TV series

The Affair

Name: The Affair
Released: 2014
Cast: Dominic West, Maura Tierney, Julia Goldani Telles, Jadon Sand, Anna Paquin

2014–2019· 5 seasonsTV-MA★ 6.7Ended

On Showtime — From Showtime Networks · Higlewater

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Synopsis

The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.

Themes

husband wife relationship infidelity murderer extramarital affair complicated relationships

Episodes

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E1 1Next upOct 12, 2014 · 59 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
Guest stars: Nicolette Robinson (Jane), John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Jocelyn), Carolina Ravassa (Young Woman), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart)
E2 2Oct 19, 2014 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
Guest stars: Nicolette Robinson (Jane), John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart), Mare Winningham (Cherry Lockhart)
E3 3Oct 26, 2014 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
Guest stars: Nicolette Robinson (Jane), John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart), Stephen Kunken (Harry)
E4 4Nov 2, 2014 · 55 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
Guest stars: Sam Oz Stone (Cashier), Pallavi Sastry (Customer), Elise Kibler (Salesgirl), Shaun O'Hagan (Bartender), Kailani Coba (Teenage Girl), Donna Mitchell (Old Woman), Todd Cerveris (Hotel Clerk)
E5 5Nov 9, 2014 · 56 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
Guest stars: Nicolette Robinson (Jane), John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Deirdre O'Connell (Athena Bailey), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart)
E6 6Nov 16, 2014 · 51 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
Guest stars: Josh Stamberg (Max Cadman), Nicolette Robinson (Jane), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Christine Duke (Waitress), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart), Mare Winningham (Cherry Lockhart)
E7 7Nov 23, 2014 · 58 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
Guest stars: Josh Stamberg (Max Cadman), Nicolette Robinson (Jane), John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart)
E8 8Dec 7, 2014 · 56 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
Guest stars: John Doman (Bruce Butler), Michael Godere (Caleb Lockhart), Deirdre O'Connell (Athena Bailey), Moise Morancy (Kareem), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Danny Fischer (Hal Lockhart), Mare Winningham (Cherry Lockhart), Stephen Kunken (Harry)
E9 9Dec 14, 2014 · 60 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
Guest stars: Josh Stamberg (Max Cadman), Jack Haley (Santa), Darren Goldstein (Oscar Hodges), Mare Winningham (Cherry Lockhart), Jeffrey DeMunn (Dr. Henry), James Lloyd Reynolds (Clerk), Evander Duck Jr. (Super), Elisabeth Gray (Young Mother)
E10 10Dec 21, 2014 · 56 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.
Guest stars: Deirdre O'Connell (Athena Bailey), Carolina Ravassa (Jules), Kathleen Chalfant (Margaret Butler), Kaija Matiss (Mary-Kate Lockhart), Mare Winningham (Cherry Lockhart), Stephen Kunken (Harry), Howard W. Overshown (Mechanic), Robert LuPone (Dennis)