“Big Love,” a drama series about a polygamist and his three wives, has made it official with HBO.
The pay-cable network has ordered 11 episodes (including the pilot) of the series, from creators Will Scheffer (“In the Gloaming”) and Mark Olsen. It’s expected to premiere sometime in 2005, according to the Hollywood trade papers.
Bill Paxton (“A Simple Plan,” “Thunderbirds”) will star in “Big Love” as a Utah man who practices polygamy. Jeanne Tripplehorn (“Sliding Doors,” “The Firm”), Chloe Sevigny (“Shattered Glass”) and Ginnifer Goodwin (“Ed,” “Mona Lisa Smile”) play his wives.
Bruce Dern (“Monster”), Harry Dean Stanton (“Pretty in Pink,” “Repo Man”) and Grace Zabriskie (“Twin Peaks”) have also joined the cast.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Kris Karnopp ([email protected])