Masters of Sex: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Masters of Sex is a drama that portrays the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles the unusual lives, romance, and pop culture trajectory of Masters and Johnson. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital in St. Louis to the cover of Time magazine and nearly a dozen appearances on Johnny Carson's couch.

Series details

• Title: Masters of Sex
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2013-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 149

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Sheen — Dr. William H. Masters
• Lizzy Caplan — Virginia E. Johnson
• Caitlin Fitzgerald — Libby Masters
• Annaleigh Ashford — Betty DiMello
• Teddy Sears — Dr. Austin Langham
• Nick D'Agosto — Dr. Ethan Haas

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-09-29; final listed air date 2013-12-15; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-07-13; final listed air date 2014-09-28; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-07-12; final listed air date 2015-09-27; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-09-11; final listed air date 2016-11-13; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Masters of Sex on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.