Showtime said it has renewed its romantic drama « The Affair » for a fifth and final season.
July 27 (UPI) — Showtime said it has renewed its romantic drama The Affair for a fifth and final season.
Starring Dominic West, Maura Tierney, Ruth Wilson and Joshua Jackson, Season 4 of the multi-perspective series is airing now. It is scheduled to wrap Aug. 19.
« We love the intimacy, the nuance and the emotional honesty of The Affair ‘s subjective examination of both infidelity and fidelity, » Gary Levine, the cable network’s president of programming, said in a statement Thursday. « Sarah Treem has always envisioned this as a five-season series, and we will be fascinated to see where she takes her talented cast and all of us next year in its climactic season. »
Set in the resort town of Montauk, N.Y., the show follows the explosive ramifications an affair has on two marriages and the crime that brings everyone back together.
Writer/producer Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi created the series. Treem is also the showrunner.
« I was on a panel recently with a few showrunners and somebody asked about planning for the end of a series. We looked around and realized that none of us had actually ever done that. It’s a privilege to get to end a show on your own terms. I’m so grateful to @Showtime. #TheAffair, » Treem tweeted .
