Masters of Sex

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Television series
German title Masters of Sex
Original title Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex Logo.jpg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2013-2016
Production
company		 Round Two Productions,
Timberman / Beverly Productions,
Sony Pictures Television ,
Showtime Networks
length 55 minutes
Episodes 46 in 4 seasons ( list )
genre drama
production Michelle Ashford,
Sarah Timberman
First broadcast September 29, 2013 (USA) on Showtime
German-language
first broadcast		 December 5, 2013 on Sky Atlantic HD
occupation
synchronization

Masters of Sex is an American television series broadcast by Showtime . It was developed by Michelle Ashford based on Thomas Maier's biography Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love . The series tells the story of William Howell Masters and Virginia E. Johnson , two researchers best known for their work on human sexual behavior. The series premiered on September 29, 2013 after the season opener of Homeland .

In December 2016, Showtime announced the end of the series after four seasons.

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In the 1950s , sex researcher William Masters carried out intensive research into human sexual behavior. However, his environment is anything but open to this research. He gets help from his assistant Virginia Johnson, who initially only helps William to find experimental pairs, but over time he trained as a scientist. The series also focuses on their private relationship.

Cast and dubbing

The German dubbing was based on dialogue books by Manja Condrus, Angela Ringer, Horst Müller and Jesco Wirthgen under the dialogue direction by Klaus Bauschulte by the dubbing company Berliner Synchron AG Wenzel Lüdecke in Berlin .

Main cast

actor image Role name Main role Supporting role Voice actor
Michael Sheen Michael Sheen William H. Masters 1.01-4.10 Wolfgang Wagner
Lizzy Caplan Lizzy Caplan Virginia E. Johnson 1.01-4.10 Sanam Afrashteh
Caitlin Fitzgerald Caitlin Fitzgerald Libby Masters 1.01-4.10 Berenice Weichert
Teddy Sears Teddy Sears Dr. Austin Langham 1.01-4.10 Jaron Lowenberg
Nicholas D'Agosto Nicholas D'Agosto Dr. Ethan Haas 1.01–1.12 2.01, 2.12 Ricardo Richter
Annaleigh Ashford Annaleigh Ashford Betty DiMello 2.01-4.07 1.01–1.03 Damineh Hojat

Supporting cast

actor Role name Voice actor
Kevin Christy Lester Linden Christoph Banks
Beau Bridges Barton Scully Norbert Gescher
Helene Yorke Jane Martin Josephine Schmidt
Julianne Nicholson Dr. Lillian DePaul Sabine Arnhold
Josh Charles Dr. Dan Logan Peter Lontzek
Benjamin Koldyke Paul Edley Frank Muth
Kayla Madison Tessa Johnson (Seasons 1-2) Marie Thönißen
Isabelle Fuhrman Tessa Johnson (season 3–) Marie Christin Morgenstern
Cole sand Henry Johnson Joshua Nathan
Jaeden Lieberher Johnny Masters Gerome Quantmeyer

Maximilian Frank

Allison Janney Margaret Scully Liane Rudolph
Rose McIver Vivian Scully Millie Forsberg
Ann Dowd Estabrook's Masters Karin David
Betsy Brandt Barbara Sanderson Victoria Storm
Jocko Sims Robert Franklin Kevin Kraus
Artemis Pebdani Flo Packer Nana Spier
Mather Zickel George Johnson Thomas Schmuckert
Greg Grunberg Gene Moretti Matti Klemm
Garrett M. Brown Chancellor Fitzhugh Helmut Gauss
Sarah Silverman Helen Ghadah Al-Akel
Colin Woodell Ronald Sturgis David Turba
Christopher Clausi patron
Keke Palmer Coral Lo Rivera
Emily Kinney Nora Everett Anne Düe
Finn Wittrock Dale Michael Baral
Alyvia Alyn Lind Jenny Masters Sophie Helsner
Jack Laufer Herb Spleeb Frank Ciazynski
Adam Arkin Shep Tally Jörg Hengstler
Courtney B. Vance Dr. Charles Hendricks Oliver Stritzel
Danny Huston Dr. Douglas Greathouse Erich Rauker
Christian Borle Frank Masters Oliver Field
Betty Gilpin Dr. Nancy Leveau Tina Haseney

production

The main characters of Masters of Sex at PaleyFest 2014

The transmitter Showtime ordered the pilot episode for the series in August 2011, along with the pilot episodes for Gurland on Gurland and Ray Donovan . In June 2012, a first season in the form of twelve episodes was then ordered.

