Olive Kitteridge | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout |
Teleplay by | Jane Anderson |
Directed by | Lisa Cholodenko |
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Music by | Carter Burwell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Producer | David Coatsworth |
Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
Editor | Jeffrey M. Werner |
Running time | 233 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | November 2 November 3, 2014 | –
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Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's 2008 novel Olive Kitteridge. Set in Maine,[1] the HBO miniseries features Frances McDormand as the title character, Richard Jenkins as Olive's loving husband Henry Kitteridge, Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau, and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison.[2] The show is divided into four parts, each depicting a certain point of time in the novel.[1]
The miniseries debuted in the United States on November 2, 2014, on the American premium TV network HBO, which aired the show's first two episodes back-to-back that evening; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening. It was shown in a similar format in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic, on December 14 and December 15, 2014.[3] It premiered in Australia on Showcase from 13 January 2015.[4] At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, the miniseries won eight awards including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress for McDormand and Outstanding Lead Actor for Jenkins.