Big Love, an American drama television series created by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, premiered on HBO on March 12, 2006. The series revolves around Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton), a polygamist living in Sandy, Utah with his three wives, Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn), Nicki (Chloë Sevigny) and Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin) and their children. Bill struggles to maintain a happy family life whilst keeping their illegal lifestyle a secret. During the course of the series, 53 episodes of Big Love aired over five seasons, between March 12, 2006, and March 20, 2011.