The series depicts the Fisher family, funeral directors who struggle with relationships and their own personal demons while running a small funeral home. During the course of the series, 63 episodes of Six Feet Under aired over five seasons, between June 3, , and August 21, Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item.
Season Episodes Originally released Average viewers in millions First released Last released 1 13 June 3, August 19, 5. Episodes [ edit ].
Season 1 [ edit ]. His death throws his immediate family into emotional chaos as they attempt to deal with their grief. Nathaniel's death casts a pall over the return of his older son Nate Peter Krause , who was hoping for a relaxing vacation before returning to his home in Seattle.
On the flight, he meets and later has sex with Brenda Chenowith Rachel Griffiths. Dutiful son David Michael C. Hall is struggling to keep his true sexual identity and his new boyfriend Keith Mathew St. Patrick from his family. Matriarch Ruth Frances Conroy has her own secrets to keep, while youngest child and only daughter Claire Lauren Ambrose has her first taste of crystal meth before finding out about Nathaniel's death and must now go through the experience while tweaking. Meanwhile, Nathaniel's spectre repeatedly appears to each member of his family and forces them to face their own anxieties about life and death.
Chandler Swanson, the inventor of a large-scale pyramid scheme , is killed when he hits his head on the bottom of the pool. Ruth goes on a hiking trip with her boyfriend Hiram Ed Begley, Jr. David reconnects with his ex-fiancee Jennifer while pushing Keith away. Brenda helps both Nate and David deal with their grief and reconnect with each other in a surprising way.
