The Slap: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Meet Hector: a public servant, husband, father and valued friend on the cusp of his 40th. Meet Aisha: Hector's beautiful and intelligent wife who is planning his birthday party filled with friends and his very boisterous Greek family. Sounds like the makings of a great day, right? Wrong. As Hector tries to navigate family politics, awkward friendships and the young woman he is dangerously captivated by, the built-up tension explodes when Hector's hotheaded cousin slaps another couple's misbehaving child. Everyone is understandably stunned, and the party abruptly ends with the child's parents vowing legal action. But what the hosts and guests don't know is that this moment will ignite a chain of events that will uncover long-buried secrets within this group of friends and family ... and vigorously challenge the core values of everyone involved.

Series details

• Title: The Slap
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2015-02-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 1176

Cast and credited roles

• Zachary Quinto — Harry
• Peter Sarsgaard — Hector
• Thandiwe Newton — Aisha
• Brian Cox — Manolis
• Melissa George — Rosie
• Thomas Sadoski — Gary
• Uma Thurman — Anouk
• Lucas Hedges — Ritchie
• Makenzie Leigh — Connie
• Maria Tucci — Koula
• Marin Ireland — Sandi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-02-12; final listed air date 2015-04-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Slap 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.