Mildred Pierce

This miniseries is the second adaptation of the homonymous novel by James M. Cain (1941), after the 1945 film noir produced by Warner Bros. and starring Joan Crawford.

Parts of the miniseries were filmed in three locations in New York State: Peekskill, Point Lookout and Merrick.

Young Veda Pierce is played by Morgan Turner, while her adult version is played by Evan Rachel Wood; the character's singing 'voice' was dubbed by Dilber Yunus and Sumi Jo.

Filmmaker and actress Lena Dunham makes a cameo appearance as a nurse in two of the miniseries episodes.

The original soundtrack was composed by Carter Burwell, who won the Emmy for Best Musical Composition for a miniseries, television movie and special for his work.

Despite having limited viewership, the miniseries received generally favorable reviews, with 81% approval on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 69/100 on Metacritic.

Writer Stephen King, in reviewing the work for The Daily Beast and Newsweek, praised the performances by Winslet, Pearce and Wood, but criticized the five-hour duration as excessive, concluding that 'Joan Crawford would have hated' Winslet's Mildred.

The miniseries was screened out of competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011 and received 9 nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in categories such as Best Actress (Kate Winslet) and Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce).