The Affair

The Affair

Drama • TV-MA • 2014–19 • 5 Seasons

6.1

7.9

The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but 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 the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.

Staring

Dominic West, Maura Tierney, Julia Goldani Telles, Jadon Sand, Anna Paquin

Created By

Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi

Attributes

Complex Slow Dark Watch By Myself

Genre

Release Date

October 12, 2014

User Reviews

Just finished the first season. Very good. Slow burn. Whole story is seen from two perspectives.

This started very intriguingly with emotional depth & a great premise of showing episodes from multiple unreliable POVs. Then it dragged on.

Slow, dark, with good acting convincing story really worth a watch

Slow drama show... Started out kinda catching, but I lost interest halfway through... Couldn't keep my interest...

The different perspectives were great. How people flee & cope with trauma. At the end the whole story ties up, teaches us about forgiveness

Promising premise that turns into a slightly mediocre and predictable drama with exaggerated plot points.

started off really well and the concept of filming things from different perspectives is unique, but it does wane after season 3

First season great, second season not bad, third season bowl of dog poo

Started ok and somehow it got empty and still depressing

Thought provoking, intense drama on the complex full effects of an affair. Uniquely told from each characters POV. Got too crazy by season 4

Stats

Ratings

6.1 – Based on 707 ratings

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