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Joshua Jackson commits to 'The Affair' for Showtime

posted 11 years ago by Seersha1
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Fringe and Dawson’s Creek alum Joshua Jackson is making the jump to Showtime for the cable channel’s pilot The Affair. Jackson will play a Long Island cowboy (that’s not a metaphor, his character actually manages a ranch) in the drama that deals with spouses, wandering eyes, and the effects of an affair on two families.

The Wire’s Dominic West was previously announced as a cast member. He’ll play Noah, a high school teacher with four kids who begins an affair with Cole’s (Jackson) wife Allison (Luther’s Ruth Wilson.) Maura Tierney (The Good Wife) also stars in the pilot as Helen, Noah’s college sweetheart and wife of 17 years.

House of Cards producer and writer Sarah Treem is heading up the project with her In Treatment colleague Hagai Levi and Mark Mylod (Shameless).

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/08/26/joshua-jackson-the-affair/

"Don't do it Wolverine!"

[–] blearyeyedmesgirl 11 years ago

Last December, as Fringe was nearing the end of its five-year run, Jackson told TVLine that he planned to take his time before committing to a new TV gig. “With the intensity of 22-episode television, I don’t know how healthy it is to try to jump from show to show,” he noted. “And I had the benefit, because of my first show (Dawson’s Creek), to be able to wait out on something really good like [Fringe], and they don’t come around every year just because you’re unemployed. So the next time around, I’ll be waiting for something as good as this.”

Hope everyone has let out the breath they were holding, worried about Josh's career and 'break'...

More on the project:
The Affair is described an intense and intimate exploration of two marriages and an affair that disrupts them – with all of the complex consequences that result. Written by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi (In Treatment), the story will be told separately from the male and female perspective.

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[–] Darwinskid 11 years ago

Sounds alright, I'll check it out when it starts airing.

I have an unbelievably long ignore list.

[–] gracil 11 years ago

Nice! Very nice!