'Little Fires Everywhere': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything you need to know about the Hulu show

The Celeste Ng book becomes a TV show revolving around a mother-daughter duo who take the Richardson family and their Shaker Heights community for a disruptive ride in a late 70s-Ohio
PUBLISHED FEB 24, 2020
Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon (Hulu)
Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon (Hulu)

Celeste Ng's novel 'Little Fires Everywhere' has already made its victory rounds in countless listicles about some of the best literature in 2017. But by the looks of it, the tale is about to make rounds in the list of top TV shows of 2020 as well, as it gears up to embrace the small screen through a Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon-starrer adaptation on Hulu.

Revolving around a mother-daughter duo who take the Richardson family and their Shaker Heights community for a disruptive ride in a late 70s-Ohio, here's all you need to know about the TV rendition of the book.

Release date:

The eight-episode miniseries with the same name as the book will premiere on Wednesday, March 18, with weekly episodes airing only on Hulu.

(L-R) Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington speak onstage during the Hulu Panel at Winter TCA 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 17, 2020, in Pasadena, California. (Getty Images)

Plot:

According to the official synopsis given by Hulu 'Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster'.

Creator:

Both Witherspoon and Washington are serving as producers through their production companies - Hello Sunshine, and Simpson Street, respectively. And while their partnership has been in the works for quite a while now, other executive producers onboard include Lauren Levy Neustadter, Pilar Savone, and Lynn Shelton. Author Celeste Ng is also serving as a producer on the show.

Kerry Washington (L) and Reese Witherspoon (R) in a still from the upcoming show (Hulu)

Cast:

Washington will be playing the role of Mia Warren, the single mother, and artist who - along with her daughter Pearl become Witherspoon's Elena Richardson's tenant after moving to Shaker Heights. The Warrens are the mother-daughter duo expected to cause a whirlwind in the lives of the Richardson family, that includes Elena's successful lawyer husband Bill - played by Joshua Jackson, and the couple's children.

The plot also sees Rosemarie Dewitt and Geoff Stults as Linda and Mark McCullough - friends of the Richardsons, who adopt a baby that soon turns out is actually a coworker of Linda's, called Bebe Chow, played by Huang Lu.

Trailer: 

The trailer for 'Little Fires Everywhere' is finally here and promises the same suspense and thrill that another Witherspoon creation-slash-starrer - HBO's 'Big Little Lies' did. Check it out:



 

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