List of Transparent episodes
Transparent is an American comedy television series created by Jill Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014.[1] 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] Transparent's full first season premiered on September 26, 2014.[3] The show was renewed for a second season on October 9, 2014, which premiered on December 11, 2015.[4][5]
As of December 11, 2015, 20 episodes of Transparent have been released, concluding its second season. The series has been renewed for a third season.[6]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | February 6, 2014 | September 26, 2014 | |
| 2 | 10 | November 30, 2015 | December 11, 2015 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | February 6, 2014[7] |
| An L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone to spill their secrets. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Letting Go" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
| Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy -- making friends, finding a new community, and above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Rollin" | Jill Soloway | Bridget Bedard | September 26, 2014 |
| Maura moves out of the family house and into a lively new apartment complex, just as Sarah needs a new home after dismantling her perfect life. Josh has to reconsider his sudden vision of starting a family, while Ali finds some new boundaries to cross. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Moppa" | Nisha Ganatra | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | September 26, 2014 |
| Maura finally comes out to Ali, and they join Sarah on a field trip to the mall - where they all get rude lessons in womanhood. Josh is forced to confront his past thanks to questions from Syd (Carrie Brownstein) about his longtime relationship with Rita. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Wedge" | Nisha Ganatra | Ali Liebegott | September 26, 2014 |
| When Shelly's husband Ed goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him, and instead find themselves lost in their past. Ali can no longer keep Maura's secret from Josh, which sends him into a tailspin. When Maura runs into a Pfefferman family friend she takes a stand for her new identity. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Wilderness" | Jill Soloway | Ethan Kuperberg | September 26, 2014 |
| As they struggle to come to terms with Maura, Josh looks for answers from a rabbi named Raquel (Kathryn Hahn), and Ali looks for answers in a Gender Studies class with Syd. Sarah is left to answer questions from her own kids, who meet Maura for the first time. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Symbolic Exemplar" | Jill Soloway | Faith Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
| Josh goes on a date with Rabbi Raquel while Ali explores her feminine side with a TA from Gender Studies class. The kids turn out for Maura's performance in a talent show, but her delight quickly turns to dejection. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Best New Girl" | Jill Soloway | Bridget Bedard | September 26, 2014 |
| In a flashback, Mort escapes with friend Mark (Bradley Whitford) to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman named Connie (Michaela Watkins). Left alone after canceling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Looking Up" | Nisha Ganatra | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | September 26, 2014 |
| Maura finds solace with ex-wife Shelly, and the two hatch a plot to help Ed realize his wishes. Sarah spends time with her ex-husband and begins to question their breakup, while Raquel finally breaks through to Josh. And when the entire family is summoned to Shelly's, they are in for a few surprises. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | September 26, 2014 |
| A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past - Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter - who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more. | |||||
Season 2 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Kina Hora" | Jill Soloway | Jill Soloway | November 30, 2015 |
| 12 | 2 | "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump" | Jill Soloway | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | December 11, 2015 |
| 13 | 3 | "New World Coming" | Marielle Heller | Faith Soloway | December 11, 2015 |
| 14 | 4 | "Cherry Blossoms" | Jill Soloway | Arabella Anderson | December 11, 2015 |
| 15 | 5 | "Mee-Maw" | Stacie Passon | Our Lady J | December 11, 2015 |
| 16 | 6 | "Bulnerable" | Silas Howard | Bridget Bedard | December 11, 2015 |
| 17 | 7 | "The Book of Life" | Jim Frohna | Ethan Kuperberg | December 11, 2015 |
| 18 | 8 | "Oscillate" | Andrea Arnold | Bridget Bedard | December 11, 2015 |
| 19 | 9 | "Man on the Land" | Jill Soloway | Ali Liebegott | December 11, 2015 |
| 20 | 10 | "Grey Green Brown & Copper" | Andrea Arnold | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | December 11, 2015 |
References
- ↑ "Amazon's new pilots: Which should you watch?". Entertainment Weekly. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Amazon Has Finally Made Its House of Cards". Slate. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (July 12, 2014). "Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ Season 1 to Debut Late September, ‘Bosch’ Premiering Early 2015". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (October 9, 2014). "Amazon Renews ‘Transparent’ for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ↑ Travers, Ben. "'Transparent' Season 2 (Finally) Lands Release Date; Jeffrey Tambor, Jill Soloway Preview a 'Year of Revolution'". Indiewire. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 25, 2015). "‘Transparent’ Renewed For Season 3 By Amazon; Creator Jill Soloway Inks Overall Deal". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ A different version of the pilot streamed on September 26, 2014, with the rest of the season.
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