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The Affair
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi
Network
Showtime
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
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
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.
2
Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
3
Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
4
Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
5
Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
6
Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
7
With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
8
A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
9
Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
10
Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.
Top Cast
Dominic West
Noah Solloway
Maura Tierney
Helen Solloway
Julia Goldani Telles
Whitney Solloway
Jadon Sand
Trevor Solloway
Anna Paquin
Joanie Lockhart
Sanaa Lathan
Jenelle Wilson
Abigail Dylan Harrison
Stacey Solloway
