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''Submission'' is an American erotic thriller mini-series created by
Jacky St. James Jacky St. James (born October 15, 1976) is an American pornographic film director, screenwriter and publicist for the studio New Sensations. She also directs for Bellesa Films. Early life St. James grew up within the Washington metropolitan are ...
and
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, starring
Ashlynn Yennie Ashlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for her role in the 2009 Dutch horror film '' The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' and its 2011 sequel. In 2016, Yennie played Ashley in the Showtime TV mini-s ...
, Justin Berti, Victoria Levine and Raylin Joy. The series premiered on Showtime on 12 May 2016.


Synopsis

The series follows the journey of Ashley (
Ashlynn Yennie Ashlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for her role in the 2009 Dutch horror film '' The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' and its 2011 sequel. In 2016, Yennie played Ashley in the Showtime TV mini-s ...
) from being in an unhappy relationship to her exploration of
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when she stumbles upon an erotic novel.


Cast


Main cast

*
Ashlynn Yennie Ashlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for her role in the 2009 Dutch horror film '' The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' and its 2011 sequel. In 2016, Yennie played Ashley in the Showtime TV mini-s ...
as Ashley Pendleton, a young girl, recently out of a bad relationship, stumbles into the
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world after her interest is piqued by an erotic novel ''SLAVE'' by a mysterious novelist named Nolan Keats. * Justin Berti as Elliott, a BDSM practitioner who works with Dylan and develops an interest in Ashley and eventually initiates her into BDSM practices. * Victoria Levine as Jules, Ashley's friend who offers her a place to stay and has secrets of her own. * Raylin Joy as Dylan Quinn, Jules' roommate who is into kinky sex and recruits girls for Elliott. * Kevin Nelson as Raif, a coffee bar owner who has a mutual attraction to Ashley. * Nika Khitrova as Scarlet, one of Jules' bosses who is, unbeknownst to her husband, having an affair with Jules. Later, Jules, Scarlet and Tomas enter into a faithful polygamous relationship. * Brent Harvey as Tomas, Jules's boss and Scarlet's husband.


Recurring

* Richie Calhoun as Jonathan * Sara Luvv as Maura * Valerie Baber as Kimberly * Boston Blake as Anthony * Vicki Chase as Susannah * Karla Kush as Chelsea, a member of the book club started by Dylan * Spike Mayer as Vincent, Ashley's ex-boyfriend * Melissa Schumacher as Tina


Development

The series co-creator,
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, mentioned that she was unhappy with the way BDSM was portrayed in ''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'', which she considers "passed off an abusive relationship as an honest interpretation of the BDSM lifestyle". She hoped to create a more nuanced view of the BDSM world with the series. In an interview with GQ, she described the series as, "imperfect people in BDSM relationships." The lead actress
Ashlynn Yennie Ashlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for her role in the 2009 Dutch horror film '' The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' and its 2011 sequel. In 2016, Yennie played Ashley in the Showtime TV mini-s ...
also echoed the creator's sentiment saying, "''Fifty Shades of Grey'' was not a correct portrayal of the type of sex that people practice. It made it seem like it was for people that were messed up or dark and it’s not at all." She hoped that the show "can shatter that glass ceiling of false belief and show the world what it truly means to trust, communicate, and finally feel free to talk about what you want and don’t want sexually in a consensual and healthy way." The trailer for the series was released on 29 April 2016.


Episodes


Reception


Ratings

The series debuted with low viewership of 0.01 share and 55,000 viewers. However, the second episode almost doubled the viewers at 106,000 viewers and 0.02 share. The series continued its rating growth with 0.03 share and 119,000 viewers in the third week. The series finale accumulated the rating of 0.02 and 116,000 viewers.


Critical reception

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praised the series saying, " ubmissionis trying to change the way we look at late-night erotica". SheKnows also praised the show for its BDSM portrayal and said, "While Fifty Shades of Grey the movie failed to arouse interest for many, Submission is taking viewers deep into the world of BDSM — and it doesn't seem to be afraid to go there."


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Submission 2010s American drama television series 2016 American television series debuts 2016 American television series endings Erotic television series Showtime (TV network) original programming BDSM-related mass media