And, I couldn’t show Helen or Cole unless it was through Noah or Alison’s eyes.” “Well, pretty early on in the storytelling we realized we had this incredibly talented ensemble cast on our hands! At the end of the first season I had started to feel like I wanted to know more about the other characters. Treem laughs when first asked why Plan A went off course. This would evolve into scenes leading up to a moment in time when two characters would cross paths, to better explain for us why each felt or reacted a certain way. At first, it would be the same scene shown twice from the two characters involved a subtle nuance between Alison and Noah’s recollection of a single encounter, such as the length of a skirt, or who pursued who. As fans know, the show evolved over the seasons into showing scenes from many of the characters perspectives. five-season award-winning Showtime drama 'The Affair.' Photo by Phil Caruso/SHOWTIME.Īt first, the show was to solely come from the differing perspectives of the two having the affair: Noah and Alison. The third season, which was to be the last, would center around this affair turning into a real marriage that would eventually hit the point of boredom but they’d stay together.”Īn illicit affair between Noah Solloway and Alison Bailey set off a chain of events in the. In the second season, we’d double-down as the spark is fading and these two people would try not to lose it.

“The first season’s original arc was a narrative about this hot and heavy affair.

Originally, Treem told me, it was to be a three-season show. And, Tierney would win the following year. In 2015, the show won a Golden Globe for Best Drama, as well as a golden statuette for Wilson. The series would get awards attention with 20 nominations over the years. The show would branch out, adding in more multi-dimensional characters and building out into an impeccable ensemble cast. She had a lure that drew men in and would eventually be her undoing. These were the original four main characters, each actor exquisite in their roles. Her husband Cole (Joshua Jackson) would fight for her but as we know, never quite got her back. She was the woman that drew Noah (Dominic West) away from Helen (Maura Tierney) and their four children. This reminds me of a beautiful, fractured Alison Bailey, played by Ruth Wilson.

The Affair by Cori Kane