In Treatment | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on |
BeTipul by Hagai Levi Ori Sivan Nir Bergman |
Developed by | Rodrigo Garcia |
Starring |
Gabriel Byrne Dianne Wiest Michelle Forbes Melissa George Blair Underwood Mia Wasikowska Embeth Davidtz Josh Charles Hope Davis Alison Pill Aaron Shaw Sherri Saum Russell Hornsby John Mahoney Irrfan Khan Debra Winger Dane DeHaan Amy Ryan Alex Wolff |
Theme music composer | Avi Belleli |
Composer(s) | Richard Marvin |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Rodrigo García Stephen Levinson Hagai Levi Mark Wahlberg Warren Leight Paris Barclay Dan Futterman Anya Epstein Noa Tishby |
Location(s) |
Los Angeles (season 1) New York City (seasons 2–3) |
Running time | 22–30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Leverage Management Closest to the Hole Productions Sheleg |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | January 28, 2008 | – December 7, 2010
External links | |
Website |
In Treatment is an American HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychologist, 50-something Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist at the end of the week. The program, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, debuted on January 28, 2008, as a five-night-a-week series. The series' executive producer and principal director was Paris Barclay, who directed 35 episodes, the most of any director on the series, and the only director who directed episodes in all three seasons. The program's format, script and opening theme are based on, and are often verbatim translations of the Israeli series BeTipul, created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman.
After winning critical acclaim and numerous honors, including Emmy, Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards, In Treatment returned for a second season, premiering on April 5, 2009. The second season built on the success of the first, winning a 2009 Peabody Award. The third and final season premiered on October 26, 2010, for a seven-week run, with four episodes per week.
Each episode of In Treatment focuses on one patient, including Paul, who is seeing his clinical supervisor and psychotherapist, Gina, played by Dianne Wiest. The first season included 43 episodes, each airing a different night of the week, Monday through Friday. The first season covered nine weeks for most of the characters, except in the final week, which did not have Monday or Tuesday night installments.
The series was renewed for a second season on June 20, 2008, with Byrne, Wiest and Glynn Turman returning. Michelle Forbes, who played Paul's wife in the first season, made two brief appearances in the second season. Production on Season 2 began in New York City in the fall and wrapped up in early 2009. According to The New York Times, production relocated to New York from Los Angeles at the insistence of Byrne, who otherwise threatened to resign. The move and the addition of Sunday night to the schedule were considered votes of confidence in the series by HBO executives.