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Masters of Sex

2013 · TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · 84% critics

DramaRomanceHistory

In the 1950s and ’60s, two researchers push the boundaries of what a conservative society is willing to discuss, turning a controversial study into a cultural flashpoint. As their work gains attention, professional ambition and personal entanglements collide, testing careers, relationships, and the cost of being ahead of the times.

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Details
Years
2013–2016
Release date
2013-09-29
Network
Showtime
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
60 min
Critic score
84/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (414 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sexy, dramatic period series that tackles social taboos and complicated relationships, similar to The Affair; Not for you if you need fast pacing, shorter episodes, or consistently likable leads.

Pros: provocative subject matter; strong performances; period-drama appeal | Cons: long episodes; meandering side plots; uneven later seasons

Themes

  • sexuality
  • based on true story
  • unfaithfulness
  • medical research
  • historical drama
  • sexologist
  • 1950s
  • 1960s

Cast & crew

Directed by Adam Arkin, Tim Fywell, Phil Abraham +21 more

Created by Michelle Ashford

Episodes4 seasons · 46 episodes

Season 112 episodes
  • S1E1Pilot60m
  • S1E2Race to Space60m
  • S1E3Standard Deviation60m
  • S1E4Thank You for Coming60m
  • S1E5Catherine60m
  • S1E6Brave New World60m
  • S1E7All Together Now60m
  • S1E8Love And Marriage60m
  • S1E9Involuntary60m
  • S1E10Fallout60m
  • S1E11Phallic Victories60m
  • S1E12Manhigh60m
Season 212 episodes
  • S2E1Parallax60m
  • S2E2Kyrie Eleison60m
  • S2E3Fight60m
  • S2E4Dirty Jobs60m
  • S2E5Giants60m
  • S2E6Blackbird60m
  • S2E7Asterion60m
  • S2E8Mirror, Mirror60m
  • S2E9Story of My Life60m
  • S2E10Below the Belt60m
  • S2E11One for the Money, Two for the Show60m
  • S2E12The Revolution Will Not Be Televised60m
Season 312 episodes
  • S3E1Parliament of Owls60m
  • S3E2Three's a Crowd60m
  • S3E3The Excitement of Release60m
  • S3E4Undue Influence60m
  • S3E5Matters of Gravity60m
  • S3E6Two Scents60m
  • S3E7Monkey Business60m
  • S3E8Surrogates60m
  • S3E9High Anxiety60m
  • S3E10Through a Glass, Darkly60m
  • S3E11Party of Four60m
  • S3E12Full Ten Count60m
Season 410 episodes
  • S4E1Freefall60m
  • S4E2Inventory60m
  • S4E3The Pleasure Protocol60m
  • S4E4Coats or Keys60m
  • S4E5Outliers60m
  • S4E6Family Only60m
  • S4E7In To Me You See60m
  • S4E8Topeka60m
  • S4E9Night and Day60m
  • S4E10The Eyes of God60m