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Six Feet Under (TV series)

American television series

Six Feet Under (TV series)

American television series

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creatorAlan Ball
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composerRichard Marvin
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
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num_episodes63
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runtime46–72 minutes
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  • Comedy drama
  • Black comedy
  • Psychological drama
  • Tragicomedy
  • Peter Krause
  • Michael C. Hall
  • Frances Conroy
  • Lauren Ambrose
  • Freddy Rodriguez
  • Mathew St. Patrick
  • Jeremy Sisto
  • Rachel Griffiths
  • James Cromwell
  • Justina Machado
  • Alan Ball
  • Robert Greenblatt
  • David Janollari
  • Alan Poul
  • Bruce Eric Kaplan
  • Rick Cleveland
  • Actual Size Films
  • The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio
  • HBO Entertainment

Six Feet Under is an American drama television series created and produced by Alan Ball for the television network HBO. It premiered on June 3, 2001, and ended on August 21, 2005, after five seasons consisting of 63 episodes.

The show follows the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles, along with their friends and lovers. It stars Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, and Rachel Griffiths. It was produced by Actual Size Films and the Greenblatt/Janollari Studio, and was shot on location in Los Angeles and in Hollywood studios.

Six Feet Under received acclaim, particularly for its writing and acting, and drew high ratings. It is regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. The series finale, "Everyone's Waiting", has also been described as one of the greatest in television. Its awards include nine Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Peabody Award.

Show synopsis

The show stars Peter Krause as Nate Fisher, whose funeral director father (Richard Jenkins) dies and bequeaths ownership of the Fisher & Sons funeral home to Nate and his other son David (Michael C. Hall). The Fisher clan also includes widow Ruth Fisher (Frances Conroy) and daughter Claire Fisher (Lauren Ambrose). Other regulars include mortician Federico Diaz (Freddy Rodriguez), Nate's on-again/off-again girlfriend Brenda Chenowith (Rachel Griffiths), and David's long-term boyfriend Keith Charles (Mathew St. Patrick).

On one level, the show is a conventional family drama, dealing with such issues as interpersonal relationships, sex, masculine homosexuality, dysfunction, infidelity, personal growth, and religion. At the same time, it is distinguished by its focus on the topic of death, which it explores on personal, religious, and philosophical levels. Most episodes begin with a death, the cause of which ranges from heart attack to murder to accidental death or sudden infant death syndrome. That death usually sets the thematic tone for each episode, allowing the characters to reflect on their current fortunes and misfortunes in a way that is illuminated by the death and its aftermath.

A recurring plot device consists of a character having an imaginary conversation with the deceased; for example, Nate, David, and Federico sometimes "converse" with the deceased at the beginning of the episode, while the corpse is being embalmed, or during funeral planning or the funeral itself. Sometimes, the characters converse with other deceased characters, most notably Nathaniel Fisher Sr. The show's creator Alan Ball said this represents the living characters' internal dialogues expressed in the form of external conversations.

Production

Concept

Although overall plots and characters were created by Alan Ball, reports conflict on how the series was conceived. In one instance, Ball stated that he came up with the premise of the show after the deaths of his sister and father. However, in an interview on the series' DVD collection, he intimated that HBO entertainment president Carolyn Strauss had proposed the idea to him. In a copyright infringement lawsuit, screenwriter Gwen O'Donnell asserted that she was the original source of the idea that later passed through Strauss to Ball; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, proceeding on the assumption that this assertion was true, rejected her claim.

Airing on a premium cable network allowed the series to explore darker themes than would have been possible on other networks. Ball stated in an interview:

Major themes

The show focuses on human mortality, the symbiotic nature of life and death feeding off each other, the death industry, and the lives of those who deal with it on a daily basis. When discussing the concept of the show, Ball elaborated on the foremost questions the show's pilot targeted:

Six Feet Under introduces the Fisher family as the basis on which to explore these questions. Throughout its five-season, 63-episode run, major characters experience crises that are in direct relation to their environment and the grief they have experienced. Ball again relates these experiences, as well as the choice of the series' title, to the persistent subtext of the program:

Cultural critic Sally Munt commented: "one might risk saying [the show] has an uncanny, or queer rendition of class positions and relations". New York magazine opined that the show "carefully avoided moralism" but there were times where it "felt like a message" that "death has a terrible timing" and it could also be a "karmic gift" for some. Ball refuted this claim by asserting that there was no message in the story but only a recognition that death comes in the middle of "messy things" and does not wait for people to sort out their lives.

