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Original Air Date: Aug 5, 2018

A hopeful epiphany leads Cole on a journey to a horrific discovery. Noah questions his role in tragic events.
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Cast
Dominic West
Noah Solloway
Maura Tierney
Helen Solloway
Joshua Jackson
Cole Lockhart
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Luisa
Omar Metwally
Dr. Vic Ullah
Julia Goldani Telles
Whitney Solloway
Jadon Sand
Trevor
Sanaa Lathan
Janelle
Ruth Wilson
Alison Lockhart
Teleplay by
Itamar Moses
Created by
Sarah Treem & Hagai Levi
Story by
Itamar Moses & Sharr White
Directed by
Michael Engler
Rating
TVMA
Showtime Advisories
Graphic Language, Adult Content

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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