--- title: Big Little Lies: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman to star description: Hollywood continues its takeover of the small screen canonical: https://time.com/3607315/reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-big-little-lies/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-26T15:36:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T02:24:28.104Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Big Little Lies: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman to star og:description: Hollywood continues its takeover of the small screen og:url: https://time.com/3607315/reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-big-little-lies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81f419e8fe32c6bb/69876b33cd1bba7e036f3c6d/witherspoon-kidman.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: witherspoon-kidman og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Big Little Lies: Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman to star twitter:description: Hollywood continues its takeover of the small screen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81f419e8fe32c6bb/69876b33cd1bba7e036f3c6d/witherspoon-kidman.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman to Star in Suburban Murder Miniseries _Big Little Lies_ > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 26, 2014 3:36 PM UTC  Left: Reese Witherspoon; Right: Nicole Kidman Left: Reese Witherspoon; Right: Nicole KidmanGetty Images (2)  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 26, 2014 3:36 PM UTC It didn’t take long for _Big Little Lies_, Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel released this past July, to get snatched up for a TV adaptation. And considering the trio at the helm — Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley, who among them have 10 Emmys and two Oscars — there’s ample reason to anticipate the end result. Witherspoon’s and Kidman’s production companies [optioned](http://deadline.com/2014/11/nicole-kidman-reese-witherspoon-star-big-little-lies-limited-series-david-e-kelley-1201296852/) both the film and TV rights to the book, initially considering a feature and later deciding on a miniseries. The story, which [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20838960,00.html)dubbed “suburban noir,” revolves around three women with children in the same kindergarten class and a suspicious murder that shakes their community. Kelley, who co-created and wrote _Chicago Hope_, _Ally McBeal_ and _Boston Legal_, among many other shows, will adapt the novel for the screen. The [_New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/books/in-big-little-lies-liane-moriarty-finds-new-complications.html?%5Fr=0) described Moriarty’s writing as “girlfriendy,” but conceded, “a low-level bitchiness thrums throughout the narrative, becoming one of its indispensable pleasures.” Hopefully Kidman and Witherspoon will capture both that bitchiness and the darkness that lingers beneath it. 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