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Big Little Lies

The TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel Big Little Lies premiered on HBO in February, featuring producer Reese Witherspoon alongside Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley as three moms who share their perspectives of events before, during, and after a murder in their Monterrey community. As well as getting Kidman and Woodley on board, Witherspoon reached out to Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz to star in the show. “I was excited to come to women with parts that I’m excited about,” she said at an HBO TCA presentation in January, as reported by IndieWire. “All these talented women playing wives and girlfriends, I just had enough.” Witherspoon described Big Little Lies as being “about women coming together and making something happen very quickly,” while Kidman added that “as much as there is conflict, this piece is about women supporting each other.” Find out which movies are better than the book they’re based on.