Setting

Exteriors for the Fisher home were shot at 2302 West 25th Street and the intersection of Arlington Avenue, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Crew

Creator Alan Ball also served as executive producer and showrunner for the entire series run. Robert Greenblatt and David Janollari executive produced the series, as the Greenblatt Janollari Studio was one of the production companies. The other producers were Lori Jo Nemhauser and Robert Del Valle.

The writing staff included Ball, who wrote nine episodes over the series run, including the pilot episode and the series finale. Writers who were on staff for the entire series run included Rick Cleveland, who wrote eight episodes and became an executive producer in the fifth season; Kate Robin, who wrote eight episodes and became a supervising producer in the fifth season; and Bruce Eric Kaplan, who wrote seven episodes and became an executive producer in the fourth season. Christian Williams was just on staff for the first season, writing two episodes. Both Laurence Andries and Christian Taylor wrote three episodes each during their run on the series for the first two seasons, and they also served as producers. Scott Buck and Joey Soloway joined in the second season, staying on staff for the rest of the series, and each wrote seven episodes. Buck became a co-executive producer in the fourth season, and Soloway became a co-executive producer in the fifth season. The last set of writers to join the staff were Craig Wright and Nancy Oliver in the third season. Wright wrote six episodes and became a producer in the fifth season and Oliver wrote five episodes and became a co-producer in the fifth season.

Ball also directed the most episodes, directing the pilot and each of the season finales. Dan Attias also directed six episodes, from seasons two to five. Kathy Bates (who also played Bettina on the series), Michael Cuesta, Rodrigo García, and Jeremy Podeswa each directed five episodes. Michael Engler, Daniel Minahan, and Alan Poul (who also served as an executive producer for the series) each directed four episodes. Miguel Arteta directed three episodes and Nicole Holofcener directed two episodes. Single-episode directors included Peter Care, Alan Caso, Lisa Cholodenko, Allen Coulter, Adam Davidson, Mary Harron, Joshua Marston, Jim McBride, Karen Moncrieff, John Patterson, Matt Shakman, Alan Taylor, Rose Troche, and Peter Webber.

Music

The series' main theme, written by composer Thomas Newman, won a 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and two Grammy Awards in 2003 for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Instrumental Arrangement.

The production sound from seasons three through five was mixed by Bo Harwood, and was nominated in 2004 for a Cinema Audio Society Award.

Seasons two through five featured a promotional teaser trailer prior to the premiere of that season. The songs featured in each season's trailer were "Heaven" by Lamb for season two; "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay for season three; "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone for season four; and "Breathe Me" by Sia for season five, which is also used for montage in the series finale. All these songs are included in either of two soundtracks for the show.

The episode recaps for the first two seasons feature the song "Nothing Lies Still Long" by Pell Mell. The episode previews for the first and fifth seasons feature the Six Feet Under title theme, while the other seasons feature the Rae & Christian remix version of the title theme.

Music supervision for the entire run of the series was provided by Gary Calamar and Thomas Golubic, who were also credited as producers for the two soundtrack albums.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Six Feet Under characters

Main

The main characters of ''Six Feet Under'' in the first season: From left to right: Federico, Keith, David, Claire, Ruth, Nate, Nathaniel Sr. and Brenda
  • Peter Krause as Nate Fisher – the eldest child, who is in search of meaning while facing the prospect of his own death.
  • Michael C. Hall as David Fisher – the middle child, who is uptight and coming to terms with being gay.
  • Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher – the family matriarch, who is emotionally repressed and trying to form a new, independent life.
  • Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher – the youngest child, who is rebellious and creative.
  • Freddy Rodriguez as Federico Diaz – a mortician and eventual business partner of the Fishers, who is a family man.
  • Mathew St. Patrick as Keith Charles – David's on again/off again significant other, who is a member of the LAPD.
  • Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith – Nate's on again/off again significant other, who struggles with depression.
  • Jeremy Sisto as Billy Chenowith – Brenda's younger brother, who has bipolar disorder (main season 1; recurring seasons 2–5).
  • James Cromwell as George Sibley – a geology professor, who becomes Ruth's second husband (recurring season 3; main seasons 4–5).
  • Justina Machado as Vanessa Diaz – Federico's wife; she is a nurse (recurring seasons 1–4; main season 5).

