Olive Kitteridge

Name: Olive Kitteridge
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.6

"There's no such thing as a simple life."

★ 7.6 (327 votes)

2014📺 1 Season🎞 4 Episodes⏱ 60m / epTV Series

Drama

A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.

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First Aired

2014-11-02

Status

Ended

Network

HBO

Seasons

Season 1

4 eps

Season 1 Episodes

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E1. Pharmacy

Math teacher Olive Kitteridge attempts to help Kevin, a smart but timid student whose mother is suffering from depression. Her son Christopher isn't happy though. Henry goes on a hunting trip that concludes with a tragedy.

★ 7.4

E2. Incoming Tide

Kevin returns to Maine and Olive is able to convince him to stay over and attend Christopher's wedding-rehearsal dinner. Olive clashes with the bride's mother and scares the flower girl at the ceremony.

★ 7.2

E3. A Different Road

Christopher suggests counseling to Olive after she and Henry have a scary episode following dinner with friends. Later, Christopher confronts his mother about how she treated him as a child.

★ 7.9

E4. Security

Olive visits Christopher and his second wife in New York, but abruptly returns to Maine, where she gets some bad news about Henry, and ultimately befriends a lonely widower she meets while out for a walk.

★ 8.3