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Genre | Documentary |
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Starring | Orna Guralnik |
Composer | Jason Hill |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 45 + 1 special |
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Running time | 25-30 minutes |
Production company | Edgeline Films |
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Network | Showtime |
Release | September 6, 2019 – present |
Couples Therapy is an American television series on the Showtime network. [1] [2] The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on April 18, 2021. [3] An extended third season premiered on May 13, 2022. [4] [5] It was shown on BBC Two in the UK and is available to watch for free in the UK on the BBC's iPlayer service. The show filmed new couples for the second half of season three which finished filming towards the end of 2022 and premiered on April 28, 2023. The entire back half of the season was put up for streaming and on-demand viewing through Showtime on this date; linear airings were two episodes per week. [6] [7] The fourth season premiered on May 31, 2024 in full on the Paramount+ streaming service's Paramount+ with Showtime tier as well as on Video On Demand on cable, satellite, and streaming services for subscribers to the Paramount+ with Showtime linear channel. Additionally, the show aired on the linear channel from June 2 to June 30 with 2 episodes per week. [8]
Couples Therapy shows parts of the therapy sessions of three to four couples per season. The producers and therapist of the series wanted to show what a therapeutic process actually looks like. They didn't want to show drama to the audiences, but the deep work that real therapy entails. [9]
Orna Guralnik, the couples' therapist, meets her patients for the first time when they enter her practice. Her practice features many cameras hidden behind a one-way mirror that surrounds the room. The couples participate in a 20-week therapy program. [10] The one-hour-sessions [11] are recorded, cut for television and edited into nine episodes. The television series is filmed in New York. [10]
There are some rules about the therapy sessions. The couples are not allowed to have any more in-depth discussions about their children, because the children cannot give their consent to the therapy treatment and their life being discussed on television. [10] The couples have no contact with the crew members. They only meet the couples' therapist, Guralnik. [12] Guralnik has a counselor, Virginia Goldner, with whom she discusses the therapy process. [13] In the Covid Special she has another counselor, Kirkland Vaughans. [14]
In June 2021, it was announced that there would be a third season of Couples Therapy. [4] It started on May 13, 2022. [15]
Director Josh Kriegman came up with the idea for the series. His parents are both psychotherapists. From an early age he had heard a lot about this work. He was fascinated by the therapy processes and what can be achieved by it. He hoped that he would be able to show the therapy process on television. He thought a long time about how this would work in an authentic way. [16]
Along with the directors Eli B. Despres and Elyse Steinberg, Kriegman planned a reality TV series for Showtime.
At first they wanted to find the right therapist. So the production team interviewed a few therapists in New York. They contacted Guralnik through her Psychoanalytic Institute. At first Guralnik only wanted to be the counselor for the therapist, but after a few discussions with the directors, she decided to be the therapist and not the counselor. It was important to her that the TV series is very close to real therapy instead of relying on dramatization. [17]
The couples of the series were chosen from thousands in a selection process. [10] The selection processes for each couple took about four months in total. [18] When selecting the couples, it was important to the producers that they had emotional intelligence. They also wanted to find couples who didn't just want to be on TV, but had real problems. The viewers should also be able to identify themselves with the couples. [16] A variety of couples should be shown, who differ in age, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnicity. The couples should be open to exploring their relationship. [19] Not all couples were shown in the series. For example, they filmed six couples for the first season and only four couples were shown on television. [20]
The therapy room was designed very similar to Guralnik's own office. The books, the distance between the therapy chair and the couch for the couples were all taken from Guralnik's own office. The cameras were concealed behind one-way mirrors set at 45º so that they would not be visible to the other cameras, instead reflecting a printed mirrored image. [21] [22]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 9 | September 6, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | |
Special | 1 | December 13, 2020 | ||
2 | 9 | April 18, 2021 | May 16, 2021 | |
3 | 18 | 9 | May 13, 2022 | June 10, 2022 |
9 | April 28, 2023 | April 28, 2023 | ||
4 | 9 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg | 6 September 2019 |
9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, Kim Roberts | 6 September 2019 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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10 | 1 | "The COVID Special" | Kim Roberts | 13 December 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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11 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 18 April 2021 |
12 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 18 April 2021 |
13 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 25 April 2021 |
14 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 25 April 2021 |
15 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 2 May 2021 |
16 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 2 May 2021 |
17 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 9 May 2021 |
18 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 9 May 2021 |
19 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Josh Kriegman, Kim Roberts | 16 May 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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20 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 13 May 2022 |
21 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 13 May 2022 |
22 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 20 May 2022 |
23 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 20 May 2022 |
24 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 27 May 2022 |
25 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 27 May 2022 |
26 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 3 June 2022 |
27 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 3 June 2022 |
28 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Maya Seidler, Pax Wassermann | 10 June 2022 |
29 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 28 April 2023 |
30 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 28 April 2023 |
31 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 5 May 2023 |
32 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 5 May 2023 |
33 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 12 May 2023 |
34 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 12 May 2023 |
35 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 19 May 2023 |
36 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 19 May 2023 |
37 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Joshua Altman, Bennett Elliott | 26 May 2023 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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38 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
39 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
40 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
41 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
42 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
43 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Kim Roberts | 16 June 2024 |
44 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
45 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
46 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Kim Roberts | 31 May 2024 |
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