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Genre | Comedy-Drama |
Created by | Jill Soloway |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
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Producer(s) | Victor Hsu |
Location(s) | Los Angeles |
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Camera setup | Jim Frohna |
Running time | 27–31 minutes |
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Original network | Amazon Video |
Original release | February 6, 2014 | – present
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Transparent is an American comedy-drama web television series created by Jill Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014. The story revolves around a Los Angeles family and their lives following the discovery that the person they knew as their father Mort (Jeffrey Tambor) is transgender.Transparent's first season premiered in full on September 26, 2014, the second season on December 11, 2015. the third on September 23, 2016.
Amazon picked up the series for a fourth season ahead of the premiere of the third.
At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while Jeffrey Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. This is the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a streaming media service to win a Golden Globe for Best Series.
Soloway created the pilot Transparent for Amazon.com, which became available for free streaming and download on February 6, 2014 and was part of Amazon's second pilot season. She was inspired by her transgender father.
The pilot for Transparent was picked up by Amazon Studios. Tambor had previously portrayed transvestite judge Alan Wachtel on the police procedural television show Hill Street Blues in the 1980s. Soloway wrote Hoffmann's role after seeing her performance on Season 3 of Louis C.K.'s show Louie.