Studying human sexuality comes to be the life challenge and interest of the main characters of the series “Masters of Sex”. Resulting in the successful three-season run, the serial is preparing to return to screens for the fourth time this September.
Brief review
A drama named “Masters of Sex” stormed into American television by means of Showtime back in 2013. The current number of installments constitutes now three with the fourth now being around the corner already.
Unexpectedly, the very story for depiction turns to be not a brainchild of scriptwriters working on the series. The basis for it is presented in the shape of Thomas Maier’s book “Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love”.
The leading executive role was entrusted to the experienced producer named Michelle Ashford (The Pacific). The rest of the team includes Michael Sheen, Tammy Rosen Sarah Timberman, and Judith Verno being the employees of the production studio titled Timberman-Beverly Productions.
If embarking on naming the members of the acting crew, we should not miss such ones as Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan performing the main characters and also Caitlin Fitzgerald, Nicholas D’Agosto, Teddy Sears, and Annaleigh Ashford.
The latest premiere being held in July 2015 was noted for s considerable decline in ratings of the story. And now let’s penetrate into the very core of it.
Plot summary
The loving partners named Virginia Johnson and Dr. William Masters are considered to be the scientists whose task now is to examine the sexuality of humans as well as building up their relations at the same time. The question is what this cooperation both in personal and working terms can lead to.
Rating figures
Being confirmed in August 2014, the series third circle appeared in 2015. Rather expectedly, the rating figures started to dwindle again as the second debut was distinguished by less than 1 million people sitting in front of their TV sets while the release of another premiere episode of the round. As for now, the series rating can be evaluated at reaching hardly 0.6 million viewers.
If the ratings are not improved, the project can be put into jeopardy of immediate cancellation. Let’s hope that these turns of events won’t take place in the near future.
Catching up with the news
Despite a considerable decline in ratings, the developers we not hesitating about the worthiness of the fourth chapter. So the renewal was confirmed in the previous August.
As it is planned the fourth season is going to include 12 episodes. The developers are already in the middle of its production with the start of the shooting being slated for the beginning of this year. The Masters of Sex season 4 release date is defined now as September 11, 2016. So there are less than three months left before the premiere.
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2I1IESLAI8
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