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Six Feet Under (TV series)

Six Feet Under
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Genre Serial drama
Comedy-drama
Black comedy
Family drama
Created by Alan Ball
Starring Peter Krause
Michael C. Hall
Frances Conroy
Lauren Ambrose
Freddy Rodriguez
Mathew St. Patrick
Jeremy Sisto
Rachel Griffiths
James Cromwell
Justina Machado
Theme music composer Thomas Newman
Composer(s) Richard Marvin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 63 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Alan Ball
Robert Greenblatt
David Janollari
Alan Poul (Seasons 2–5)
Bruce Eric Kaplan (Seasons 4–5)
Rick Cleveland (Season 5)
Camera setup 35 mm; single camera
Running time 46–60 minutes
72 minutes (series finale)
Production company(s) Actual Size Films
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio
HBO
Distributor Warner Bros. Television
HBO Enterprises
Release
Original network HBO
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV) (seasons 1–2)
480i (16:9 SDTV) (seasons 3–5)
Original release June 3, 2001 (2001-06-03) – August 21, 2005 (2005-08-21)
External links
Website

Six Feet Under is an American drama television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on June 3, 2001 and ended on August 21, 2005, spanning five seasons and 63 episodes. The show depicts members of the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles, and their friends and lovers. The series traces these characters' lives over the course of five years. The ensemble drama stars Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, and Rachel Griffiths as the show's seven central characters. The series 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 widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its writing and acting, and consistently drew high ratings for the HBO network. Regarded by many as one of the greatest TV dramas of all time, it has since been included on TIME magazine's "All-TIME 100 TV Shows", as well as Empire magazine's "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list. It has also been described as having one of the finest series finales in the history of television. It won numerous awards, including nine Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Peabody Award.


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