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EXCLUSIVE: The Affair star Ruth Wilson and Peaky Blinders and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande actor Daryl McCormack have been set to lead new blue-chip BBC and Showtime series The Woman in the Wall, inspired by Ireland’s controversial Magdalene Laundries. In the 6×60' gothic thriller, two-time BAFTA nominee Wilson will…

Award-winning writer and producer Sarah Treem has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Treem co-created and served as showrunner of the Golden Globe-winning The Affair for Showtime. Previously, Treem wrote for and co-executive produced the first season of House of Cards for Netflix, and wrote on all three…

During its five-season run, Showtime's The Affair was distinguished by a storytelling device in which episodes were often divided into two parts, with each half being told from the very different perspective of characters involved in the same incident. In keeping with that theme, series co-creator and showrunner Sarah…

The Affair co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Sarah Treem has inked an overall deal with Fox 21 Television Studios. Treem, who just wrapped the fifth and final season of the Showtime drama starring Dominic West and Maura Tierney, will create, develop, produce and oversee series for network, cable and…

Showtime has rejigged a number of premiere dates for its fall schedule as it moves to a three-hour programming block for the first time. The premium cable network has reshuffled shows including the finale of The Affair, the U.S. premiere of British comedy Back to Life and Season 2 of Jim Carrey’s Kidding. The Affair…

Showtime’s new, full trailer for the fifth and final season of The Affair offers considerably more (and juicier) clues than the first-look teaser released a few weeks ago. We see what appears to be one of the primary set-ups for the season – it seems a movie is being made of Noah’s memoir, and his ex, Helen, has…

A first look at the upcoming season five of Showtime drama The Affair teases the aftermath of last season's horrific events and find the characters coming to terms with the consequences of their choices – as they make the realization that if they really want to change their futures, they must first face the past. The…

It’s the beginning of the end for The Affair. Showtime’s Golden Globe-winning drama about the emotional and psychological effects of an affair that destroyed two marriages, and the crime that brings these individuals back together, will launch its fifth and final season on Sunday, August 25. Oscar and Emmy winner Anna…

The ability to paint a nuanced tone, both visually and aurally, can be an impossible task for any filmmaker or TV series creator. It’s what keeps them toiling away in the editing suite. However, Brazilian-born composer Marcelo Zarvos has a keen sensibility when it comes to bringing music to the psychological…

Alex Sawyer (Get Shorty) has been cast in the upcoming third season of period drama series Harlots on Hulu. Set against the backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, Harlots continues to follow the fortunes of the Wells family. The series hails from the creative team of Moira Buffini, Alison Newman, Alison Owen, Debra…

Showtime broke some casting news during its presentation Thursday at TCA. Jennifer Jason Leigh is set for a recurring role in the fifth and final season of Showtime’s The Affair, and Michael Raymond-James has booked a recurring on Billions. Details on Leigh’s role were not revealed, only that she’ll appear in a…

She’s Gotta Have It‘s Lyriq Bent is set for a key recurring role opposite Anna Paquin on Showtime’s The Affair. Bent plays Paul, the husband of Joanie (Paquin), sports agent and father of their two daughters. He struggles to keep his wife from falling off the cliff of depression, as they get closer and closer to a…