The Affair

The Affair

2014
6.7
5 Seasons
Drama

The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

1

Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.

Episode 2
Ep 2

2

Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.

Episode 3
Ep 3

3

Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.

Episode 4
Ep 4

4

Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.

Episode 5
Ep 5

5

Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.

Episode 6
Ep 6

6

Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.

Episode 7
Ep 7

7

With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.

Episode 8
Ep 8

8

A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.

Episode 9
Ep 9

9

Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.

Episode 10
Ep 10

10

Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.

Cast

Dominic West

Dominic West

Noah Solloway

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Helen Solloway

Julia Goldani Telles

Julia Goldani Telles

Whitney Solloway

Jadon Sand

Jadon Sand

Trevor Solloway

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Joanie Lockhart

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Jenelle Wilson