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The Affair

The Affair

TV-MA2014•50m•6.7/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.7/10(399)

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.

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Production

Showtime Networks, Higlewater, Sheleg

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 12, 2014

Last Aired

November 3, 2019

Networks

Showtime

Created By

Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
1
E1
1
Air date: 2014-10-12
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.
2
E2
2
Air date: 2014-10-19
Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
3
E3
3
Air date: 2014-10-26
Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
4
E4
4
Air date: 2014-11-02
Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
5
E5
5
Air date: 2014-11-09
Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
6
E6
6
Air date: 2014-11-16
Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
7
E7
7
Air date: 2014-11-23
With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
8
E8
8
Air date: 2014-12-07
A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
9
E9
9
Air date: 2014-12-14
Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
10
E10
10
Air date: 2014-12-21
Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.

Cast

Dominic West

Dominic West

Noah Solloway

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Helen Solloway

Julia Goldani Telles

Julia Goldani Telles

Whitney Solloway

Jadon Sand

Jadon Sand

Trevor Solloway

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Joanie Lockhart

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Jenelle Wilson

Reagan Grella

Joanie

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