Austin Nichols | Six Feet Under

• Genre: Comedy drama, Black comedy, Psychological drama, Tragicomedy[
• Created by: Alan Ball
• Starring: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, Jeremy Sisto, Rachel Griffiths, James Cromwell, Justina Machado
• Theme music composer: Thomas Newman
• Composer: Richard Marvin
• No. of seasons: 5
• No. of episodes: 63
• Executive producers: Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, Alan Poul, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Rick Cleveland
• Running time: 46–72 minutes
• Production companies: Actual Size Films, The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio, HBO Entertainment
• Network: HBO
• Release: June 3, 2001 – August 21, 2005

Nathaniel Fisher, his wife Ruth, and their children David and Claire run a small funeral business that offers the best care to be found anywhere close by. Prodigal son Nate Jr. arrives home for Christmas just as his father is killed by a bus, and has to stick around when he and David are willed the funeral service together. How does a family who helps others deal with grief deal with its own?

"The Liar and the Whore"

Leticia Perez, an 80-year-old grandmother and Rico's neighbor, dies peacefully in a salon unexpectedly leaving $149,000 to Rico. Ruth breaks up with Nikolai who seems not to care. David and Keith greet a social worker. Brenda's parents renew their wedding vows. Nate discovers Brenda's infidelity after reading some of her manuscript resulting in an explosive breakup. Keith beats up a suspect in a fit of anger. Lisa gives birth two weeks early to a daughter, at first shocking — then delighting — new grandmother Ruth.

"I'll Take You"

Aaron Buchbinder, 26, an acquaintance of Nate's, dies of pancreatic cancer. In accordance with the deceased's wishes, Nate insists on witnessing the incineration of his body, and in doing so learns a few things about the process, including how pacemakers can cause the retort to sustain damage such as that which had delayed the disposition by a day, and the most efficient placement of the body in the retort. Keith gets suspended, gives Taylor to his parents, and fights with David. Fisher & Sons has an unannounced inspection allowing Rico to invest his new inheritance in the company and become a partner. Brenda goes to a sex addicts anonymous meeting. Ruth quits her job. Nate undergoes a high-risk surgery for his AVM and his family anxiously awaits the outcome as Brenda packs up her house and drives away.