Women: Stories of Passion | |
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Created by | Elisa M. Rothstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Elisa M. Rothstein |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Women Productions Playboy Entertainment Group |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | August 31, 1996 – April 4, 1999 |
Women: Stories of Passion is an American anthology drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from August 31, 1996 until April 4, 1999. and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. [1] [2]
The episodes were based on stories of love and passion from a woman's point of view.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Sing, Sing Me the Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | August 31, 1996 |
2 | 2 | "Warm Hands, Cold Heart" | Carrington Stark | Emily Ervolina | September 7, 1996 |
3 | 3 | "La Limpia (The Cleansing)" | Sylvia Fimbres | Yolanda Escoboza | September 14, 1996 |
4 | 4 | "For the Sake of Science" | Unknown | Unknown | September 20, 1996 |
5 | 5 | "Wishful Thinking" | Unknown | Unknown | September 28, 1996 |
6 | 6 | "Kat Tails" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1996 |
7 | 7 | "Table Service" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1996 |
8 | 8 | "City of Men" | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1996 |
9 | 9 | "Gun Shy" | Unknown | Unknown | October 26, 1996 |
10 | 10 | "Blind Love" | Mary Woronov | Mary Woronov | November 2, 1996 |
11 | 11 | "As Always, Madelaine" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1996 |
12 | 12 | "Astral Eros" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1996 |
13 | 13 | "The Boxer" | Lise Raven | Libby McDonald | November 23, 1996 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "Mind's Eye" | Unknown | Unknown | July 12, 1997 |
15 | 2 | "Motel Magic" | Unknown | Unknown | July 19, 1997 |
16 | 3 | "The Diamond Merchant" | Unknown | Unknown | July 26, 1997 |
17 | 4 | "The Bitter and the Sweet" | Unknown | Elisa Rothstein [3] | August 2, 1997 |
18 | 5 | "Grip Till It Hurts" | Julie Dash | Julie Dash | August 9, 1997 |
19 | 6 | "Chinese Take-Out" | Kathy Chin | Kathy Chin | August 16, 1997 |
20 | 7 | "The Little Vampire" | Unknown | Unknown | August 23, 1997 |
21 | 8 | "Woman on a Train" | Unknown | Unknown | August 30, 1997 |
22 | 9 | "Room 1503" | Cat X | Cat X | September 6, 1997 |
23 | 10 | "Reading for Pleasure" | Unknown | Unknown | September 13, 1997 |
24 | 11 | "Father and Son" | Valerie Landsburg | Emily Ervolina | September 20, 1997 |
25 | 12 | "Hat Trick" | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1997 |
26 | 13 | "Back to the Garden" | Valerie Landsburg | Emily Ervolina | October 4, 1997 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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27 | 1 | "Lover from Another Planet" | Unknown | Unknown | January 10, 1999 |
28 | 2 | "The Lucky Bar" | Unknown | Unknown | January 17, 1999 |
29 | 3 | "Miami Beach Tango" | Unknown | Unknown | January 24, 1999 |
30 | 4 | "The Gigolo" | Unknown | Unknown | January 31, 1999 |
31 | 5 | "Voodoo" | Unknown | Unknown | February 7, 1999 |
32 | 6 | "The Photographer" | Unknown | Unknown | February 14, 1999 |
33 | 7 | "The Tender Thief" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1999 |
34 | 8 | "Trio" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 1999 |
35 | 9 | "The Feather" | Unknown | Unknown | March 7, 1999 |
36 | 10 | "Luck is a Lady" | Valerie Landsburg | Emily Ervolina | March 14, 1999 |
37 | 11 | "Sophie Shpooricky's Night of Love" | Andrea Odezynska | Andrea Odezynska | March 21, 1999 |
38 | 12 | "Angel from the Sky" | Unknown | Unknown | March 28, 1999 |
39 | 13 | "Paradise Found" | Unknown | Unknown | April 4, 1999 |
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