The Big C is a Showtime original television series created by Darlene Hunt which premiered on August 16, 2010.
Filmmaker Bill Condon directed the pilot for the series. It drew the largest audience for a Showtime original series premiere in eight years.
Since then, Showtime announced that a second season of The Big C will begin airing in 2011.
The show follows Cathy Jamison, a reserved suburban wife and mother whose recent cancer diagnosis forces her to shake up her life and find hope, humor and the light side of a dark situation, while managing her immature but well-meaning husband.