High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Six Feet Under, a television drama series created by Alan Ball, premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on June 3, 2001 and ended its original run of five seasons and 63 episodes on August 21, 2005. The series chronicles the Fisher family of funeral directors who struggle with relationships and their own personal demons while trying to maintain a small funeral home. All five seasons are available on DVD in individual box sets and in a collected volume.