‘The Girlfriend Experience’
You might be a little nervous about watching a show that follows high priced escorts, what with all the sex and uncomfortable subject matter it brings with it. But you’d be missing out. Created by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz, and based on the 2009 film of the same name, the anthology series focuses on a different escort each season, and plays out more like a Kubrickian horror film than a fun, sexy thriller. In particular, the first season features a stunningly nuanced performance by Riley Keough, and ends in one of the most fascinating season finales ever committed to film. The Starz series is decidedly adults only; but so is the complexity of the storytelling.