Recurring

  • Richard Jenkins as Nathaniel Fisher Sr. – the patriarch of the Fisher family, who dies at the start of the series, but appears in dream sequences and flashbacks (seasons 1–5)
  • Joanna Cassidy as Margaret Chenowith – Brenda's and Billy's psychologist mother (seasons 1–5)
  • Giancarlo Rodriguez as Julio Diaz – Federico's and Vanessa's son (seasons 1–5)
  • Tim Maculan as Father Jack – priest at the Fisher's family church (seasons 1–5)
  • Eric Balfour as Gabriel Dimas – Claire's high-school boyfriend and a chronic drug user (seasons 1–3)
  • Robert Foxworth as Dr. Bernard Chenowith – Brenda's and Billy's psychiatrist father (seasons 1–3)
  • Ed O'Ross as Nikolai – Ruth's boss and boyfriend when she worked as a florist (seasons 1–2, 5)
  • Marina Black as Parker McKenna – a friend of Claire's during high school (seasons 1–2)
  • David Norona as Gary Deitman – Claire's counselor (seasons 1–2)
  • Gary Hershberger as Matthew Gilardi – an employee of a major funeral home organization, who attempts to buy out Fisher & Sons (seasons 1–2)
  • Ed Begley Jr., as Hiram Gunderson – a hair stylist with whom Ruth had an affair while she was married to Nathaniel (seasons 1 and 5)
  • Illeana Douglas as Angela – Frederico's temporary replacement at Fisher & Sons (seasons 1 and 5)
  • Dina Waters as Tracy Montrose Blair (season 1)
  • Patricia Clarkson as Sarah O'Connor – Ruth's younger sister, an artist who lives in Topanga Canyon (seasons 2–5)
  • Lili Taylor as Lisa Kimmel Fisher – Nate's former roommate, his first wife, and mother of his daughter Maya (seasons 2–5)
  • Melissa Marsala as Angelica – Vanessa's sister, who has a contentious relationship with her brother-in-law Federico (seasons 2–5)
  • Aysia Polk as Taylor Charles – Keith's niece, who is under his care (seasons 2–5)
  • John Paul Pitoc as Phil – Claire's boyfriend (briefly) who works at the crematorium (seasons 2–3)
  • Kellie Waymire as Melissa – a high-class prostitute whom Brenda befriends (season 2)
  • Nicki Micheaux as Karla Charles – Keith's sister and Taylor's mother, a drug addict (season 2)
  • Julie White as Mitzi Dalton-Huntley – an employee of a major funeral home organization that attempts to buy out Fisher & Sons (seasons 1–2)
  • Kathy Bates as Bettina – Sarah's friend and caretaker; she becomes a good friend of Ruth's (seasons 3–5)
  • Peter Macdissi as Olivier Castro-Staal – Claire's professor at art school and Margaret Chenowith's lover (seasons 3–5)
  • Ben Foster as Russell Corwin – Claire's boyfriend during art school (seasons 3–5)
  • Brenna Tosh and Bronwyn Tosh as Maya Fisher – Nate's and Lisa's young daughter (seasons 3–5)
  • Rainn Wilson as Arthur Martin – a young intern from mortuary school, who works for the Fishers (seasons 3–5)
  • Justin Theroux as Joe – Brenda's neighbor and boyfriend during season four (seasons 3–4)
  • Idalis DeLeón as Sophia – an exotic dancer with whom Federico has an affair (seasons 3–4)
  • Catherine O'Hara as Carol Ward – Lisa's boss, a neurotic motion-picture producer (seasons 3 and 5)
  • Sprague Grayden as Anita Miller – Claire's friend from art school (seasons 4–5)
  • Peter Facinelli as Jimmy – Claire's friend from art school and one-time lover (seasons 4–5)
  • Mena Suvari as Edie – a free-spirited lesbian artist and friend of Claire's from art school (season 4)
  • Michael Weston as Jake – a mentally unstable crack addict who kidnaps and assaults David (seasons 4–5)
  • Tina Holmes as Maggie Sibley – George's daughter, who has a brief affair with Nate (seasons 4–5)
  • Matt Malloy as Roger Pasquese – Keith's employer, a movie producer (seasons 4–5)
  • Julie Dretzin as Barb – Lisa's sister (seasons 4–5)
  • Jeff Yagher as Hoyt – Lisa's brother-in-law (season 4)
  • Michelle Trachtenberg as Celeste – a spoiled pop star under Keith's protection (season 4)
  • Bobby Cannavale as Javier – Keith's colleague (season 4)
  • Chris Messina as Ted Fairwell – Claire's boyfriend, a lawyer at the firm where she worked (season 5)
  • Kendré Berry as Durrell Charles-Fisher – an adopted son of David's and Keith's (season 5)
  • C. J. Sanders as Anthony Charles-Fisher – an adopted son of David's and Keith's (season 5)
  • Anne Ramsay as Jackie Feldman – Brenda's colleague and friend (season 5)

