Showtime has today debuted a new poster and teaser trailer for its upcoming drama series “The Affair,” which premieres on Sunday, October 12 at 10pm. Check them both out below!
“The Affair” stars Golden Globe nominees Dominic West (“The Wire”) and Ruth Wilson (“Luther”), as well as Emmy nominee Maura Tierney (“ER”) and SAG Award nominee Joshua Jackson (“Fringe”). Currently in production on ten episodes in and around Long Island, New York, “The Affair” is the exploration of two marriages and the emotional and psychological effects of the affair that disrupts them.
“The Affair” will be told separately from the male and female perspectives using the distinct memory biases to both misdirect and intrigue. Wilson plays Alison, a young woman waiting tables at a popular Hamptons diner, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy. Her husband Cole (Jackson), struggles to keep it all together, both with his wife and the financially-strained ranch that has been in his family for generations. Their emotionally-charged marriage becomes even more complicated when Alison begins an affair with Noah (West), a New York City public school teacher and aspiring novelist who is spending the summer at his in-laws estate out on the island. Maura Tierney plays Helen, Noah’s college sweetheart, best friend, mother of his children, lover and wife of 17 years.
Award-winning playwright and writer/producer Sarah Treem (“House of Cards,” “In Treatment”) wrote the original script from a story created with Hagai Levi (“In Treatment”). Treem and Levi will both serve as executive producers, along with executive producer and director Jeffrey Reiner (“Friday Night Lights”) and executive producer Eric Overmyer (“The Wire”).
