Masters of Sex will become the second original scripted series debut of the year for Showtime, following the success (and subsequent renewal) of Ray Donovan, which currently holds the distinction of the highest rated series premiere in network history. Though the period drama might not be able to match that success, if only due to its potentially off-putting subject matter and the crowdedness of Sundays in fall, it should have a strong lead-in in the third season of Homeland and even stronger reviews to fall back on.

In addition to Sheen and Caplan, Masters of Sex also stars Caitlin Fitzgerald (It’s Complicated), Nicholas D’Agosto (Heroes), and Teddy Sears (American Horror Story), while featuring the likes of Beau Bridges (The Closer), Allison Janney (The West Wing), and Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs) in recurring roles.

The series premiere of Masters of Sex airs Monday, September 29th at 10:00 on Showtime. You can check out a behind the scenes featurette of the series here, as well as teasers here and here.

Will you be watching Masters of Sex? Do you think the show will be able to look frankly at sexuality without it ever being gratuitous? If you’ve read the book the series is based on, how do you think Showtime will handle adapting it to television?

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The featurette gives a bit of insight into the dynamic between Masters and Johnson, the latter of which acted as the former’s secretary before the two began their research, in addition to the show itself, which will focus more on the scientific aspect of what they’re doing vs. the nudity itself. There are also several clips from the opening episodes of the series, including the beginning of the Masters/Johnson dynamic and how she managed to open him up to sexuality, challenging the conservative mindset in which he viewed sex and helping their research in the process.

In addition to Sheen and Caplan, Masters of Sex stars Caitlin FitzGerald (It’s Complicated) as Masters’ wife Libby, Nicholas D’Agosto (Heroes) as Dr. Ethan Haas, and Teddy Sears (American Horror Story) as Thomas Gilpatrick. Also set to appear this season are the likes of Allison Janney (The West Wing), Beau Bridges (The Descendants), and Margo Martindale (Justified).

The series premiere of Masters of Sex is set to air Sunday, September 29th at 10:00 on Showtime following the third season premiere of Homeland.

Will you be watching Masters of Sex? Are you familiar with the research into human sexuality done by Masters and Johnson? Do you think the show will be able to include as much sexual content as it needs to without it feeling gratuitous?

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