Masters of Sex (season 2)
| Masters of Sex (season 2) | |
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Season 2 promotional poster
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | July 13 – September 28, 2014 |
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The second season of the American television drama series Masters of Sex premiered on July 13, 2014, and concluded on September 28, 2014. Showtime broadcast the twelve episode second season on Sundays at 10:00 pm (ET) in the United States. The second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on May 5, 2015.
The series was developed for television by Michelle Ashford and is based on the biography Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas Maier. Masters of Sex tells the story of Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), two pioneering researchers of human sexuality at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The second season takes place between 1958 and 1961.
Showtime renewed the series for a second season of 12 episodes on October 22, 2013. In March 2014, Showtime announced the season would premiere in July 2014 as opposed to in the fall as the first season did.
Annaleigh Ashford, who had a recurring role in the first season as Betty Dimello, was promoted to series regular for season two.Nicholas D'Agosto, who portrays Dr. Ethan Haas does not return as a series regular in season two, however he has a voice-only role in the season premiere. Several new recurring roles were cast for the second season, including Betsy Brandt and Keke Palmer in March 2014,Sarah Silverman in April,René Auberjonois, Christian Borle, and Courtney B. Vance in May, and Erin Cummings in June. Auberjonois and Cummings however, ultimately only appeared in single episodes.
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