It began with a manuscript.
In 2014, a friend slipped Reese Witherspoon an early galley of Liane MoriartysBig Little Lies.
1 on theNew York Timesbest-seller list a year earlier and this one was no exception.
Lianes writing is so enthralling, I was hanging on every word.
Within 18 months, a staggering number of A-listers were heading into production.
David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal) signed on as an executive producer and wrote all seven episodes.
Jean-Marc Vallee fresh off his Oscar-nominated filmWild agreed to direct every installment, too.
(Hed been planning to direct only the pilot but had a hard time saying no to hisWildleading lady.
This is all Reeses fault, he says with a laugh.
I was about to take a vacation, and I was so tired.
But then I read it, and I couldnt abandon it after I started.)
I sometimes felt like I was watching a class in acting, says Witherspoon of her costars.
Big Little Liespremieres on Feb. 19 at 9 p.m.
Check out the trailer above.
