Submission (TV series)
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Submission promotional poster
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Saskia Slade |
| Running time | 24–37 minutes |
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| Original network | Showtime |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | May 12 – June 16, 2016 |
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Submission is an American erotic thriller mini-series created by Jacky St. James and Paul Fishbein, starring Ashlynn Yennie, Justin Berti, Victoria Levine and Skin Diamond. The series premiered on Showtime on 12 May 2016.
The series follows the journey of Ashley (Ashlynn Yennie) from being in an unhappy relationship to her exploration of BDSM when she stumbles upon an erotic novel SLAVE by Nolan Keats.
The series co-creator, Jacky St. James, mentioned that she was unhappy with the way BDSM was portrayed in Fifty Shades of Grey, which she considers "passed off an abusive relationship as an honest interpretation of the BDSM lifestyle". She hoped to create a more nuanced view of the BDSM world with the series. In an interview with GQ, she described the series as, "imperfect people in BDSM relationships." The lead actress Ashlynn Yennie also echoed the creator's sentiment saying, "Fifty Shades of Grey was not a correct portrayal of the type of sex that people practice. It made it seem like it was for people that were messed up or dark and it’s not at all." She hoped that the show "can shatter that glass ceiling of false belief and show the world what it truly means to trust, communicate, and finally feel free to talk about what you want and don’t want sexually in a consensual and healthy way."
The trailer for the series was released on 29 April 2016.
Elliott is disturbed when he receives threatening email from Dylan, Dylan threatens that unless Elliott agrees to loan her to her, she'll expose him. Elliott tells Ashley that as a part of submissive experience, she'd have to be loaned to another dominant. Initially baffled, Ashley reluctantly agrees as a trust building measure. During the submissive experience, Dylan puts her through pain, but she manages to complete it without safeword. Traumatised by the experience, she vows to Elliott that she'll never go through it ever again. Jules is not satisfied with her threesome and complains that threesomes are overrated. Raif disagrees and recounts his experience of threesome with two older women, Melanie Masterson (Cherie Deville) and Roberta Johnson (India Summer) and claims he satisfied both of them, however Ashley and Jules laughs him off. Jules realizes that she loves only Scarlet and can't be in the relationship with both Scarlet and Tomas and breaks off the relationship. Dylan decides to move out of the house and while leaving she reveals to Ashley that Elliott is not Nolan Keats, just his copy editor; Ashley is heart-broken. She informs Elliott that revealing secret was her ultimate act of domination.
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