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

Michael Sheen
as William Masters

Lizzy Caplan
as Virginia Johnson
- LD
Logan Donovan
as Travis Banks
- SC
Scott Michael Campbell
as Roger Corwin

Caitlin FitzGerald
as Libby Masters

Annaleigh Ashford
as Betty DiMello
- MN
Mariel Neto
as Leslie

Nicholas D'Agosto
as Dr. Ethan Haas
- IF
Isabelle Fuhrman
as Tessa Johnson
- TS
Teddy Sears
as Dr. Austin Langham
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