Scripted series · STARZ
The Girlfriend Experience
Des1re dec0ded.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Riley Keough
Christine Reade
13 eps
Anna Friel
Erica Myles
14 eps
Paul Sparks
David Tellis
13 eps
Louisa Krause
Anna Garner
14 eps
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Erin Roberts
13 eps
Carmen Ejogo
Bria Jones / Sarah Day
14 eps
Tunde Adebimpe
Ian Olsen
14 eps
Julia Goldani Telles
Iris Stanton
10 eps
Briony Glassco
Susan King
10 eps
Sugith Varughese
Tariq Barr
7 eps
Kate Lyn Sheil
Avery Suhr
3 eps
Neil Whitely
Emery Wright
3 eps
Nicholas Campbell
Michael Cilic
4 eps
Nancy Palk
Professor
4 eps
Brad Borbridge
Ben Holgrem
3 eps
Dmitry Chepovetsky
Neil Akers
3 eps
Michael Therriault
Skip Hadderly
7 eps
Sabryn Rock
Kayla Boden
9 eps
Darren Keay
Geoff Evans
5 eps
Kate Hewlett
Sarah
6 eps
Jenny Raven
Erin's Assistant
4 eps
Aidan Devine
Martin Bayley
8 eps
Bill Lake
Carson Lewis
9 eps
Alexandra Castillo
Jacqueline
4 eps
Matthew Edison
Co-Worker
3 eps
Olivia Palenstein
Megan Tellis
5 eps
Shaun Benson
Ryan
4 eps
James Gilbert
Jack
5 eps
Drew Nelson
Jim Kinsler
5 eps
Oliver Becker
Alan Zuker
7 eps
Trevor Hayes
Dennis Masterson
3 eps
Kevin Wiggins
Factory Boss
3 eps
Vic Browder
US Marshal
3 eps
Hank Rogerson
Lawyer
3 eps
Frances Lee McCain
Sandra
7 eps
Fredrick Lopez
Tom
4 eps
Rio Alexander
Fairchild Enforcer
5 eps
Jim Burleson
Stuart
3 eps
Rachel Singer
Pawn Shop Clerk
3 eps
Tad Jones
Donald Fairchild
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Girlfriend Experience actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Girlfriend Experience reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Explore the relationships between exclusive escorts and their clients, for whom they provide far more than just sex. Known as GFEs, they are women who provide “The Girlfriend Experience”—emotional and sexual relationships at a very high price.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 37 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201613 episodes
5.9IMDbSeason one is the story of Christine Reade, a second year student at Chicago-Burnham Law School and a new intern at the prestigious firm of Kirkland & Allen. Working hard to establish herself at the firm, her focus quickly shifts when a classmate introduces her to the world of transactional relationships. Known as GFEs, they are women who provide The Girlfriend Experience - emotional and sexual relationships at a very high price. Juggling two very different lives, Christine quickly finds herself drawn into the GFE world, attracted to the rush of control and intimacy.
Best episode · S01E09 Blindsided
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201714 episodes
5.8IMDbSeason two follows two parallel storylines; one centering on the complicated relationship between Erica & Anna during the corrupt political climate of midterm elections, and the other on Bria, a former GFE provider forced to start a new life in New Mexico but lured by the ghosts of her past.
Best episode · S02E07 Erica & Anna: Donors
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202110 episodes
5.4IMDbSet in the London tech scene, Season three is the story of Iris, a neuroscience major. As she begins to explore the transactional world of The Girlfriend Experience, Iris quickly learns that her client sessions provide her with a compelling edge in the tech world and vice versa. She then begins to question whether her actions are driven by free will, or something else altogether, and heads down a deep path of exploration.
Best episode · S03E01 Mirrors
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E07
Erica & Anna: Donors
Erica gets a suspicious call from a representative of a secretive potential donor. Anna subjugates herself to Erica's sexual desires and makes a startling decision to solidify their personal relationship.
- Directed by Lodge Kerrigan
- Written by Lodge Kerrigan
S01E09
Blindsided
Christine's worlds collide, forcing her to devise a way to come out on top.
- Directed by Amy Seimetz
- Written by Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan
S02E08
Bria: Moral Inventory
With an impending trial date, Ian attempts to reign in Bria by stepping up his surveillance of her.
- Directed by Amy Seimetz
- Written by Amy Seimetz
S02E02
Bria: Admitting
Bria Jones, a former GFE, enters the witness protection program in order to escape an abusive relationship. When she is relocated to a small town in New Mexico, she finds the GFE world beckoning her once again.
- Directed by Amy Seimetz
- Written by Amy Seimetz
S01E07
Access
Christine attempts to prevent any further intrusions from Jack, but encounters another problem from an unexpected source.
- Directed by Lodge Kerrigan
- Written by Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan
S01E12
Home
Christine travels home for her parent's 30th wedding anniversary party. They are partially happy to see her.
- Directed by Amy Seimetz
- Written by Amy Seimetz, Lodge Kerrigan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E08
A Set of Lies Agreed Upon
- Directed by Anja Marquardt
- Written by Anja Marquardt
S03E06
The Embrace
- Directed by Anja Marquardt
- Written by Anja Marquardt
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Amy SeimetzExecutive Producer
- Andrew FierbergExecutive Producer
- Adele RomanskiExecutive Producer
- Lodge KerriganExecutive Producer
- Jeff CubanExecutive Producer
- Gary MarcusExecutive Producer
Writing
- Amy SeimetzWriter
- Anja MarquardtWriter
- Lodge KerriganWriter
Direction
- Amy SeimetzDirector
- Anja MarquardtDirector
- Lodge KerriganDirector
Cinematography
- Ari WegnerDirector of Photography
- Zachary GallerDirector of Photography
- Steven MeizlerDirector of Photography
- Jay KeitelDirector of Photography
Music
- Matthew PustiOriginal Music Composer
- Mike SchanzlinOriginal Music Composer
- Shane CarruthOriginal Music Composer
- Mike GriffinOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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