<Tr> <Td colspan="6"> At a public school in Monterey , a murder suddenly occurs on trivia night , but neither the victim nor the murderer are revealed . Backtracking to the first day of school , the families of five first - graders are introduced . Madeline Martha Mackenzie is a strong - willed , wealthy , and feared alpha female in town with a first - grade daughter and teenage daughter from an earlier marriage . Her friend , retired lawyer Celeste Wright , is the mother of twin sons who are also beginning at that same school . New to town is Jane Chapman -- a young single mother raising her son , Ziggy . Renata Klein 's daughter Amabella accuses Ziggy of attempting to choke her , which he denies . Madeline and Celeste befriend Jane . Secrets are revealed , including that Madeline is struggling to cope with her ex-husband Nathan 's marriage to a yoga instructor named Bonnie and also trying to build a relationship with her older daughter . Celeste appears to have a very happy life with her husband Perry , but he starts to show signs of being violent . Jane 's motives for moving to Monterey are unknown . </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td colspan="6"> At a public school in Monterey , a murder suddenly occurs on trivia night , but neither the victim nor the murderer are revealed . Backtracking to the first day of school , the families of five first - graders are introduced . Madeline Martha Mackenzie is a strong - willed , wealthy , and feared alpha female in town with a first - grade daughter and teenage daughter from an earlier marriage . Her friend , retired lawyer Celeste Wright , is the mother of twin sons who are also beginning at that same school . New to town is Jane Chapman -- a young single mother raising her son , Ziggy . Renata Klein 's daughter Amabella accuses Ziggy of attempting to choke her , which he denies . Madeline and Celeste befriend Jane . Secrets are revealed , including that Madeline is struggling to cope with her ex-husband Nathan 's marriage to a yoga instructor named Bonnie and also trying to build a relationship with her older daughter . Celeste appears to have a very happy life with her husband Perry , but he starts to show signs of being violent . Jane 's motives for moving to Monterey are unknown . </Td> </Tr>
where does the show big little lies take place
where does the show big little lies take place
Monterey
Monterey