Home > Olive Kitteridge > Miniseries « TV Series Page Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries (2014) Episode List Miniseries Olive Kitteridge Critics Consensus Olive Kitteridge's narrative slow burn enhances fascinating performances -- and a story worthy of its source material. 95% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 63 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 See score details Episodes 1. Pharmacy Air date: Nov 2, 2014 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. View Details 2. Incoming Tide Air date: Nov 2, 2014 Part 2 of 4. A twentysomething Kevin returns to Maine, and Olive ropes him into staying over and attending Christopher's wedding-rehearsal dinner. At the ceremony, Olive clashes with the bride's mother and scares the flower girl. View Details 3. A Different Road Air date: Nov 3, 2014 Part 3 of 4. 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. View Details 4. Security Air date: Nov 3, 2014 Conclusion. 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. View Details Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: HBO Premiere Date: Nov 2, 2014 Exec. Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Frances McDormand, Jane Anderson News & Interviews for Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries New on DVD & Blu-Ray: Nightcrawler, Rosewater, Predestination, and More SAG Awards 2015 Winners Writers Guild of America 2015 Award Nominations View All Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries News Episodes 1. Pharmacy Air date: Nov 2, 2014 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. View Details 2. Incoming Tide Air date: Nov 2, 2014 Part 2 of 4. A twentysomething Kevin returns to Maine, and Olive ropes him into staying over and attending Christopher's wedding-rehearsal dinner. At the ceremony, Olive clashes with the bride's mother and scares the flower girl. View Details 3. A Different Road Air date: Nov 3, 2014 Part 3 of 4. 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. View Details 4. Security Air date: Nov 3, 2014 Conclusion. 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. View Details Critic Reviews for Olive Kitteridge Miniseries All Critics (63) | Top Critics (50) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (3) [Frances McDormand's] deft, marvelously matter-of-fact performance suggests she knew just what she was about. May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Ellen Gray Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic "I've always enjoyed your candor," a catty acquaintance tells Olive. So, likely, will anyone who watches "Olive Kitteridge," which seems sure to be a major player next TV awards season. May 21, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic It's not the visceral whodunnit or controversial biopic that the words "HBO miniseries" might conjure, but "Olive Kitteridge" is an absorbing, deeply intelligent drama that absolutely earns every emotion it elicits. May 21, 2018 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Jessica Kiang indieWire Top Critic The problem with "Olive Kitteridge," in which we see the tragedies of village life through Olive's jaundiced perspective, is that it reduces these varieties of disenchantment to the main character's aphoristic "wisdom." May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Matt Brennan indieWire Top Critic But you don't have to like her (though I do, a lot) to get into this series. You just have to appreciate how rare it is that you're getting a glimpse into her world. May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Sara Stewart indieWire Top Critic [McDormand's] Olive Kitteridge, all flinty, sarcastic and sadly damaged, is something to behold. Oct 29, 2014 | Full Review… Chuck Barney San Jose Mercury News Top Critic The slack pace and offbeat structure might try some people's patience, but the characters are intriguing and McDormand is superb. Apr 25, 2017 | Full Review… Pat Stacey The Herald (Ireland) Olive's compassion can be as blunt-force as her truth-telling... and McDormand's sardonic yet noble performance is a tour de force, easily among her best. May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Megan O'Grady Vogue The production's extra length allows it to do justice to Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2008 novel. May 21, 2018 | Full Review… Chris Ball Cleveland Plain Dealer I wish this kind of elevated TV experience with its keen insights into American life could be seen by everyone next week instead of only subscribers to premium TV. Oct 24, 2014 | Full Review… David Zurawik Baltimore Sun McDormand is wondrous, matched by a splendid supporting cast. Oct 31, 2014 | Full Review… Matt Roush TV Guide There's a relatability that starts to sink in as viewers come to recognize the damage one generation can inflict on the next. Oct 31, 2014 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (63) Audience Reviews for Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Olive Kitteridge: Miniseries! 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