The Big C
2010–2013 · Paramount+ with Showtime · 30 min · 4 seasons
S04E04 · The Finale
Tue, 21 May, 11:00 am
Adam surprises everyone when he fulfills one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. Andrea gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Sean has mixed feelings about his impending kidney surgery.
About
The Big C follows Minneapolis Westhill High School teacher Cathy Jamison – a reserved, suburban wife and mother – who is diagnosed with melanoma. The realization of this forces her to really begin to live for the first time in her adult life. At first she chooses to keep her diagnosis from her family, behaving in ways they find puzzling and increasingly bizarre. She finds new freedom to express herself. As the show progresses, Cathy allows her family and some new friends to support her as she copes with her terminal prognosis, and finds both humor and pathos in the many idiosyncratic relationships in her life.
Episodes
- E01
Quality of Life
Tue, 30 Apr· 30 minCathy plans Adam's sixteenth birthday party. Andrea struggles settling in with her new room-mate at fashion school. Paul brings in a new assistant.
- E02
You Can't Take It with You
Tue, 7 May· 30 minSean feels inspired to donate to charity. Cathy upsets Paul when she signs him up to an online dating service. Andrea struggles to impress her tutor, Isaac Mizrahi.
- E03
Quality of Death
Tue, 14 May· 30 minDr. Sherman pays a visit to Cathy, who has checked herself into a hospice and is experiencing problems with her new roommate. Adam confronts Paul about his lack of parental guidance. Andrea seeks inspiration from Cathy.
- E04
The Finale
Tue, 21 May· 30 minAdam surprises everyone when he fulfills one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. Andrea gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Sean has mixed feelings about his impending kidney surgery.
Cast
Laura Linney
Catherine 'Cathy' Jamison
Oliver Platt
Paul Jamison
Gabriel Basso
Adam Jamison
John Benjamin Hickey
Sean Tolke
Phyllis Somerville
Marlene
Gabourey Sidibe
Andrea Jackson