Big Little Lies S1E1 — Somebody's Dead
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Somebody's Dead

8.0/10 · 6,611 votesFeb 19, 201751 min

Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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A suspicious death at an elementary school fund-raiser exposes rivalries simmering beneath the superficial comity among some of the parents.

Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes7

Cast9

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Madeline Mackenzie

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Celeste Wright

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Jane Chapman

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Renata Klein

Zoë Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz

Bonnie Carlson

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Ed Mackenzie

James Tupper

James Tupper

Nathan Carlson

Jeffrey Nordling

Jeffrey Nordling

Gordon Klein

Alexander Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

Perry Wright

Crew6

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

Writer

Jean-Marc Vallée

Jean-Marc Vallée

Director

Ava Ticotin

Ava Ticotin

Set Production Assistant

D

David Berman

Editor

M

Maxime Lahaie

Editor

S

Sylvain Lebel

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Somebody's Dead" is episode 1 of Big Little Lies season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 6,611 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on February 19, 2017.