The Affair (2014)
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.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 12 October 2014 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 3 November 2019 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi |
| Starring | Dominic West, Maura Tierney and Julia Goldani Telles |
| Seasons | 5 seasons, 53 episodes |
| Episode length | about 56 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 49 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.7/10 |
Where to watch The Affair
The Affair is streaming on Fubo in the US. It is also on Paramount+ ($13.99 a month) and Prime Video ($13.98 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Prime Video, or $27.96 at list price.
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Where to watch The Affair in 11 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Paramount+ |
| Austria | Paramount+ |
| Canada | Paramount+ |
| France | Paramount+ |
| Germany | Paramount+ |
| Honduras | Paramount+ |
| India | Jiohotstar |
| Ireland | Paramount+ |
| Italy | Paramount+ |
| Switzerland | Paramount+ |
| United Kingdom | Paramount+ |
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What kind of watch this is
The Affair runs for 49 hours. That is the length of a long marriage. It is a drama about an extramarital relationship. Noah is a New York schoolteacher. Alison is a Montauk waitress. Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, it is 53 episodes. It is for anyone who has ever told a story that flattered the teller.
What the critics said
Critics treated The Affair like a reliable companion. Rotten Tomatoes rates season 1 at 90% and season 2 at 90%, while Metacritic scores them 85 and 78 respectively. Gwen Ihnat of The A.V. Club gave season 2 an A−, noting its bold perspective shift. The scores hold steady through the run, dipping to 71% on RT for season 3 before climbing to 91% for season 4. Season 5 lands at 88% on RT and 77 on Metacritic. The consensus calls it a somber, bewitching exploration of truth. It is a show that keeps its secrets.
How it did with audiences
No box office figures survive in the record, so we lean on what the crowd did say. TMDB users rate it 6.7 out of 10. That is a polite shrug. They liked it enough to log in, but not enough to recommend it to a friend who hates surprises.
What came next for the cast
Dominic West stepped from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and 300 into The Crown and Money Monster. Maura Tierney moved from Liar Liar and Insomnia to Beautiful Boy and Twisters. The credits list these shifts. They do not say The Affair caused them. Sometimes a role is just a door.
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Sources
- The Affair on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q17985420 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Affair (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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