<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Jane reveals to Madeline that she went to confront Saxon Baker, who turns out to be the wrong man . Madeline attempts to convince Jane to give up the search . Ms. Barnes relays to Jane that a petition has begun to have Ziggy suspended . Jane confronts Renata and mistakenly gouges her eye . Jane apologizes, realizing that they both want to protect their children . Renata forgives Jane and reveals her plan to schedule play - dates with each of Amabella's classmates to discover who is hurting her . Celeste's therapist advises her to prepare to leave Perry by renting an apartment and disclosing the abuse to friends . Later, Perry tries to initiate sex with Celeste, who defensively fractures his penis . Returning from the hospital, Perry tells Celeste she is "lucky" he did not kill her . The following day she begins looking for an apartment . At the opening night of Avenue Q, Tori confronts Madeline about having an affair with Joseph . At home, Madeline and Ed have another argument about her lack of passion toward him, which culminates in her alluding to having made a "terrible mistake". Nathan discovers that Abigail's "secret project" is auctioning her virginity to raise money for Amnesty International . Madeline furiously confronts Abigail, disclosing her affair in the process . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> "You Get What You Need" </Td> <Td> Jean - Marc Vallée </Td> <Td> David E. Kelley </Td> <Td> April 2, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 02) </Td> <Td> 1.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Following another beating, Celeste decides to leave Perry the day after trivia night . Ziggy confesses to Jane that it was Max who choked Amabella . Madeline talks to Joseph about his wife knowing about their affair . Jane tells Celeste that her son Max is the bully . When preparing to leave for trivia night, Perry sees a text message on Celeste's phone from the landlady of her new apartment . He confronts her on the way to the party, but is interrupted by Renata . At the party, Celeste tells Renata that Max is the bully . Meanwhile, a drunk Madeline runs away during Ed's singing performance . Jane goes after her and finds her atop stairs at the back of the venue . Madeline tells Jane that she cheated on Ed . Renata also goes after them and apologizes to Jane for having blamed Ziggy . Celeste joins the women, followed by Perry . Bonnie follows them and watches the group from afar . Jane sees Perry and realizes that he is the rapist . Perry pleads with Celeste to come back home with him and when she declines, he viciously attacks her . The group unsuccessfully fights Perry off until Bonnie rushes in and pushes him down the stairs, killing him . In police interviews, the women confirm that there was a fight with Perry but claim he fell accidentally . Despite Detective Quinlan's skepticism, the police accept their version . Later, the five women and their children lounge at the beach, where Detective Quinlan continues to watch them . </Td> </Tr> <P> On August 6, 2014, it was announced Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon had optioned the screen rights to Liane Moriarty's novel Big Little Lies . The actresses were expected to develop the project as a film in which they would both star . Bruna Papandrea and Per Saari were set to executive produce alongside Kidman and Witherspoon . Moriarty was also expected to produce as well . On November 25, 2014, it was announced that Kidman and Witherspoon had decided to develop the project into a limited television series instead of the originally planned film . Additionally, it was announced that television series would be written by David E. Kelley . On May 8, 2015, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order and that in addition to writing, Kelley would also executive produce . On October 23, 2015, it was reported that Jean - Marc Vallée was in talks to direct the first episode of the series with the potential to direct more . On December 17, 2015, it was announced that Vallée would direct all seven episodes of the series . On November 28, 2016, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 19, 2017 . </P>

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