's father-in-law, the menacing "Prophet" Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton, Wild at Heart, The Green Mile).

Bill's younger brother Joey (Shawn Doyle, The Eleventh Hour) was once a star athlete in the NFL, but is now getting used to living in the compound with his wife Wanda (Melora Walters, Magnolia, The Butterfly Effect). Bill's mother Lois (Grace Zabriskie, Twin Peaks, Fried Green Tomatoes) is a descendant to the original founder of the Juniper Creek compound, and is still bitter for Roman Grant's hostile takeover for the leadership. Daveigh Chase (The Ring, Lilo & Stitch) plays Roman's latest wife, the child-bride Rhonda. Rounding out the cast are Amanda Seyfried (Veronica Mars, As the World Turns) as Bill and Barb's oldest daughter Sarah, Douglas Smith (Citizen Duane) as Ben, the adoring son, and Jolean Wejbe as Tancy, the precocious 8-year-old.

The series is executive produced by creators Mark V. Olsen (Easter) and Will Scheffer (Easter), Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman (Band of Brothers, The Polar Express).

Polygamy Loves Company From creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer comes Big Love, the story of a man, Bill Henrickson, living in Salt Lake City with his three wives, three houses, and three families.

As if normal family life isn't enough trouble, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton, Twister, Thunderbirds) has everything in triple: three wives, three houses, three families....

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Airs: Sunday January 11, 2009

Airdate subject to change.

Damage Control (Episode Clip)

After they're outed as polygamists, Barb decides to leave the family while Bill starts an investigation of who leaked the information. Meanwhile, Sarah attends a support group for ex-Mormons.

Posted: 06/08/07
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Jolean WejbeTancy "Teenie" Henrickson
Grace ZabriskieLois Henrickson
Bruce DernFrank Harlow (Season 1; recurring otherwise)
Bill PaxtonBill Henrickson (photos)
Jeanne TripplehornBarbara "Barb" Dutton Henrickson (photos)

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KAF17
member since: Aug 6, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Ahead of its time"
Life isn't enough trouble, Bill Henrickson has everything in triple: three wives, three houses, three families. Bill's first and only legal wife is Barb then there Nicki and Margene. Bill also has three new adjoining houses, seven kids and a business. ...Continue »
06/30/08 09:28am | report abuse
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phyll44
member since: Apr 27, 2008
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
Big Love ...Continue »
04/26/08 08:00pm | report abuse
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rgreen920
member since: Mar 11, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
One of my favorites. When is it going to have new episodes? ...Continue »
04/12/08 06:27pm | report abuse
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DoddsDonnelly
member since: Apr 7, 2008
The Bottom Line: "Needs fine-tuning"
This show is about three girls and one guy that have tons of kids and live in a very unconventional marriage. ...Continue »
04/07/08 10:23am | report abuse
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SuperBabs
member since: Jul 4, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"
One Man, Three Wives, Three Families and a whole stack of tv favorites, I love it! ...Continue »
03/11/08 12:25pm | report abuse