About the Show Academy Award®-winning actress Holly Hunter (The Piano) takes on the role of a cynical police detective facing a personal crisis of divine proportions in the provocative new drama series SAVING GRACE, premiering this July on TNT. In her television series debut, Hunter stars as Grace Hanadarko, a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite being at the top of her field, takes self-destruction to new heights. After seeing tremendous tragedy in her life, both professionally and personally, Grace lives life hard and fast. She drinks too much, sleeps with the wrong men and defies authority. Grace has a tender side with her 22 nieces and nephews, but that is a side that most of the world doesn’t get to see. It all catches up with her one night when, as she’s driving too fast after too many drinks, she hits a man who is walking along the road. In an uncharacteristic moment, Grace asks for help, and she gets it – in the form an unconventional angel named Earl (Leon Rippy, Deadwood). Earl tells Grace that she is in trouble and running out of chances, but he wants to help lead her back to the right path. The journey, for both of them, will not be an easy one. Creator Nancy Miller says of Hunter, “Holly can break your heart and make you laugh in the same moment. She’s astonishing. Grace is a complex character, deeply troubled but searching for the good, with a heart full of love and pain, and a surprising tenderness when you least expect it.” In addition to Rippy, the cast also includes Kenneth Johnson (The Shield) as Grace’s partner; Gregory Norman Cruz (Criminal Minds) as detective Bobby Stillwater; Bailey Chase (Las Vegas) as detective Butch Ada; Bokeem Woodbine (The Big Hit) as a death row inmate who figures into Grace’s struggle and Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me) as the criminalist who, despite having strong religious beliefs, is the only one in Grace’s life who does not judge her.

I was never a Hunter fan she always struck me as just a little stiff in her roles. But this role she plays blows me away. At first I didn't believe it was her she was just so different and I was having trouble meshing what my established perception of her was with the performance I was seeing. Now I don't understand how she ever played those other roles. This is her tour de force role. She blows me away how well she utterly embraces it. She makes me believe this person actually exists.

There is also wonderful chemistry with the rest of the cast I just can't imagine anyone of them not being there or being performed by someone else.

I love her friendships even though they are incredibly messy and complex and even though she is a mess. She has such a big heart but can be so tough and distant and put those walls up so high.

Her friendship with Laura San Giacomo's character is fantastic. It's the most mature female friendship I've seen on a tv show.

Love Earl!

Love the dog!
Oddly despite all the stuff she gets into I never find myself groaning or protesting her actions or decisions. She embraces the ups and downs of life with equanimity. She is an amazingly free spirit in many ways.

Have you seen The Piano ? Amazzzzzzing work by her and Keitel.

TNT has renewed Saving Grace for a second season, making the order for 15 more episodes after only 3 aired episodes.

The series debuted very strongly back on July 23rd becoming the year’s top-rated ad-supported cable premiere. Though it slid in week two (3.7/6 HH rating, 5.374 million viewers and a 1.3/4 A18-49 rating), its overall ratings remain strong and it is proving to be much more compatible with its dominant lead-in (The Closer) than other shows TNT has positioned in the time slot.

The Holly Hunter starring series airs Monday nights at 10:00 p.m. on TNT.

I think they changed the schedule.

It is no longer showing in the logline for 03MAR08.

Ah, I may not be a ble to see the evening.

Looks like 3-5 March 10 and 11 PM Eastern time. Two episodes a night.

Bah! They are showing them out of oreder, those bastards!

What? Out of order?
This is not the kind of show to show out of order. You really need to see her progression otherwise it makes no sense!
*sigh* Will networks never learn?

I am watching it right now, and there is nothing you can do to stop me!

I am watching it right now, and there is nothing you can do to stop me!