Big Love

Big Love is an HBO television drama about a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy. Big Love stars Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Harry Dean Stanton, Amanda Seyfried, Douglas Smith, Grace Zabriskie, and Matt Ross. It premiered in the United States on March 12, 2006 following the sixth-season premiere of the popular HBO series The Sopranos. The second season aired in 2007 and the third season began airing January 18, 2009 in the U.S. and Canada.

The show was cocreated by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, who also serve as executive producers. Olsen and Scheffer spent almost three years researching the premise of the show, with the intent of creating a fair portrayal of polygamy in America without being judgmental. The series' theme song is "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys; the musical score for the series is composed by David Byrne. The score for the first season was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.

It was announced on 5 February 2009 that Big Love has been renewed by HBO for a fourth season.

The series revolves around Bill Henrickson, his three wives (Barb, first/legal wife; Nicki, second wife; and Margene, third wife) and their (combined) eight children. Henrickson lives with his family in three neighboring houses in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City.

Big Love is one of the best shows on air now! I am familiar with Mormon culture, so I really understand the show's plots and conflicts. This show is not only about Mormon FLDS churches but also everything else in life. This show is complex and very well made, the cast is totally brilliant! In the show, the son of the living prophet (head of the church) is a closet homosexual, and is struggling with his sexuality.