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Original Air Date: Oct 26, 2014

With his novel gaining traction, Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture - but their innocent tour of Montauk proves more dangerous than expected. Meanwhile, Cole takes a stand on behalf of his community, and Helen deals with business back in Brooklyn.
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"Literary pretensions and a dead man."

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""Don't wake up.""

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Cast
Dominic West
Noah Solloway
Ruth Wilson
Alison Lockhart
Maura Tierney
Helen Solloway
Joshua Jackson
Cole Lockhart
Julia Goldani Telles
Whitney Solloway
Jake Siciliano
Martin
Jadon Sand
Trevor
Leya Catlett
Stacey
John Doman
Bruce Butler
Kathleen Chalfant
Margaret Butler
Darren Goldstein
Oscar Hodges
Colin Donnell
Scotty Lockhart
Victor Williams
Detective Jeffries
Stephen Kunken
Harry
Nicolette Robinson
Jane
Kaija Matiss
Mary-Kate Lockhart
Michael Godere
Caleb Lockhart
Danny Fischer
Hal Lockhart
Written by
Eric Overmyer
Created by
Sarah Treem & Hagai Levi
Directed by
Jeffrey Reiner
Rating
TVMA
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Adult Content, Adult Language

5 Seasons, 53 Episodes

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  • Season 5

    Just when things have stabilized for Noah and Helen, an encounter with someone from the distant past sets in motion a harrowing sequence of events. And in the future, Joanie Lockhart attempts to piece together the truth about what happened to her mother.

    Season 5

  • Season 4

    Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole are on separate journeys with the promise of new relationships and a fresh start. But they question what they’re holding on to as their lives keep crashing back into one another.

    Season 4

  • Season 3

    It's three years later, and Noah, Alison, Cole, Helen and their families are trying to move on with their lives. But the past keeps coming back to haunt them, and the trauma of what they've been through cannot soon be forgotten.

    Season 3

  • Season 2

    With a murder unsolved and a betrayal exposed, everyone's truth is suspect. Told from four different points of view, the story cracks wide open to reveal a complex web of intrigue and deceit more dangerous than anyone imagined.

    Season 2

  • 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.

    Season 1
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