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Sex/Life is an American drama streaming television series created by Stacy Rukeyser for Netflix. The series is inspired by the novel 44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton and it premiered on June 25, 2021.[1][2] In September 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]

Sex/Life
Genre	Drama
Created by	Stacy Rukeyser
Inspired by	44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton
Starring	Sarah Shahi Mike Vogel Adam Demos Margaret Odette
Music by	Mark Isham Isabella Summers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Stacy Rukeyser J. Miles Dale Jordan Hawley Jessika Borsiczky
Producers	Chris Hatcher Scott James Wallace
Production locations	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	David A. Makin Michael McMurray
Editors	Scott James Wallace Janet Weinberg Rebekah Fridman Kelly Soll
Running time	43–52 minutes
Production companies	De Milo Films Little Ruke
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25) – present (present)

Premise

Promotional materials described the show as what happens when "a suburban mother of two takes a fantasy-charged trip down memory lane that sets her very married present on a collision course with her wild-child past."[4]

Cast and characters

Main

• Sarah Shahi as Billie Connelly, a former Columbia University psychology PhD candidate, mother of two, and housewife in an affluent suburban Connecticut community who is suffering from a severe midlife crisis, yearning for the fast-paced life she had with her ex-boyfriend Brad. It is later revealed that her maiden name is Mann. She ends up with the happily ever after life that every woman dreams of but questions if that is really what happiness means.
• Mike Vogel as Cooper Connelly, Billie's strait–laced husband who is an investment banker. He is the good-guy kind of character, supportive no matter what.
• Adam Demos as Brad Simon, Billie's well-endowed ex-boyfriend who is in her life again and trying to win her back despite the fact that Billie is married with children. He is a famous music producer and CEO of a record label that he founded.
• Margaret Odette as Sasha Snow, Billie's best friend who is a psychology professor and living the single life. She tries to convince Billie that the good wifey life is all she needs to be happy.

Recurring

• Jonathan Sadowski as Devon, Cooper's colleague and friend. He is a swinger.
• Meghan Heffern as Caroline, another fake happy mom from the suburbs.
• Amber Goldfarb as Trina, Devon's wife, she is also a swinger and not happy about her marriage life.
• Li Jun Li as Francesca, Cooper's boss who has feelings for Cooper. A successful businesswoman who knows what she wants.
• Wallis Day as Gigi (season 2)[5]
• Dylan Bruce as Spencer (season 2)[5]
• Craig Bierko as Mick (season 2)[5]
• Cleo Anthony as Kam (season 2)[5]
• Darius Homayoun as Majid (season 2)[5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Wives Are in Connecticut"	Patricia Rozema	Stacy Rukeyser	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Billie Connelly is a housewife living in Connecticut, married to husband Cooper and with two young children. Whilst loving her husband and family, Billie is unable to stop herself from consistently reminiscing about her past as a wild party girl. The longing for her previous life grows ever stronger as her relationship with Cooper continues to disappoint her sexually, and despite the counsel of her best friend Sasha, Billie also keeps thinking back to her former relationship with Brad, a record producer. Billie documents her desires on her laptop and this is discovered one morning by Cooper, leading the two to have passionate sex for the first time in years. However, after Cooper leaves for work, Billie impulsively goes to New York City to confide her feelings to Sasha. Upon arrival, Billie is left devastated when she sees Sasha has slept with Brad the previous night.
2	"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"	Patricia Rozema	Stacy Rukeyser	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
3	"Empire State of Mind"	Jessika Borsiczky	Jordan Hawley	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
4	"New New York"	Jessika Borsiczky	Jessika Borsiczky	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
5	"The Sound of the Suburbs"	Samira Radsi	Jamie Dennig	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
6	"Somewhere Only We Know"	Samira Radsi	Resheida Brady	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
7	"Small Town Saturday Night"	Sheree Folkson	Kimberly Karp	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
8	"This Must Be the Place"	Sheree Folkson	Stacy Rukeyser	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)

Production

Development

On August 19, 2019, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series was created by Stacy Rukeyser who was also expected to executive produce alongside J. Miles Dale.[1] The series was released on June 25, 2021.[2] On September 27, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.[3]

Casting

On January 30, 2020, it was announced that Sarah Shahi was cast to headline the series.[6] On March 5, 2020, it was reported that Mike Vogel, Adam Demos, and Margaret Odette were cast in starring roles.[7] On February 28, 2022, Wallis Day, Dylan Bruce, Craig Bierko, Cleo Anthony, and Darius Homayoun joined the cast in recurring roles for the second season.[5]

Filming

Principal photography for the series was originally scheduled to begin in Spring 2020, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Filming for the first season began on August 31, 2020 and ended on December 9, 2020 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.[9][10] Filming for the second season began on February 7, 2022 and concluded on May 6, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[11]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 22% approval rating with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on 23 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Suffocating its more provocative ideas with steamy interludes and melodramatic writing, this erotic drama is too obsessed with sex to ever fully come to life."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 45 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

On September 27, 2021, it was reported that the first season of Sex/Life was watched by 67 million households in its first four weeks since its release on June 25.[3]

References

External links

• Sex/Life on Instagram
• Sex/Life on Netflix
• Sex/Life at IMDb 
• Sex/Life at Douban (in Chinese)

На других языках

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- [en] Sex/Life

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[ru] Секс/жизнь (телесериал)

«Секс/жизнь» (англ. Sex/Life) — американская драма созданная Стейси Ракейсер для потокового сервиса Netflix. Телесериал основан на книге «44 главы о 4 мужчинах» Биби Истон, выпущенной в 2020 году. Премьера состоялась на Netflix 25 июня 2021 года[1].

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