The Girlfriend Experience (TV series)

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The Girlfriend Experience
File:The Girlfriend Experience (TV series).jpg
Genre Drama
Legal thriller[1]
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Composer(s) Shane Carruth
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
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  • Steven Soderbergh
  • Philip Fleishman
  • Lodge Kerrigan
  • Amy Seimetz
  • Gary Marcus
  • Jeff Cuban
Production location(s) Toronto, Canada
Cinematography Steven Meizler
Editor(s) Greg O'Bryant
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 27–31 minutes
Production company(s) Transactional Pictures
Release
Original network Starz
Original release April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) –
present
External links
Official website

The Girlfriend Experience is an American television drama series created, written, and directed by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz. The series stars Riley Keough as Christine Reade, a law student intern who also works as a high-end escort. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, it is based on the 2009 film of the same name. A 13-episode first season premiered on April 10, 2016, and all episodes were made available on Starz On Demand.[2]

Plot

Law student Christine Reade (Riley Keough), lands an internship at the law firm of Kirkland & Allen and struggles to balance her workload, expenses and classes. When her close friend Avery reveals that she has been working as an escort she encourages Christine to tag along and introduces her to a friend of one of her clients who is also looking for an escort. Christine eventually makes the decision to work as an escort initially working for Avery's madam Jacqueline (Alexandra Castillo). Christine eventually strikes out on her own, experiencing pitfalls along the way as clients cross boundaries and she uncovers a scandal at Kirkland & Allen.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Entry" Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) 0.363[3]
2 "A Friend" Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) 0.334[3]
3 "Retention" Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) 0.268[4]
4 "Crossing the Line" Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24) 0.262[5]
5 "Insurance" Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01) 0.163[6]
6 "Boundaries" Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) 0.196[7]
7 "Access" Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15) 0.222[8]
8 "Provocation" Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22) 0.226[9]
9 "Blindsided" Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29) TBD
10 "Available"[10] Lodge Kerrigan Amy Seimetz June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05) TBD
11 "Fabrication"[10] Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12) TBD
12 "Home"[10] Amy Seimetz Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19) TBD
13 "Separation"[10] Lodge Kerrigan Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26) TBD

Production

In June 2014, the series was greenlit by Starz, with a 13-episode order with the series being based upon The Girlfriend Experience which was directed by Steven Soderbergh who also serves as an executive producer on the series, while Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz, wrote and directed all 13 episodes and also serve as executive producers.[11] In September 2014, Riley Keough was cast as the female lead.[12] Shane Carruth composed the musical score for the series.[13] Principal photography took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[14]

Critical response

The Girlfriend Experience received positive reviews from critics, earning a rating of 81% with an average score of 8.6 out of 10, based on 31 reviews, on the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads: "The darkly fascinating (and utterly bingeworthy) The Girlfriend Experience powers past any shortcomings with a breakout performance by Riley Keough."[15] Metacritic provides a score of 78 out of 100 from 27 critics, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[16] Matt Zoller Seitz, reviewing for Vulture, gave top praises to the series, stating that "The Girlfriend Experience is actually four or five shows rolled into one, and a big part of its specialness resides in those moments where it morphs from one thing into another", as well as giving high praise especially to the season finale: "[It] is the most daring, dense, allusive, and multilayered single episode of TV I’ve seen since the finale of season three of Louie".[1]

References

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External links

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