How the Cast of Big Little Lies Compares to Their Characters in the Book

Jane is a 24-year-old single mother with a dark secret who decides to move to a new town to give her son, Ziggy, the opportunity to attend a better school. She's frequently described as "small and thin" and very plain, with her dark hair pulled back into a tight ponytail. Shailene Woodley, who has the perfect girl-next-door looks for the part, has had no problem in the past taking on roles of complex young women, as in The Fault in Our Stars or White Bird in a Blizzard. We give her performance an A+.