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Television release poster
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Genre |
Drama Mystery Psychological drama |
Created by | |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "Container" by Fiona Apple |
Composer(s) | Marcelo Zarvos |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Location(s) |
Brooklyn, New York Long Island City, New York City Westchester County, New York, Montauk, New York |
Cinematography | Steven Fierberg Tod Campbell |
Editor(s) | Louis Cioffi Todd Desrosiers Dana Congdon Agnes Grandits Pete Beaudreau |
Running time | 50–60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Showtime |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | October 12, 2014 | – present
External links | |
Official website |
The Affair is an American television drama series created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on Showtime on October 12, 2014. A TV-14 version of the pilot episode was made available online beginning on October 6, 2014, via YouTube, SHO.com, and several other on-demand formats.
A 12-episode second season of The Affair premiered on October 4, 2015. On December 9, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season, which debuted on November 20, 2016. On January 9, 2017, Showtime renewed the series for a fourth season.
The series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and Ruth Wilson won the award 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.
The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart (Dominic West and Ruth Wilson) when they meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island, New York. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and Williams College alumnus who has had one novel published and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but he resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of her child's sudden death. The story of the affair is depicted from Noah's and Alison's perspectives respectively, complete with memory bias.