Mildred Pierce

2011 • HBO
4.4
16 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (5)

1 Part One
3/27/11
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
3/27/11
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
4/3/11
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
4/10/11
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
4/10/11
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.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
16 reviews
Serkan Tubay
December 7, 2014
you just have to watch. Again a masterpiece from Kate Winslet!!! Five starrr
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Sandra Steadman
March 15, 2014