The Affair (2014)
- Directed by
- Mark Mylod, Jeffrey Reiner, Carl Franklin, Ryan Fleck
- Genre
- drama television series, mystery television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 5 seasons, 53 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 415 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This series follows the emotional fallout of an extramarital affair between a man and a woman. Each episode shows events from two different characters points of view, revealing how memories and perspectives can contradict each other.
emotionalfracturedintrospectivemelancholictenseslow-burnsubjectiveunreliable
What happens
The Affair is an American drama television series created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on Showtime on October 12, 2014. It ran for five seasons, concluding with its final episode on November 3, 2019. The series primarily stars Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, and Joshua Jackson, and it explores the emotional effects of extramarital relationships. Episodes are often separated into two parts, with each half being told from the point of view of a specific character. The use of this dramatic device has been used by Treem to describe The Affair as "the Rashomon of relationship dramas". The series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and Wilson won for Best Actress – Television Series Drama at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015. At the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in 2016, Maura Tierney won the award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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