Submission (TV series)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Saskia Slade |
| Running time | 24-28 minutes |
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| Original network | Showtime |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | May 12, 2016 – present |
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Submission is an American erotic thriller mini-series created by Jacky St. James and Paul Fishbein, starring Ashlynn Yennie. The series premiered on Showtime on 12 May 2016.[1]
Contents
Synposis
The series follows the journey of Ashley (Ashlynn Yennie) from being in an unhappy relationship to her exploration of BDSM when she stumbles upon an erotic novel SLAVE by Nolan Keats.
Cast
Main cast
- Ashlynn Yennie as Ashley, a young girl, recently out of a bad relationship, stumbles into the BDSM world after her interest in piqued by an erotic novel SLAVE by a mysterious novelist named Nolan Keats
- Justin Berti as Elliot, BDSM practitioner, who works with Dylan and gets interested in Ashley.
- Victoria Levine as Jules, Ashley's friend who offers a place to stay for Ashley and has secrets of her own.
- Skin Diamond as Dylan, Jules' roommate who's into kinky sex and recruits girls for Elliot.
- Kevin Nelson as Raif, a coffee bar owner in the local town and has mutual attraction to Ashley
- Nika Khitrova as Scarlet, Scarlet is one of the Jules's boss and unbeknown to her husband, she's having an affair with Jules.
- Brent Harvey as Tomas, Tomas is Jules's boss and Scarlet's husband.
Recurring
- Richie Calhoun as Jonathan
- Sara Luvv as Maura
- Valerie Baber as Kimberly
- Boston Blake as Anthony
- Vicki Chase as Susannah
- Karla Kush as Chelsea, a member of the book club started by Dylan
- Spike Mayer as Vincent, Ashley's ex-boyfriend
- Melissa Schumacher as Tina
Development
The series co-creator, Jacky St. James, mentioned that she was unhappy with the way BDSM was portrayed in Fifty Shades of Grey, which she considers "passed off an abusive relationship as an honest interpretation of the BDSM lifestyle". She hoped to create a more nuanced view of the BDSM world with the series. The lead actress Ashlynn Yennie also echoed the creator's sentiment saying, "Fifty Shades of Grey was not a correct portrayal of the type of sex that people practice. It made it seem like it was for people that were messed up or dark and it’s not at all."[2] She hoped that the show "can shatter that glass ceiling of false belief and show the world what it truly means to trust, communicate, and finally feel free to talk about what you want and don’t want sexually in a consensual and healthy way."[3]
The trailer for the series was released on 29 April 2016.[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers |
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| 1 | "Slave" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | May 12, 2016 | 55,000[5] |
| Ashley (Ashlynn Yennie) is stuck in an unhappy relationship, but finally breaks up with her boyfriend. After the break-up, she moves in with her friend Jules (Victoria Levine). The next day while searching for the job she walks in on the cafetaria owner Raif (Kevin Nelson) and Dylan (Skin Diamond) having sex. She is embarrassed, but Raif ends up offering her a job as a barista. Later she finds out that Dylan is Jules' roommate. Ashley stumbles upon the erotic novel SLAVE by Nolan Keats and pleasures herself to it. | |||||
| 2 | "Control" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | May 19, 2016 | 106,000[6] |
| Dylan catches Ashley reading the book and invites her to the book club to discuss the book. Although initially hesitant, Ashley agrees. Raif tells Ashley that he thinks Dylan is crazy and reveals that she had a sex in the cafeteria bathroom a few days ago with a complete stranger. In the bookclub, women discuss the book and talk about their fantasies. Later that night, Ashley sees Dylan taking Chelsea, one of the book club members, handcuffed and blindfolded in her car. She gets worried and calls Jules, but she doesn't pay attention. So she calls Raif at her home, Raif assures her that Chelsea will be fine and they end up having sex. Dylan takes Chelsea to a dungeon, ties her up naked and blindfolded, and introduces her to Elliot (Justin Berti). | |||||
| 3 | "Smut" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | May 26, 2016 | 119,000[7] |
| Elliot engages in bondage sex with Chelsea, which she enjoys. Jules and Dylan tease Ashley about her encounter with Raif, while Ashley feels awkward about her relationship with Raif. Ashley also attempts to get her security deposit from her ex-boyfriend, Vincent (Spike Mayer). At Jules' 25th birthday party, it's revealed that Jules is having not having an affair with his boss Tomas (Brent Harvey), like everyone thinks, but her boss's wife, Scarlet (Nika Khitrova). Scarlet is smitten by Ashley's beauty and asks her if she'd be interested in posing nude for her. Dylan tries to recruit a woman for Elliot, but Elliot is interested in Ashley, to which Dylan says she's "off limits", but Elliot refuses to listen. Elliot, while talking to Ashley, claims that Nolan Keats is in fact his own pen name, but Ashley doesn't believe him. Elliot secretly steals Ashley's underwear and makes Hayley (Gia Ramey-Gay), who he picked up at the party, wear it while having sex with her. At the end of sex, he exclaims, "Thank you, Ashley", to Hayley's shock and dismay. | |||||
| 4 | "Master" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | June 2, 2016 | N/A |
| 5 | "Safeword" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | June 9, 2016 | N/A |
| 6 | "Submission" | Jacky St. James | Jacky St. James | June 16, 2016 | N/A |
Reception
Ratings
The series debuted with low viewership of 0.01 share and 55,000 viewers.[5] However, the second episode almost doubled the viewers at 106,000 viewers and 0.02 share.[6] The series continued its rating growth with 0.03 share and 119,000 viewers in the third week.[7]
Critical reception
Uproxx praised the series saying, "[Submission] is trying to change the way we look at late-night erotica".[2] SheKnows also praised the show for its BDSM portrayal and said, "While Fifty Shades of Grey the movie failed to arouse interest for many, Submission is taking viewers deep into the world of BDSM — and it doesn't seem to be afraid to go there."[8]
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