Written, directed and executive produced by Emmy-nominee and 2013 Sundance Best Director winner Jill Soloway, Transparent is a ten episode, half hour novelistic series that explores family, identity, sex, and love. The series stars Jeffrey Tambor as Maura, who has spent her life as Mort-the Pfefferman family patriarch. When she reintroduces herself to her family, everyone’s secrets finally start to come out. This includes her ex-wife Shelly (played by Judith Light), and their children-meandering Ali (played by Gaby Hoffmann), record producer Josh (played by Jay Duplass), and sexually conflicted Sarah (played by Amy Landecker). Each family member spins in a different direction as they begin to figure out who they are going to become.
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Said Jill Soloway:
“We couldn’t be more pleased to offer our customers all episodes of Transparent in late September. Jill Soloway has an amazing ability to create deep, engaging and rich stories and characters. We think customers will enjoy this fresh, humorous, and touching series.”
Recurring guest stars in Transparent include Melora Hardin as Tammy, Bradley Whitford as Marcy, Carrie Brownstein as Syd, Kathryn Hahn as Raquel, Alexandra Billings as Maura’s friend Davina, and Rob Huebel as Len. Guest starring roles include Michaela Watkins as Connie, Kiersey Clemons as Bianca, and Cleo Anthony as Derek.
The series is co-Executive Produced by Andrea Sperling, with Supervising Producer Bridget Bedard, Consulting Producers Nisha Ganatra and Rick Rosenthal and Producer Victor Hsu. Episodes were directed by Jill Soloway and Nisha Ganatra and written by Jill Soloway, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Faith Soloway, Ethan Kuperberg and Ali Liebegott.
