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* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to |
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to his family about always identifying as a woman. |
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* [[Amy Landecker]] as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman. |
* [[Amy Landecker]] as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman. |
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* [[Jay Duplass]] as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women. |
* [[Jay Duplass]] as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women. |
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Transparent | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Jill Soloway |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jill Soloway |
Producer | Victor Hsu |
Production location | Los Angeles |
Editors |
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Camera setup | Jim Frohna |
Running time | 28-30 minutes |
Production companies | Amazon Studios Pictures in a Row aka Picrow |
Original release | |
Network | Amazon Instant Video |
Release | February 6, 2014 present | –
Transparent is an American comedy-drama television series produced by Picrow for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014.[1] The series was created and directed by Jill Soloway. The story revolves around a Los Angeles family and their lives following the discovery that the person they knew as their father Mort (Jeffrey Tambor) is transgender.[2] It was picked up for a full season by Amazon Studios on March 12, 2014[3] which premiered in full on September 26, 2014.[4] On October 9, 2014, Transparent was renewed for a second season, which will be released in 2015.[5] on June 25, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season prior to the second season airing.[6] On January 11, 2015, at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while Jeffrey Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal. This is the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first series from a streaming video service to win a Golden Globe for Best Series.[7]
Cast
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Cast_of_Transparent.jpg/170px-Cast_of_Transparent.jpg)
Main
- Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to his family about always identifying as a woman.
- Amy Landecker as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman.
- Jay Duplass as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women.
- Gaby Hoffmann as Alexandra 'Ali' Pfefferman, the youngest sibling. She is jobless.
- Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman, Maura's ex-wife and the mother of Sarah, Josh and Ali.
Recurring
- Melora Hardin as Tammy Cashman
- Alexandra Billings as Davina
- Kiersey Clemons as Bianca
- Rob Huebel as Len Novak, the husband of Sarah and father of Zack and Ella.
- Zackary Arthur as Zack Novak, the son of Sarah and Len.
- Abby Ryder Fortson as Ella Novak, the daughter of Sarah and Len.
- Lawrence Pressman as Ed Paskowitz, Shelly's husband.
- Amin Joseph as Mike
- Emily Robinson as Teenage Ali
- Dalton Rich as Teenage Josh
- Kelsey Reinhardt as Teenage Sarah
- Cleo Anthony as Derek
- Carrie Brownstein as Sydney 'Syd' Feldman
- Deborah S. Craig as Kristin
- Sawyer Ever as Zack
- Kathryn Hahn as Rabbi Raquel
- Bradley Whitford as Marcy
- Alison Sudol as Kaya
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | February 6, 2014[1] |
2 | 2 | "The Letting Go" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
3 | 3 | "Rollin" | Jill Soloway | Bridget Bedard | September 26, 2014 |
4 | 4 | "Moppa" | Nisha Ganatra | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | September 26, 2014 |
5 | 5 | "Wedge" | Nisha Ganatra | Ali Liebegott | September 26, 2014 |
6 | 6 | "The Wilderness" | Jill Soloway | Ethan Kuperberg | September 26, 2014 |
7 | 7 | "Symbolic Exemplar" | Jill Soloway | Faith Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
8 | 8 | "Best New Girl" | Jill Soloway | Bridget Bedard | September 26, 2014 |
9 | 9 | "Looking Up" | Nisha Ganatra | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | September 26, 2014 |
10 | 10 | "Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
- Notes
^ 1. | A different version of the pilot streamed on September 26, 2014, with the rest of the season. |
Background
Soloway created the pilot Transparent for Amazon.com, which became available for free streaming and download on February 6, 2014 and was part of Amazon's second pilot season.[8][9] She was inspired by her father, who came out as transgender.[10] The show stars Gaby Hoffman, Jay Duplass, and Amy Landecker as siblings whose father (played by Jeffrey Tambor) reveals she is going through a significant life transition.[11] The pilot for Transparent was picked up by Amazon Studios.[12][13] Tambor had previously portrayed transvestite judge Alan Wachtel on the police procedural television show Hill Street Blues in the 1980s.[14] Soloway wrote Hoffmann's role after seeing her performance on Season 3 of Louis C.K.'s show Louie.[15]
Transparent premiered all ten episodes simultaneously in late September 2014.[16] In Canada, where Amazon's video streaming service is not available, the series premiered on the Shomi platform on January 23, 2015.[17]
Production
Soloway has said that she hopes to use the series to explore ideas of gender identity through a "wounded father being replaced by a blossoming femininity" and that she pictured Tambor as Mort / Maura when writing the character.[4]
As part of the making of the show, Soloway enacted a "transfirmative action program", whereby transgender applicants are hired in preference to nontransgender ones.[12] As of August 2014[update], over eighty transgender people have worked on the show, including two transgender consultants.[12] In 2014 Our Lady J was chosen as the first openly transgender person to be a writer for the show.[18] All the bathrooms on set are gender-neutral.[19]
The original pilot made available in February 2014 (with Gillian Vigman in the role of Tammy) was partly reshot after the series was approved.[20]
