Few TV dramas have been as highly anticipated as Big Little Lies, which arrives on Sky Atlantic this week. It also marks the evolution of Reese Witherspoon, its leading lady and executive producer, from America’s sweetheart to Hollywood’s most powerful female star, with an estimated net worth of $80m and a reach that goes far beyond her perky screen presence. Big Little Lies is her first foray into television, as both producer and actor, and came about because the 40-year-old mother of three wanted to examine attitudes to parenting. She’s the sort of woman who can manufacture a three-act drama out of a minor PTA misdemeanour. Big Little Lies starts on 13 March on Sky Atlantic at 9pm

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2017 00:00 UTC