Transparent (2014)

Directed by

Marielle Heller, Nisha Ganatra, Joey Soloway

Genre

comedy drama, LGBT-related television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 41 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 171 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Pfefferman family in Los Angeles deals with their parent coming out as a trans woman named Maura. The series shows how each family member adjusts to this new reality and their own personal struggles.

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What happens

Transparent is an American comedy-drama television series created by Joey Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014. The story revolves around a Los Angeles family, the Pfeffermans, and their lives after learning that their parent (Jeffrey Tambor) is a trans woman now going by the name Maura. Transparent's first season premiered in full on September 26, 2014, and its second season on December 11, 2015, third season on September 23, 2016, and fourth season on September 21, 2017. Critical reviews were largely positive, though there were objections to the casting of Tambor, a cisgender man, in the role of a trans woman. At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. This is the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a streaming media service to win a Golden Globe for Best Series. The series began airing on Sundance TV starting August 9, 2017. In November 2017, Tambor was accused of sexual harassment on the set. On November 19, 2017, Tambor stated, "I don't see how I can return to Transparent" after a second sexual harassment allegation was made against him. He was officially fired from Transparent on February 15, 2018. The Transparent: Musicale Finale addressed the death of Maura, and examined the lives of the Pfefferman family primarily from perspective of Maura's former spouse, Shelly (Judith Light), and through music. The Finale, featuring music and lyrics by Faith Soloway, was developed through a series of concerts at Joe's Pub and, in addition to the regular and recurring cast, featured performers Shakina Nayfack, Lesli Margherita, Erik Liberman, and Jo Lampert. In 2023, the show was adapted into a stage musical, A Transparent Musical, for the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. The book was written by showrunner Joey Soloway and transgender playwright MJ Kaufman, with music and lyrics by Faith Soloway, Joey's sister. The production received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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