Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)
Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)
Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's 2008 novel. Set in Maine, the HBO miniseries stars Frances McDormand as Olive, Richard Jenkins as her loving husband Henry, Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau, and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison. The show is divided into 4 parts, each depicting a certain point of time in the novel.
Premise
Olive Kitteridge is a misanthropic and strict, but well-meaning, retired schoolteacher who lives in the fictional seaside town of Crosby, Maine. She is married to Henry Kitteridge, a kind, considerate man who runs a pharmacy downtown, and has a troubled son named Christopher, who grows up to be a podiatrist. For 25 years, Olive has experienced problems of depression, bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.
Cast
• Frances McDormand as Olive Kitteridge • Richard Jenkins as Henry Kitteridge • Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau • Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel Coulson • Martha Wainwright as Angela O'Meara • Ann Dowd as Bonnie Newton • Jesse Plemons as Jerry McCarthy • Bill Murray as Jack Kennison • John Gallagher Jr. as Christopher Kitteridge (adult) • Devin Druid as Christopher Kitteridge (age 13) • John Mullen as Kevin Coulson (age 13) • Cory Michael Smith as Kevin Coulson (adult) • Peter Mullan as Jim O'Casey • Rachel Brosnahan as Patty Howe • Brady Corbet as Henry Thibodeau • Maryann Urbano as Linda Kennison • Libby Winters as Suzanne • Patricia Kalember as Joyce • Audrey Marie Anderson as Ann • Donna Mitchell as Louise Larkin • Frank L. Ridley as Mr. Thibodeau
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