''Chemistry'' is an American sexually-explicit

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-comedy

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that debuted on

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on August 19, 2011. It follows the

affair An affair is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment in which at least one of its participants has a formal or informal commitment to a third person who may neither agree to such relationship nor even be aware of i ...

, bordering on erotic madness, of a policewoman and an attorney, which began after the former saved the latter from a car wreck. The last episode of its first season aired on November 18, 2011.

Cast and characters

* Ana Alexander as Liz Campano: An

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policewoman and Michael's primary love interest. She was a painter and expressed her feelings through her art. * Jonathan Chase as Michael Strathmore: A

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. His affair with Liz risked both his profession and personal life. * Ragan Brooks as Jocelyn Delacorte: Michael's fiancée. She eventually became aware of Michael's affair and left him on their third anniversary. She later returned and wanted a polyamorous relationship. *

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as Vic Strathmore: Michael's late father and relationship adviser. He was married eight times, the last union to a car showroom model named Chantal, and felt his multiple divorces impacted Michael's views on relationships. Vic died in the series finale. *

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as Lola: Liz's

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neighbor. She was an artist and claimed to have been intimate with

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and

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. She was seen exclusively in

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. * Jeremy Kent Jackson as Luther: Michael's colleague. Nearly everything that he mentioned had a sexual connotation. * Asante Jones as Preston Hull: Liz's police partner. He was an aspiring

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and joined the force to do research for a

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. *

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as Arthur Delacorte: Father of the Delacorte sisters and boss of Michael and Luther. *

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as Pemmie Delacorte: Jocelyn's sister and

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of Luther. She had a husband named Seth and was on

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for an undisclosed crime. * Angel McCord as Merle. * Jessica Clark as Chantal Strathmore: Vic's wife and Michael's stepmother. *

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as Michael's Mother: She appeared on the series finale to settle Vic's estate after his death.

Episodes

Ratings

The episode "Downtime" which aired on September 30, 2011 garnered 0.242 million viewers, a 0.2 Household rating, and a 0.1 Adults 18-49 rating.

References

External links

* {{MAX After Dark 2011 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings 2010s American comedy-drama television series American thriller television series Cinemax original programming Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Erotic television series English-language television shows Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series created by Richard Christian Matheson Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department