Home / Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

Year:

2001

Duration:

55 min (63 episodes)

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

8.8

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 50 wins & 139 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-06-03

Filming Locations: 2302 W. 25th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Alice Krige

Mena Suvari

Six Feet Under

Julie Dretzin

Six Feet Under

Lauren Ambrose

Six Feet Under

Jillian Armenante

Ricardo Chavira

Six Feet Under

Anne Dudek

Noah Frank

Evan Handler

Scott Hoxby

Colton James

Ronn Moss

James Pickens Jr.

Pamela Adlon

Geraldine Singer

Peter Krause

Nate Fisher

Michael C. Hall

David Fisher

Frances Conroy

Ruth Fisher

Freddy Rodríguez

Federico 'Rico' Diaz

Mathew St. Patrick

Keith Charles

Rachel Griffiths

Brenda Chenowith

Justina Machado

Vanessa Diaz

Jeremy Sisto

Billy Chenowith

Brenna Tosh

Maya Fisher

Bronwyn Tosh

Maya Fisher

James Cromwell

George Sibley

Did you know?

Trivia

Michael C. Hall's first screen role. He had confined himself to the New York stage prior to "Six Feet Under". The first scene he shot was in the pilot episode when David goes to the morgue to collect his father's body.

Share this

Kathy Bates, who directed two episodes in Season 1, would appear in an acting capacity from Season 3 on as Ruth's friend Bettina.

Share this

The initial inspiration for this show came from Carolyn Strauss, then the president of HBO's entertainment division, who, shortly before meeting with showrunner Alan Ball, had watched the 1965 film adaptation of the 1945 novel The Loved One, a satirical expose of the funeral industry. Ball's further inspirations for the show included Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death and Thomas Lynch's essay collection The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade.

Share this

Goofs

Nate's birthday in the obituary is September 30, 1965 in episode 27, but January 8, 1965 in episode 61. The right one should be September 30, since in episode "The Room" he himself says to be a Libra. Curiously, the lady in that episode thought he was a Capricorn, which would be right if Nate were born on January 8.

Share this

Quotes

Nate: Why do you treat me like shit all the time, Brenda?

Share this

Officer Keith Charles: [talking to David about marriage] You're in my will, I'm in yours. We basically are married, even if the law refuses to recognize it. But then again, I refuse to recognize most of the Bush Administration. I guess it all evens out.

Share this

Ruth Fisher: Really and truly?

Share this

Faq

How does it end?

Brenda gives birth to Willa. David and Keith and the boys move into the funeral home. Ruth moves to her sister Sarah's house. Federico and Vanessa purchase a different funeral home. Claire moves to New York even though the job offer which prompted her to leave falls through.On her way to New York, we see flashes of the future: Ruth and Bettina have opened a dog-day-care; Durrell watches David at work; Willa celebrates her first birthday; David and Keith get married; Ruth dying with George, David and Claire at her bedside; Claire marrying Ted; Keith killed in a robbery (also the name on the armored car was 'Charles Security'. So Keith wound up owning and operating his own bank security service); David dying on a family picnic, right after seeing a vision of young Keith smile at him; Federico dying on a cruise ship with Vanessa; Brenda dying as her brother Billy talks to her; and finally 102-year-old Claire dies in bed.

Where can I find a song I heard on the show?

You can find a list of the music from the show here: http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/six-feet-under-music-season-1That particular song is "Breathe" by Sia.

What is the song playing in the final scene?

"Breathe Me" by Sia

Share this