Olive Kitteridge
Pharmacy
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2014-11-02
Synopsis
In the first of this four-part adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel spanning 25 years in a small Maine town, math teacher Olive Kitteridge helps Kevin, a smart but timid student whose mom is suffering from depression, a gesture that annoys her son, Christopher. Meanwhile, Henry goes on a hunting trip that ends in tragedy.
In the series
This episode is part of Olive Kitteridge (2014) on HBO.
Frances McDormand’s Maine sharpness — short-story mosaic of ordinary ache.
Key cast
- Frances McDormand as Olive Kitteridge
- Richard Jenkins as Henry Kitteridge
- Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau
- Bill Murray as Jack Kennison
- John Gallagher Jr. as Christopher Kitteridge