Family tree

NATHANIEL=Nathaniel Fisher, Sr.†| RUTH = Ruth Fisher| BERNARD = Bernard Asa Chenowith| MARGARET = Margaret Chenowith| GEORGE = George Sibley| WOMAN = Unnamed prior wife}} KEITH = Keith Charles| DAVID=David Fisher| CLAIRE = Claire Fisher| NATE = Nate Fisher| BRENDA = Brenda Chenowith| BILLY = Billy Chenowith| LISA = Lisa Kimmel Fisher| MAGGIE = Maggie Sibley| BRIAN = Brian Sibley|}} WILLA = Willa Fisher Chenowith| MAYA = Maya Kimmel Fisher| ANTHONY = Anthony Charles-Fisher| DURRELL = Durrell Charles-Fisher| Loren = Loren Fisher|}}

Episodes

Main article: List of Six Feet Under episodes

Reception

Critical reception

Six Feet Under received widespread acclaim, particularly for its writing and acting. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time, included on best-of lists by Time, The Guardian, and Empire. The show's finale has also been described as one of the greatest television series finales. The Writers Guild of America ranked it #18 on their list of the 101 Best Written TV Series.

Six Feet Under received critical acclaim for most of its run, with the exception of the fourth season, which received more mixed reviews. The first season holds a rating of 74 out of 100 at Metacritic based on 23 reviews. Early reviews of the series were positive, prior to the screening of the pilot episode; Steve Oxman of Variety stated, "Six Feet Under is a smart, brooding, fanciful character-driven ensemble piece about a family in the funeral biz." Following the series premiere, Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter commented that the series' "examination of family life through the prism of a mortuary business, combines sardonic humor with poignant drama and comes up with a unique tone and style, in itself quite an accomplishment for any TV series. It is fearless in its approach to storytelling and, far more often than not, succeeds in the risks it takes" and "there is much to admire about this series, including top-notch performances, artful direction and creative storytelling that employs various techniques, including dream sequences and parody commercials. Best of all, though, is Ball's introspection and the insight he provides about society, the funeral industry, and family relationships."

Bill Carter of The New York Times wrote, "Six Feet Under certainly got enthusiastic reviews, almost universally glowing notices about the rich characterizations and quirky humor shaped by the show's celebrated creator, Alan Ball, the Academy Award-winning writer of the film American Beauty." In an early response from HBO executive Chris Albrecht, he announced in regards to the viewers, that they are "totally thrilled with the series."

