‘The Girlfriend Experience’ Gets a Behind-the-Scenes Video and Premiere Date

Starz will be premiering The Girlfriend Experience on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT starring Riley Keough and based on the 2009 film by Steven Soderbergh. For those into binge-watching, all 13 half-hour episodes of the series will be available that day via Starz Play and Starz On Demand. The release date announcement was made during the Television Critics Association event in Los Angeles by Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht. A new behind-the-scenes video was also unveiled during the panel which featured a Q&A with Soderbergh, Keough, and series co-creators/writers/directors Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz.

“We believe the provocative world created by Steven, Lodge and Amy, coupled with an absolutely mesmerizing performance by Riley Keough in the lead role will make The Girlfriend Experience difficult to turn off,” said Albrecht. “Providing binging access to the entire 13-episodes to STARZ subscribers, along with the traditional weekly episodic premiere schedule, allows us to accommodate all viewing appetites.”

The Plot:

The Girlfriend Experience follows Christine Reade, a second year student at Chicago-Burnham Law School and a new intern at the prestigious firm of Kirkland & Allen. Working hard to establish herself at the firm, her focus quickly shifts when a classmate introduces her to the world of transactional relationships. Known as GFEs, they are women who provide “The Girlfriend Experience”—emotional and sexual relationships at a very high price. Juggling two very different lives, Christine quickly finds herself drawn into the GFE world, attracted to the rush of control and intimacy. The series also stars Paul Sparks, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kate Lyn Sheil.

Watch The Girlfriend Experience new video: