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Six Feet Under

“Life is pain, get use to it.”

  • 2001 –2005
  • Ended
  • TV-MA

★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 1.2K votes

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

Created by
Alan Ball
Seasons
5
Episodes
63
First aired
Jun 3, 2001
Networks
HBO
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Six Feet Under

  • Portrait of Peter Krause

    Peter Krause

    Nate Fisher

  • Portrait of Michael C. Hall

    Michael C. Hall

    David Fisher

  • Portrait of Frances Conroy

    Frances Conroy

    Ruth Fisher

  • Portrait of Lauren Ambrose

    Lauren Ambrose

    Claire Fisher

  • Portrait of Freddy Rodríguez

    Freddy Rodríguez

    Federico Diaz

  • Portrait of Mathew St. Patrick

    Mathew St. Patrick

    Keith Charles

  • Portrait of Rachel Griffiths

    Rachel Griffiths

    Brenda Chenowith

  • Portrait of Justina Machado

    Justina Machado

    Vanessa Diaz

  • Portrait of James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    George Sibley

Where to Stream Six Feet Under by Country

United States
Streaming on MaxRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on MaxRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
Streaming on JioHotstar
Canada
Streaming on CraveRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
Streaming on Prime Video, Foxtel Now, MaxRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Six Feet Under

    Specials

    Air date unknown

    11 episodes

  • Poster for Season 1 of Six Feet Under

    Season 1

    Jun 3, 2001

    13 episodes

    As prodigal elder son Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to news of his father's death, the family must learn to deal with the death of one of their own—while figuring out how to go ahead with the business of living.

  • Poster for Season 2 of Six Feet Under

    Season 2

    Mar 3, 2002

    13 episodes

    With owner/patriarch Nathaniel Fisher no longer alive (except in the hearts and sometime visions of his family), his survivors — wife Ruth, sons Nate and David, and daughter Claire — continue to cope with the tricky business of looking to the future while being constantly reminded of the past.

  • Poster for Season 3 of Six Feet Under

    Season 3

    Mar 2, 2003

    13 episodes

    Thanks to the financial contributions of their mortician, Federico, Fisher & Sons has become Fisher & Diaz, and the Fisher family members face major adjustments as they open a new chapter in their professional lives and personal relationships.

  • Poster for Season 4 of Six Feet Under

    Season 4

    Jun 13, 2004

    12 episodes

    There’s a new family order at the Fisher & Diaz funeral home. Although one spouse is gone, another has moved in, ushering in changes for better and worse. For Nate, Ruth, David and Claire, every day above ground is a good one. With Ruth remarried and Nate spiraling out of control, the Fishers struggle with the latest losses and additions to the family, whose dismembered pieces never seem to add up to a healthy whole.

  • Poster for Season 5 of Six Feet Under

    Season 5

    Jun 6, 2005

    12 episodes

    Everything. Everyone. Everywhere...Ends. Story elements established in the first four seasons reach a series of emotional climaxes, with Ruth overwhelmed by her mentally fragile husband George, Nate struggling to reaffirm his relationship with Brenda while raising his daughter Maya, David and Keith longing for children of their own, Claire trying to broaden her horizons, and Federico attempting to fill the void left by Vanessa. By season's end, all will come to embrace the cycle of life—birth, death and rebirth—in ways that are both unique and interconnected.

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