The Girlfriend Experience

2016-04-10 · Season one is the story of 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.

S01 E01 · 2016-04-10 · 27 min

Entry

A Chicago law-school student's life takes a dramatic turn when a classmate introduces her to the world of transactional relationships.

S01 E02 · 2016-04-10 · 28 min

A Friend

Christine's double life begins, as she balances her pursuit of a legal career with her work as a girlfriend experience.

S01 E03 · 2016-04-17 · 27 min

Retention

Christine confronts Jacqueline over the level of her control; David needs Erin's help to retain one of the firm's major clients.

S01 E04 · 2016-04-24 · 28 min

Crossing the Line

Christine juggles the demands of law school, her internship and her expanding list of GFE clients; Christine observes trouble among the Kirkland partners at David's annual party.

S01 E05 · 2016-05-01 · 29 min

Insurance

Christine's secret identity is compromised following the death of one of her clients.

S01 E06 · 2016-05-08 · 25 min

Boundaries

Christine's growing intimacy with a new client threatens to cross business boundaries; David is confirmed as managing partner at Kirkland & Allen.

S01 E07 · 2016-05-15 · 27 min

Access

Christine attempts to prevent any further intrusions from Jack, but encounters another problem from an unexpected source.

S01 E08 · 2016-05-22 · 25 min

Provocation

Christine goes on the attack at Kirkland, intent on achieving revenge.

S01 E09 · 2016-05-29 · 26 min

Blindsided

Christine's worlds collide, forcing her to devise a way to come out on top.

S01 E10 · 2016-06-05 · 28 min

Available

Christine embraces her career as a GFE provider following her humiliating experience at Kirkland.

S01 E11 · 2016-06-12 · 27 min

Fabrication

Christine goes on the counter-attack, in an attempt to force a settlement with Kirkland & Allen, while exploring more anonymous ways to service her GFE clients.

S01 E12 · 2016-06-19 · 26 min

Home

Christine travels home for her parent's 30th wedding anniversary party. They are partially happy to see her.

S01 E13 · 2016-06-19 · 28 min

Separation

Christine is in complete control.

2017-11-05 · Season two follows two parallel storylines; one centering on the complicated relationship between Erica & Anna during the corrupt political climate of midterm elections, and the other on Bria, a former GFE provider forced to start a new life in New Mexico but lured by the ghosts of her past.

S02 E01 · 2017-11-05 · 24 min

Erica & Anna: Leverage

Erica Myles, the finance director at Right To Action, a Republican super PAC, enlists the help of an escort, Anna Garner, in an attempt to gain access to a secret, dark money donor network.

S02 E02 · 2017-11-05 · 27 min

Bria: Admitting

Bria Jones, a former GFE, enters the witness protection program in order to escape an abusive relationship. When she is relocated to a small town in New Mexico, she finds the GFE world beckoning her once again.

S02 E03 · 2017-11-12 · 28 min

Erica & Anna: The List

Anna delivers a piece of incriminating evidence against Novak, while her relationship with Erica becomes personal. Erica is contacted by a powerful financier.

S02 E04 · 2017-11-12 · 28 min

Bria: Eggshells

Despite orders to lay low, Bria meets a new client, triggering Ian's suspicions.

S02 E05 · 2017-11-19 · 25 min

Erica & Anna: Solicitation

Erica lands her biggest donor yet while Anna and Erica's relationship intensifies.

S02 E06 · 2017-11-19 · 23 min

Bria: Negotiation

Bria expands the boundaries of the GFE in order to have her needs met.

S02 E07 · 2017-11-26 · 27 min

Erica & Anna: Donors

Erica gets a suspicious call from a representative of a secretive potential donor. Anna subjugates herself to Erica's sexual desires and makes a startling decision to solidify their personal relationship.

S02 E08 · 2017-11-26 · 28 min

Bria: Moral Inventory

With an impending trial date, Ian attempts to reign in Bria by stepping up his surveillance of her.

S02 E09 · 2017-12-03 · 29 min

Erica & Anna: Family

Anna breaks some big news to Erica and Erica begins to feel increasing pressure at work.

S02 E10 · 2017-12-03 · 28 min

Bria: Living Like a Tornado

Bria takes matters into her own hands in order to escape Ian.

S02 E11 · 2017-12-17 · 27 min

Erica & Anna: Citizens First

After her rejection from Erica, Anna looks for answers while Erica's life takes unexpected turns, with potentially devastating consequences.

S02 E12 · 2017-12-17 · 29 min

Bria: Making Amends

The day of the trial has arrived, and Bria must reckon with facing Donald head-on.

S02 E13 · 2017-12-24 · 25 min

Erica & Anna: Free Fall

Erica tries to escape the consequences of her professional and personal decisions as she falls into a downward spiral, while Anna finds herself back at the top of her game.

S02 E14 · 2017-12-24 · 25 min

Bria: Relapse

Pursued by both the law and Donald, Bria is forced to take matters into her own hands.

2021-05-02 · Set in the London tech scene, Season three is the story of Iris, a neuroscience major. As she begins to explore the transactional world of The Girlfriend Experience, Iris quickly learns that her client sessions provide her with a compelling edge in the tech world and vice versa. She then begins to question whether her actions are driven by free will, or something else altogether, and heads down a deep path of exploration.

S03 E01 · 2021-05-02 · 30 min

Mirrors

Iris relocates to London, leaving behind family and a half-finished degree. She begins a double life: working at an elusive tech startup while providing the girlfriend experience at night.

S03 E02 · 2021-05-02 · 27 min

Everyone's Got a Price

Iris and her co-worker start working on an AI project that mirrors human emotion. Meanwhile, new clients provided by a high-end escort agency, leave Iris with a wealth of behavioral data.

S03 E03 · 2021-05-09 · 28 min

Deepfake

Iris gets better at simulating the perfect girlfriend experience for her clients. Simultaneously at NGM, Iris and her co-workers start training the AI model with new simulated sets.

S03 E04 · 2021-05-16 · 28 min

Shuffle

Iris' client relationships seem increasingly uncanny, and advice from Tawny isn't what Iris was hoping for. Her father's illness catches up with Iris in undeniable ways.

S03 E05 · 2021-05-23 · 26 min

Control Shift

Iris can't keep her two worlds separate anymore, which comes with unwanted consequences. Iris realizes she's in a position of power, while simultaneously having lost all control.

S03 E06 · 2021-05-30 · 25 min

The Embrace

Buying time, Iris escapes the messy leftovers of her double life and takes time off-grid. Georges, a former client, takes Iris into his world. Reality, however, has a way of catching up.

S03 E07 · 2021-06-06 · 27 min

Black Box

Cassie is back with a vengeance, taking her work to the next level. Iris' secrecy around the project puts a dent in her relationship with Hiram and their collaboration around Emcee.

S03 E08 · 2021-06-13 · 27 min

A Set of Lies Agreed Upon

Having family in town brings up complicated feelings for Iris. Tawny feels bad about how things played out with The V. Afraid to face her own truth, Iris realizes she needs to switch gears.

S03 E09 · 2021-06-20 · 28 min

State of Mind

Having lost all sense of perspective, Iris confides in Christophe, who, in turn, opens up a part of his world. Little does Iris know the encounter will leave her shaken to the core.

S03 E10 · 2021-06-20 · 32 min

Integration

Struggling to recover from betrayal, Iris is willing to take a radical leap once again. Iris needs to confront one more person before making a fateful decision: Emcee.