| Enlightened | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Laura Dern Mike White |
| Starring | Laura Dern Diane Ladd Luke Wilson Sarah Burns Amy Hill Timm Sharp Mike White |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mike White Laura Dern |
| Producer(s) | David Bernad Jason Weinberg |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original run | October 10, 2011 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Enlightened is an American television series starring Laura Dern. The first season, which premiered on October 10, 2011 on HBO, consists of ten episodes.[1]
HBO has renewed the show for a second season which will include 10 episodes.[2]
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Enlightened follows the story of Amy Jellicoe, a self-destructive executive, who, after the implosion of her professional life and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together. [3]
The series appeared on HBO's development slate in August 2009 with Laura Dern set to star as the lead, Amy Jellicoe.[5] On September 9, 2009, HBO placed a pilot order. Mike White wrote and directed the pilot, as well as co stars in the series as Tyler.[6] The series is executive produced by White and Dern and co-executive produced by Miguel Arteta and Edward Saxon. David Bernad and Jason Weinberg are producers for the series.
Casting announcements began in November 2009, with Sarah Burns cast as Krista Jacobs, Amy's workplace friend.[7] Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson and Amy Hill then joined the series, with Ladd (who is Laura Dern's mother) playing Helen Jellicoe, Amy's mother. Luke Wilson is cast in the role of Levi, Amy's ex-husband and Amy Hill plays Judy, the head of human resources at Amy's workplace.[8] Mos Def was originally cast in the role of Dougie, Amy's boss; however, he subsequently withdrew from consideration due to a dispute regarding the deal, and the role was recast with Timm Sharp.[4]
On April 10, 2010, HBO picked the pilot up to series, with a ten episode order.[9] The series premiered on October 10, 2011 at 9:30pm following Bored to Death.[10]
Critics have given a fair amount of praise towards the series, in particular for its blend of maturity and humor, as well as for Dern's acting abilities. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the show holds a score of 75/100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews", based on twenty-two reviews.[11]
| Country | Channel | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | HBO | 17 October 2011 |
| Chile | HBO | 16 October 2011 |
| United Kingdom | Sky Atlantic | 6 December 2011[12] |
| Macedonia | HBO Macedonia | December 2011[13] |