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The Oscar-winning actresses both star in and
executive-produce the seven-part limited TV series, based on the
2014 novel of the same name, after seeing the opportunity to put
diverse women on the screen.
"It's powerful, you know, when you actually connect with women
and reflect back to them their lives and they see themselves on
film," Witherspoon, 40, told Reuters at the show's Hollywood
premiere this week.
Kidman, 49, currently Oscar-nominated for "Lion," said she was
"committed" to supporting female talent and young actors.
"It's a lovely place in the world right now to be able to throw
whatever power, whatever support I can be behind that," she
said.
"Big Little Lies," debuting on HBO on Sunday, sees Witherspoon,
Kidman and Shailene Woodley playing three mothers and also stars
Zoe Kravitz, Laura Dern, Adam Scott and Alexander Skarsgard.
Set in the tranquil California seaside town of Monterey, the
series explores society's myth of perfection and the
contradictions that exist beneath the idealized facade of
marriage, sex, parenting and friendship.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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