5. The Affair
The Affair has an incredible cast, and seeing as it’s from the same US cable network responsible for TV shows like Dexter, Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan, this could definitely be a future awards contender. The aforementioned cast includes Dominic West (The Wire), Ruth Wilson (Luther) – they play the cheaters – and Maura Tierney (ER) and Joshua Jackson (Fringe) as the cheatees.
The hook here is that the series is told from alternating male and female perspectives, and it promises to put the spotlight on both the emotional and psychological effects that being unfaithful has on the two very different marriages. Following the aftermath of their actions could end up being very compelling and fascinating viewing, while the fact that the ten-part drama comes from In Treatment writers Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem is a bonus.
