The Affair: Season 3

2016 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.1

What Season 3 of The Affair

It's three years later, and Noah, Alison, Cole, Helen and their families are trying to move on with their lives. But the past keeps coming back to haunt them, and the trauma of what they've been through cannot soon be forgotten.

10episodes

Nov 20, 2016Aired

Jan 29, 2017Latest episode

9.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 301
Nov 20, 2016 · 58 min · ★ 7.6
Haunted by recent hardship, Noah struggles to navigate the challenges of his old life while attempting to adapt to a new one. A new love interest isn't enough to overcome a sense of dread. Someone is watching him. Season premiere.
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner · Written by: Sarah Treem · Starring: Brendan Fraser, Marylouise Burke, Jennifer Esposito, Ana Ulloa
3x02 302
Nov 27, 2016 · 54 min · ★ 7.4
One year earlier: after a stern request from Noah leaves Helen devastated, various pressures cause Helen and Vik to reexamine their relationship. Alison returns to Montauk after a crisis only to have her worst fears realized.
Directed by: John Dahl · Written by: Anya Epstein · Starring: Brendan Fraser, Morgan Grace Jarrett, Darren Goldstein, Jonathan Cake
3x03 303
Dec 4, 2016 · 54 min · ★ 7.3
Running from secrets she left behind in Paris, Juliette finds Noah an alluring prospect. But a terrifying event shatters all hope of an easy affair. Meanwhile, Noah must fight like never before to make sense of what just occurred.
Directing: Jeffrey Reiner · Writing: David Henry Hwang · Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Esposito, Sarah Ramos, Guy Burnet
3x04 304
Dec 11, 2016 · 56 min · ★ 7.2
Cole is put in an increasingly impossible situation by Alison's return to his life. Alison must contend with Luisa while attempting to reconnect with her daughter. Simultaneously, a dangerous passion threatens to wreck everything.
Directed by: John Dahl · Written by: Stuart Zicherman · Starring: Michael Godere, Darren Goldstein, Kaija Matiss, Danny Fischer
3x05 305
Dec 18, 2016 · 58 min · ★ 7.6
Alison is motivated to spend a memorable day with Noah on Block Island for an unusual reason. Noah is left wistful by their profound connection, until the problems from which he was escaping return with a shocking force.
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner · Written by: Sharr White · Starring: Brendan Fraser, Lucy Martin, Jeff Auer
3x06 306
Jan 1, 2017 · 60 min · ★ 5.7
An unexplained absence sends Helen on a journey of increasingly troublesome discoveries. Compelled to return to a place he's spent his life trying to escape, Noah attempts to repair his relationship with Martin.
Directing: Agnieszka Holland · Writing: Alena Smith · Starring: Josh Stamberg, John Doman, Kathleen Chalfant, Jennifer Esposito
3x07 307
Jan 8, 2017 · 58 min · ★ 7.2
Helen gives Noah the help he needs - but at what cost? At his absolute weakest, Noah's world has never seemed more hostile or bewildering. A vital moment of release turns suddenly into something that can't be undone.
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner · Written by: Anya Epstein · Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jonathan Cake, Lois Smith
3x08 308
Jan 15, 2017 · 55 min · ★ 7.0
An unexpected cause to celebrate provokes a sobering realization in Alison. Soon after, a startling warning leaves her pondering the unthinkable. Cole's frustrations with Alison come to a head, revealing a radical truth.
Directing: John Dahl · Writing: Stuart Zicherman · Starring: Darren Goldstein, Nick Fondulis, Danny Mastrogiorgio, René Ifrah
3x09 309
Jan 22, 2017 · 51 min · ★ 7.8
Helen's escape to Montauk exacerbates her guilt and hastens an identity crisis: should the truth finally come out? Noah's world collapses, leaving him to process something horrific.
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner, John Dahl · Written by: Sarah Treem, Sarah Sutherland · Starring: John Doman, Brendan Fraser, Peyton Lusk, Kathleen Chalfant
3x10 310 Season Finale
Jan 29, 2017 · 59 min · ★ 6.3
Noah's visit to Paris provides Juliette with a distraction from unpleasant realities at home. A chance encounter offers Noah the possibility of healing a relationship in desperate need of repair.
Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner · Written by: Sarah Treem, Sharr White · Starring: Jonathan Cake, Karine Plantadit, Patrick Bauchau, Nadja Settel