Life on Top

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Life on Top
Based onLife on Top by Clara Darling
StarringHeather Vandeven
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Cinemax
ReleaseOctober 3, 2009 (2009-10-03) 
April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)

Life on Top was an American softcore drama series based on the novel of the same name by Clara Darling. It aired on Cinemax from October 3, 2009 to April 1, 2011 with 26 episodes focusing on young corporate professionals with four women as the de facto main characters. [1] [2]

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Although it is heavily implied to be Manhattan, principal photography was in Bucharest, Romania over five weeks, [3] with the help of production company Castel Film Romania. A map of Romania can be seen in Season 1, Episode 2 and the vast majority of the supporting cast shown in the end credits is Romanian.

In 2015, Life on Top was featured in Under the Gun Theater's performance of Porn Minus Porn, a comedy show where actors parody softcore porn by cold reading scripts. [4]

Cast and characters

Appearances of notable adult entertainment performers

Episode list

Season 1 (2009)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Sister Act"Coco GinsbergCharles KlineOctober 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)
22"Working Girls" Kenny Golde Jess RomanOctober 10, 2009 (2009-10-10)
33"Shoegasm"James MichaelsZoey SavageOctober 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)
44"Ménage a Top"Coco GinsbergCharles KlineOctober 24, 2009 (2009-10-24)
55"Tied Up, But Not Tied Down"Kenny GoldeZoey SavageOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)
66"Girls Night Out"Coco GinsbergJess RomanNovember 7, 2009 (2009-11-07)
77"Down for the Count"Kenny GoldeCharles KlineNovember 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)
88"First Date"James MichaelsJess RomanNovember 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)
99"Blame It on Brazil"Coco GinsbergZoey SavageNovember 28, 2009 (2009-11-28)
1010"Birthday Suit"Kenny GoldeCharles KlineDecember 5, 2009 (2009-12-05)
1111"Growing Pains"James MichaelsZoey SavageDecember 12, 2009 (2009-12-12)
1212"All In"Kenny GoldeJess RomanDecember 19, 2009 (2009-12-19)
1313"Happy Endings"Coco GinsbergCharles KlineDecember 26, 2009 (2009-12-26)

Season 2 (2011)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
141"Ready to Rock"Jared WestCharles KlineJanuary 7, 2011 (2011-01-07)
152"Inner Animal"Jared WestJess RomanJanuary 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
163"Vajazzled"UnknownUnknownJanuary 21, 2011 (2011-01-21)
174"Sextacular"UnknownUnknownJanuary 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
185"Ladies Night"UnknownUnknownFebruary 4, 2011 (2011-02-04)
196"Wedding Sex"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 2011 (2011-02-12)
207"Farmer and the Bella"UnknownUnknownFebruary 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)
218"The Phucket List"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 2011 (2011-02-26)
229"The Ex-Files"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 2011 (2011-03-05)
2310"Blackout"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 2011 (2011-03-12)
2411"Bad Luck Chuck"UnknownUnknownMarch 19, 2011 (2011-03-19)
2512"The Angelina Effect"UnknownUnknownMarch 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
2613"Exhibitionist"UnknownUnknownApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)

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