The Affair

Synopsis

The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.

First Air Date: 2014-10-12

Last Air Date: 2019-11-03

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 53

Created By: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi

Networks: Showtime

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Top Cast

Dominic West as Noah Solloway
Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway
Julia Goldani Telles as Whitney Solloway
Jadon Sand as Trevor Solloway
Reagan Grella as Joanie
Ruth Wilson as Alison Bailey
Joshua Jackson as Cole Lockhart
Jake Siciliano as Martin Solloway
Leya Catlett as Stacey Solloway
Catalina Sandino Moreno as Luisa Leon

Seasons

Season 1 (2014) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2015) - (12 Episodes)

Season 3 (2016) - (10 Episodes)

Season 4 (2018) - (10 Episodes)

Season 5 (2019) - (11 Episodes)

Season 1 (2014)

Noah, a happily married New York City schoolteacher and novelist, and Alison a young waitress recovering from personal tragedy, begin an affair in Montauk, Long Island that has far reaching consequences for both of them.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: 1 (2014-10-12)

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.
Ep. 2: 2 (2014-10-19)

Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
Ep. 3: 3 (2014-10-26)

Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
Ep. 4: 4 (2014-11-02)

Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
Ep. 5: 5 (2014-11-09)

Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
Ep. 6: 6 (2014-11-16)

Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
Ep. 7: 7 (2014-11-23)

With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
Ep. 8: 8 (2014-12-07)

A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
Ep. 9: 9 (2014-12-14)

Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
Ep. 10: 10 (2014-12-21)

Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.