Masters of Sex
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| Genre | |
| Based on |
Masters of Sex by Thomas Maier |
| Developed by | Michelle Ashford |
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| Composer(s) | Michael Penn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 46 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Sheen Lizzy Caplan Thomas Maier |
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| Cinematography | Ben Davis |
| Running time | 55–60 minutes |
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| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | September 29, 2013 – November 13, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Masters of Sex is an American period drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2013, on Showtime. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and loosely based on Thomas Maier's biography Masters of Sex. Set in the 1950s through the early 1970s, the series tells the story of Masters and Johnson (Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson) who are portrayed by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan. The series has received critical acclaim. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series in 2013. The series was cancelled by Showtime on November 30, 2016, after four seasons.
Set in the 1950s through the early 1970s, the series explores the research and the relationship between William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), two pioneering researchers of human sexuality at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
As noted by the Los Angeles Times television critic, the series "hangs on bones of fact"; "it's more useful for the viewer to think of it as all made up. Because, mostly, it is, and because to the extent it tells the story of two real people, it also adorns the telling with dramatic practicalities, invented characters and narrative detours. Indeed, it's down these side streets, casting a brief light on a passing character (patients, prostitutes, a provost's wife), that the show finds many of its best moments."
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