''Dirty Diana'' is an

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produced by QCode about a woman who hosts an erotic website. A sex-positive exploration of a woman's troubled marriage, it stars

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and

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Production

Demi Moore has had a long career as an actress playing sexy roles. Both

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and

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noted that Demi Moore is known for her "alluringly raspy" and "ragged voice," which David G. Maciejewski attributes to her habit of smoking Red Marlboros. Demi Moore saw the podcast as an opportunity to explore sexuality and made a distinction between the podcast's

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message and adult entertainment or pornography. According to MDZ Online the podcast is a feminist podcast.

Shana Feste Shana Feste (born August 28, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. She has directed and written '' The Greatest'', ''Country Strong'', '' Endless Love'', '' Boundaries'', '' Run Sweetheart Run'', and also has writing credits for ...

is the director of the podcast. The podcast was created entirely over

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due to the

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. Demi Moore recorded the show from her bathroom. Demi Moore at Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Party, 2009 (cropped)

Main cast and characters

as Diana Wood *

as Oliver Wood, Diana's husband *

Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She portrayed Marie Schrader in ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spinoff show, ''Better Call Saul'' (2022) and played Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'' (2015� ...

as Susan, Diana's therapist *

Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in ''Breathe In'' and '' The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadia ...

as Amanda, a stripper that Oliver sees somewhat regularly (also records a fantasy for Episode 6) *

Carmen Ejogo Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (; born 22 October 1973)

as Petra, an heiress client at Diana's accounting firm *

Dayo Okeniyi Oladayo A. Okeniyi (; born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in ''The Hunger Games'' and Danny Dyson in ''Terminator Genisys''. Life and career Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, ...

as James, a veteran returned from Afghanistan who fills in for Liam *

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as Laurenne, Diana's friend *

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as Cassie, Diana's friend *

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as Allen, Diana's boss as her accounting firm *

Rhys Wakefield Rhys Wakefield is an Australian actor and director, known for his roles in Australian TV series '' Home and Away'', the feature film ''The Black Balloon'' (2008) and in season 3 of HBO's ''True Detective'' in 2019. Wakefield's debut feature ...

as Liam, Diana's assistant running the website *

Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in 1963, aged 17, in '' 110 in the Shade''. In 1965 she received wide recognition for playing the title role in the television musical prod ...

as Jean, Diana's disavowed mother *

Max Greenfield Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in ''Veronica Mars'' and ''Ugly Betty''. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom ''New Girl'', for which he received nominations at the Primetime Em ...

as Doug, Diana's co-worker; and as Jake, a chance bar encounter

Cameos

Andrea Riseborough Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), '' Never Let Me Go ...

as Jasmine, recording as "Liz" (Episode 1) *

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as Lux (Episode 2) *

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s. Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...

as Carrie (Episode 3) *

Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress who is best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). She is also widely known for her role the Fir ...

as Evie (Episode 4) *

Rosa Salazar Rosa Bianca Salazar (; born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian-American actress. She had roles in the NBC series '' Parenthood'' (2011–2012) and the FX anthology series '' American Horror Story: Murder House'' (2011). She made her breakthrough as t ...

as Jada (Episode 5) * Ava Grey as Erika (Episode 6) *

Chris Diamantopoulos Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series '' Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film '' The Three Stooges'', and the TV series ''Good Girls Revolt''. He currently voices Mickey Mouse ...

as Brady, a real-estate client of Oliver's *

Lili Taylor Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20, 1967) is an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films '' Mystic Pizza'' (1988) and '' Say Anything...'' (1989), before establishing herself as one of the key figures of 1990s ...

as a marriage therapist for Diana and Oliver

Format

Each episode spends about half an hour focused on a single character's erotic fantasy.

Episodes

Adaptions

Novels

Following the success of the podcast, co-writers Jen Besser and Shana Feste signed a deal with Dial Press (US) and

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(UK) to adapt the podcast into a trilogy of novels. The trilogy of novels is set to start releasing in 2022 following Diana's marriage to Oliver.

Television

In September 2020, Amazon announced that it won the rights to a television series adaptation. Demi Moore will return to star in the series, which also brings back writers Jen Besser and Shana Feste, who will also direct.

Reception

The show won the 2021

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award for "Best Scriptwriting".

References

External links

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