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 90% approval rating with an average score of 8/10 based on 40 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Six Feet Unders unusual setting provides a perfect backdrop for the macabre meditations on mortality made by its brilliant, brooding cast." The second season has a 79% approval rating with an average score of 9.3/10 based on 14 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Six Feet Unders deliberately paced second season is less endearing than the first, but the engaging ensemble remain reason enough to watch." The third season has a 90% approval rating with an average score of 7.6/10 based on 20 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Six Feet Unders third season dials down the comedy in favor of creepier narratives – a challenge its cast is more than up to." The fourth season has a 50% approval rating with an average score of 5.6/10 based on 10 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Six Feet Under overreaches in its fourth season, with twists and story arcs that feel more contrived than compelling, though its willingness to venture boldly into the dark also proves occasionally exhilarating." The fifth season has a 97% approval rating with an average score of 8.9/10 based on 35 reviews, with a critical consensus of, "Six Feet Under offers a fitting end for the Fishers by concluding the way it began: an unexpectedly beautiful rumination on life, death and grief."

The series finale is considered one of the greatest endings in television history. In a 2015 interview with Alan Ball, Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, and Lauren Ambrose for The Hollywood Reporter, to mark ten years since the show's conclusion, they described it as the "finale that would not die". Megan Vick of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The idea of flashing forward to depict how each member of the Fishers and their loved ones would pass on seemed revolutionary in 2005, but Ball – who created the series and would write and direct its final episode – uses another word for it – inevitable."

Ratings

SeasonEpisodesPremieredEndedAverage Viewers
(in millions)DateViewers
(in millions)DateViewers
(in millions)1134.97url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/aug01/aug27/3_wed/news1wednesday.htmltitle=Summer fading, ABC grabs lead from NBClast=Downeyfirst=Kevinwork=Media Lifedate=August 29, 2001access-date=October 18, 2017url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025055021/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/aug01/aug27/3_wed/news1wednesday.htmlarchive-date=October 25, 2006}}5.32136.245.495.63135.095.784.74124.203.733.75122.623.892.5
June 3, 2001August 19, 2001
March 3, 2002June 2, 2002
March 2, 2003June 1, 2003
June 13, 2004September 12, 2004
June 6, 2005August 21, 2005

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Six Feet Under

At the 2002 Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 23 nominations for its first two seasons, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Series creator Alan Ball won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode and Patricia Clarkson won for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. The rest of the ensemble cast, including Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Freddy Rodriguez, and Lauren Ambrose all received acting nominations. Guest actors Lili Taylor and Illeana Douglas received nominations in the guest-acting category. The series received 16 nominations at the 2003 Primetime Emmy Awards for its third season, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Krause, Conroy, Ambrose, Griffiths, James Cromwell, and Kathy Bates all received acting nominations. Alan Poul was nominated for directing for the episode "Nobody Sleeps", and Craig Wright was nominated for writing for the episode "Twilight". The series received five nominations at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fourth season, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Frances Conroy. The series received nine nominations at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fifth and final season. Patricia Clarkson won for the second time for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and Krause, Conroy, and Joanna Cassidy received acting nominations. Ball was nominated for writing and directing for the series finale episode "Everyone's Waiting".

For the Golden Globe Awards, the series won for Best Drama Series in 2001, and received nominations in 2002 and 2003. Peter Krause was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2002. Rachel Griffiths won for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film in 2001, and received a nomination in 2002 in the Lead Actress category. Frances Conroy won for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2003.

For the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast won for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2002 and 2003, and received nominations in 2001, 2004, and 2005. Peter Krause was nominated for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2003. Frances Conroy won for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2003.

The series won a Peabody Award for general excellence in 2002 "for its unsettling yet powerfully humane explorations of life and death".

Home media

DVDs

The first season was released in a VHS box set. All five seasons are available on DVD in individual box sets and in a collected volume.

SeasonRelease dateAdditional informationRegion 1Region 2Region 4
1February 4, 2003July 7, 2003February 11, 2004
2July 6, 2004June 21, 2004July 14, 2004
3May 17, 2005April 4, 2005May 11, 2005
4August 23, 2005September 5, 2005November 16, 2005
5March 28, 2006April 10, 2006October 4, 2006
1–5November 14, 2006April 10, 2006October 31, 2007

Soundtracks

Two soundtrack albums, featuring music that had appeared in the series, were released:

  • Six Feet Under (March 5, 2002)
  • Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends (June 21, 2005)

Books

Streaming

The complete series is available from various streaming sites including Max, Amazon Video,Amazon Video:

  • Disney+ Hotstar. In July 2023, it was announced that the series would be added to Netflix in the United States as part of a co-exclusive deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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