Michelle Ashford has been hired as both producer and showrunner . In February 2012, the actors Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan were hired as leading actors. As early as November 2011, the male lead had actually already been filled with Paul Bettany , but this stepped out of the series in January 2012.

Two days after the fourth episode of the series was broadcast, Showtime extended the series to include a second season, which in turn consists of twelve episodes. A third season in the form of twelve episodes was ordered in August 2014. In August 2015, the series was extended by a fourth season, which is to be broadcast from September 2016.

Charisma

United States

The series started on September 29, 2013. The first episode was seen by a million viewers. The second episode was even seen by 1.09 million viewers before the ratings for the third episode dropped to 1.04. The season finale aired on December 15, 2013 and reached 1.21 million viewers. The second season aired from July 13th to September 28th, 2014. The third season aired between July 12 and September 27, 2015. The fourth and final season aired from September 11, 2016 to November 13, 2016.

Germany

The pay-TV broadcaster Sky Atlantic HD showed the first season between December 5, 2013 and February 20, 2014. The first broadcast on German free TV began on August 5, 2014 on ZDFneo .

reception

The first season of the series received a lot of critical acclaim. It was rated on Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 8.4 out of 10 points based on 46 reviews.

At Metacritic , the series was rated with a Metascore of 85/100 based on 32 reviews.

Awards and nominations

Critics' Choice Television Award
Golden Globe Award
Emmy Award
  • 2014 : Nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Lizzy Caplan
  • 2014: Nomination for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Beau Bridges
  • 2014: Award in the category Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Allison Janney
  • 2015 : Nomination for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Beau Bridges
  • 2015: Nomination in the category Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Allison Janney
  • 2016 : Nomination in the category Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Allison Janney

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Christian Junklewitz: Masters of Sex: Serienaus after season 4 . In: serienjunkies.de . December 1, 2016. Accessed December 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c Masters of Sex. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 4, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Masters of Sex: Annaleigh Ashford promoted to leading actress . In: Serienjunkies.de . December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: Showtime Picks Up Pilots From Andrew Gurland, Michelle Ashford & Ann Biderman . In: deadline.com . August 21, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ Cynthia Littleton: Showtime gives series orders to 'Donovan,' 'Sex' . In: variety.com . June 11, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  7. ^ Rainer Idesheim: Masters of Sex: Showtime sends research drama in series . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. ^ A b Christian Junklewitz: Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan become Masters of Sex . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 3, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Masters of Sex: Paul Bettany negotiates the main role . In: Serienjunkies.de . November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Masters of Sex: Showtime commissions second season . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  11. ^ Showtime All Access . In: showtimeallaccess.com . October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  12. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Masters of Sex: Showtime orders 3rd seasons . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ Mario Giglio: Showtime: Seasons 4 for Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Masters of Sex": A big season 4, but no season 5? . In: www.lawyerherald.com . February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  15. ↑ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Breaking Bad' Wins Big, 'Talking Bad', 'Homeland', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Masters of Sex' & More . In: zap2it.com . October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  16. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & 'Thursday Night Football: Special Edition' Tie for Lead + 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' & More . In: zap2it.com . October 8, 2013. Accessed October 23, 2013.
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  18. ^ Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Another Week, Another NFL Victory . In: thefutoncritic.com . December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  19. ↑ Alan Sepinwall: Showtime to premiere 'Ray Donovan' & 'Masters of Sex' in July . In: hitflix.com . March 19, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  20. ↑ Denise Petski: 'Ray Donovan', 'Masters Of Sex' Summer Premiere Dates Set . In: deadline.com . March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Masters of Sex: German premiere on Sky Atlantic HD in December . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  22. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Masters of Sex: ZDFneo announces the start date . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  23. ↑ Masters of Sex: Season 1 (2013) . In: rottentomatoes.com . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  24. ↑ Masters of Sex: Season 1 . In: metacritic.com . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  25. ^ The BTJA Announces Icon Award Recipient and Most Exciting New Series Honorees . In: criticschoice.com . June 10, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.