There has perhaps never been a more spectacular piece of prestige camp than HBO’s 2017 breakout sensation Big Little Lies, which nailed a pinpoint middle ground between delicious soapy drama and inspired character drama.
Boasting an addictive pulpy mystery pulled from Liane Moriarty’s novel, beachside real estate porn that would make Nancy Meyers blush, and the best ensemble of leading ladies on TV — led by Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz — Big Little Lies countered addictive murder mystery and the savage theatrics of the upper class with searing insight into abuse, trauma, and …
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