Reception
Transparent has received acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 98%. The site's consensus reads: "As much about a change in television as it is about personal change, Transparent raises the bar for programming with sophistication and sincere dedication to the human journey, warts and all."[21] On Metacritic, the first season received a rating of 91 out of 100, indicating "Universal Acclaim".[22]
Alan Sepinwall from HitFix calls Transparent the best new show of the fall 2014 season, and Amazon's "most impressive volley yet."[23] Sepinwall says:
"...show looks gorgeous and displays an instant command of both tone and this particular pocket of life in Los Angeles; Soloway is incredibly confident in introducing us to the parts of the show that are more universally relatable (a marriage gone sour, a disappointing child), knowing that we'll then follow her into more unfamiliar territory — not just with Maura, but the many disreputable behaviors her kids get tangled up in."[23]
International broadcast
Australia — The first two episodes of the series will premiere on the Nine Network on January 27, 2015, and all subsequent episodes will premiere on streaming service Stan upon its launch.[24]
Netherlands — On March 6 2015, the series premiered on NPO 2, broadcast by the VPRO.[25]
Awards
On December 11, 2014, the series was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category Best TV Comedy.[26] On January 11, 2015, Transparent won two Golden Globe awards for the first season of the series. Tambor dedicated his win for Best Actor in a Comedy Series to the transgender community,[27] while series creator Soloway dedicated her award to the memory of Leelah Alcorn.[28]
References
- ^ "Transparent (Pilot) TV Episode 2014". IMDB. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Amazon Has Finally Made Its House of Cards". Slate. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Amazon Studios 'orders four original series'". BBC News. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ a b Prudom, Laura (12 July 2014). "Amazon's 'Transparent' Season 1 to Debut Late September, 'Bosch' Premiering Early 2015". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (9 October 2014). "Amazon Renews 'Transparent' For Season 2". HitFix. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ http://deadline.com/2015/06/transparent-renewed-season-3-amazon-jill-soloway-overall-deal-1201455444/
- ^ "AMAZON.COM ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER SALES UP 15% TO $29.33 BILLION" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. January 29, 2015.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (15 February 2014). "Interview: 'Transparent' creator Jill Soloway discusses her Amazon pilot". HitFix. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret (13 February 2014). "Talking to Jill Soloway About Her Wonderful Amazon Pilot, Transparent". Vulture. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Stacey (17 December 2014). "'Transparent' Boss Reveals the Moment She Decided to Make a Show About a Transgender Parent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (18 February 2014). "Amazon's New Crop of Pilots, Including Chris Carter's 'The After': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (29 August 2014). "Can Jill Soloway Do Justice to the Trans Movement?". The New York Times. NY Times Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Willmore, Alison (7 February 2014). "Why 'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Feels the Amazon Pilot Process is 'Revolutionary'". Indiewire. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (11 April 1990). "'Wiseguy' uncorks a rousing season finale". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Katz, Jessie (11 March 2014). "Pret-a Reporter: Dynamic Duos: Jill Soloway and Gaby Hoffmann are Ready to Inhabit Your Brain". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Prudom, Laura (12 July 2014). "Amazon's 'Transparent' Season 1 to Debut Late September, 'Bosch' Premiering Early 2015". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "TV series Transparent coming to Shomi". Toronto Star, January 12, 2015.
- ^ Dawn Ennis. "'Transparent' Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". Advocate.com.
- ^ Martin, Denise (2 September 2014). "Gaby Hoffmann on Girls, Growing Up in '80s New York, and Her Amazon Show Transparent". Vulture. New York Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ ""Transparent" Original pilot". IMDB. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Transparent Season 1 Rotten Tomatoes". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Transparent Season 1 Metacritc". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (24 September 2014). "Review: Amazon's 'Transparent' clearly the best new show of the fall". HitFix. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Template:TV Tonight
- ^ Serie Netflix-concurrent Amazon via VPRO ook hier op tv, volkskrant.nl, 29 January 2015
- ^ "Golden Globe Nominations: Birdman, Boyhood and Imitation Game Lead Film - Variety". Variety.
- ^ "Jeffrey Tambor Dedicates Best Actor Win For 'Transparent' To The Transgender Community". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Dedicates Best Comedy Series Win To Leelah Alcorn". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "2015 Golden Globe Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "2015 DGA Awards TV Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "2015 WGA Awards TV Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ Pond, Steve (December 1, 2014). "'Birdman' Leads Satellite Awards Nominations". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
External links
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- Transparent at IMDb
- 2010s American television series
- 2014 American television series debuts
- Amazon Instant Video original programming
- American LGBT-related television programs
- Best Musical or Comedy Series Golden Globe winners
- LGBT-related web series
- Television series shot in Los Angeles
- Transgender-related television programs