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television miniseries created and written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers ('' Deep Blue Sea'', ''

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''), who also directed the first and final episodes. The show lasted one season (six episodes) which aired on Showtime from June 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003.

Premise

An unsatisfying marriage leads a man to consider a relationship with someone else.

Cast

Eric Stoltz Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'', which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Suppor ...

as Mark Colm *

Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. Huffman began her acting career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the comedy-drama '' Spor ...

as Lorna Colm * Kim Dickens as Danni * Dyllan Christopher as Walter *

Justine Bateman Justine Tanya Bateman (born February 19, 1966) is an American writer, director and producer. Her former acting work includes ''Family Ties'', '' Satisfaction'', '' Men Behaving Badly'', ''The TV Set'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Californ ...

as Annie *

William H. Macy William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those i ...

as Steven *

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as Zach *

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as Frank *

Celia Weston Celia Weston is an American character actress. Weston received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995), and also had supporting roles in more than 40 movies, including '' The Talented Mr. Ripley ...

as Carrie * Adam Harrington as Brock

Episodes

# "Pilot (Part One)" # "Pilot (Part Two)" # "The Art of Loss" # "Losing My Religion" # "Follow the Rat" # "Put Me In Order"

Production

Asked about the X-rated underwater sequence with Eric Stoltz, Kim Dickens said, "The irony is that once Eric and I were down there without masks on, looking at each other underwater, we can't really see much. We just took the leap of faith, and we did it, and we felt good about it because it felt kind of real."

Reception

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'' called it one of the "Ten Best Shows on Television" in 2003. The Associated Press said, "It warrants comparison with the best of television, HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' and ''

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Awards and nominations

The series was nominated for a

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for Best Miniseries and also nominated for an

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, Best Casting for TV Miniseries.

won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries, or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

DVD release

The

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is available on DVD. The series was also edited together and released on DVD as a standalone feature film by Showtime Entertainment.

References

External links

* 2003 American television series debuts 2003 American television series endings 2000s American comedy-drama television series Showtime (TV network) original programming Television series by CBS Studios English-language television shows {{US-tv-prog-stub