Mildred Pierce

2011 • HBO
4.5
12 reviews
Eligible
Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn more

Season 1 episodes (5)

1 Part One
27/3/11
Season-only
After throwing her cheating husband out of the house, a young mother named Mildred Pierce tries to find suitable work in Depression-era California.
2 Part Two
27/3/11
Season-only
With her pie side-business thriving, Mildred sets in motion a plan to start a business for herself, and falls for a handsome stranger named Monty Beragon.
3 Part Three
3/4/11
Season-only
In the wake of tragedy, Mildred opens her restaurant and reconnects with Monty, whose lethargy tests the bonds between Mildred and Veda.
4 Part Four
10/4/11
Season-only
Mildred opens a profitable new restaurant, but her good fortune is tempered by Veda's manipulation of a smitten society bachelor and his wealthy family.
5 Part Five
10/4/11
Season-only
In the miniseries finale, as Veda's singing career takes off, Mildred's attempts to reconcile with her estranged daughter finally pay off, though at a painful price.

About this show

Oscar(R)-winner Kate Winslet stars in this five-part adaptation of James M. Cain's classic novel about a divorcee who builds a business empire while maintaining complex relationships with her daughter and the men in her life in Depression-era California.

Rating: MA15+

Ratings and reviews

4.5
12 reviews
Janet Kemp
26 August 2021
Kate Winslet was breathtaking as usual. Pulling you into her character's life like you're living it with her. I would have slapped the s%*t outta her older daughter!!! Amazing shocking twist at the end
Rachel J
7 August 2014
Winslet is brilliant and Pierce not bad either. Authentic to period with an engaging story.
Aleksandra Davidoff
27 June 2019
Top show. Tragic yet beautiful. so engrossing.