Masters of Sex

21 July 2014

 

Masters of Sex returns for a second season due to air on More4 this summer. Shining a light on the professional and personal lives of Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the series continues to follow their pioneering study into the physiological aspect of human sexual response. As with most visionaries, their personal lives are arguably more fascinating, complex, and revealing than the risqué research that kick-started a sexual revolution and took them from a mid-western hospital to the cover of Time magazine. With a variety of new cast joining, Season Two will follow the struggles of loved ones, hospital co-workers and neighbours as they attempt to find their place in the brave new world of Masters and Johnson.

“In Season Two we enter a very different world from Season One. Masters is flung out into the universe, untethered from the security of his hospital. That takes all our characters into very surprising directions and with that comes an entirely new set of characters. This has been one of the most satisfying things for us in Season Two – how many new people have joined us.”

Michelle Ashford, Showrunner/Executive Producer

Masters of Sex, Season 2, is due to air on More4 from Tuesday 5th August at 10pm.

Episode 1:
The ramifications of Masters’ disastrous presentation ripple beyond his firing from Maternity Hospital as Libby, worried about supporting their new baby, pushes him to get another job. Johnson, still working for Dr. DePaul, must fight off the advances and innuendos stemming from the belief that she was the woman in the film. “Parallax” was written by Michelle Ashford and directed by Michael Apted.

Episode 2:
Masters begins his new job at Memorial Hospital under Betty’s extortive terms only to find his boss insisting he leave Johnson behind in favor of a handpicked secretary. Johnson, still alienated at Maternity, is torn between pressing Masters to rehire her and staying by DePaul’s side as her condition worsens. “Kyrie Eleison” was written by David Flebotte and directed by Michael Apted.

Episode 3:
Masters delivers a baby with ambiguous genitalia and urges the parents not to surgically assign the child a sex out of fear or convenience. Upon meeting Johnson at a hotel for a secret rendezvous, the two divide their attention between sexual roleplay and a championship boxing match, prompting Johnson to unearth Masters’ troubled childhood. “Fight” was written by Amy Lippman and directed by Michael Apted.