(CNN) Bubbling over with big-name stars, "Big Little Lies" is an enticing HBO limited series, one with echoes of several other prestige dramas. Featuring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman in key roles, in terms of addictive appeal think of it as a more leisurely paced, soap-opera version of "True Detective." Based on a bestselling novel actually set in Australia, the locale has been moved to Monterey, California. There's also a parallel, appropriately, to "The Slap," an Australian drama (later turned into a poor American one) that dealt with the escalating ramifications of an incident involving a young child. Shailene Woodley plays Jane, a single mom whose son is singled out for allegedly choking another child.

Source: CNN February 16, 2017 19:30 UTC