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[[File:Cast of Transparent.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The cast of ''Transparent''. Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffmann]]
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=== Main cast ===
=== Main cast ===
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to her family about always identifying as a woman.
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]] as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to his family about always identifying as a woman.
* [[Amy Landecker]] as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman.
* [[Amy Landecker]] as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman.
* [[Jay Duplass]] as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women.
* [[Jay Duplass]] as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women.

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Transparent
GenreComedy-drama
Created byJill Soloway
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerJill Soloway
ProducerVictor Hsu
Production locationLos Angeles
Editors
  • Catherine Haight
  • Annette Davey
  • David Bertman
  • Hilda Rasula
Camera setupJim Frohna
Running time27–31 minutes
Production companiesAmazon Studios
Pictures in a Row aka Picrow
Original release
NetworkAmazon Instant Video
ReleaseFebruary 6, 2014 (2014-02-06) –
present

Transparent is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jill Soloway for Amazon Studios that debuted on February 6, 2014.[1] The story revolves around a Los Angeles family and their lives following the discovery that the person they knew as their father Mort (Jeffrey Tambor) is transgender.[2] It was picked up for a full season by Amazon Studios on March 12, 2014[3] which premiered in full on September 26, 2014.[4] On October 9, 2014, Transparent was renewed for a second season, which will be released in 2015.[5] On June 25, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season prior to the second season airing.[6]

At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, while Jeffrey Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal. This is the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first series from a streaming video service to win a Golden Globe for Best Series.[7]

Cast

The cast of Transparent. Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass and Gaby Hoffmann

Main cast

  • Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman (born Morton L. Pfefferman), a retired college professor of political science who finally opens up to his family about always identifying as a woman.
  • Amy Landecker as Sarah Pfefferman, the oldest sibling. She is married and has two children. She cheats on her husband developing a secret relationship with Tammy Cashman.
  • Jay Duplass as Joshua 'Josh' Pfefferman, the middle sibling. A successful music producer who has troubled relationships with women.
  • Gaby Hoffmann as Alexandra 'Ali' Pfefferman, the youngest sibling. She is jobless.
  • Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman, Maura's ex-wife and the mother of Sarah, Josh and Ali.

Recurring cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Release date
11"Pilot"Jill SolowayJill SolowayFebruary 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)[1]
22"The Letting Go"Jill SolowayJill SolowaySeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
33"Rollin"Jill SolowayBridget BedardSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
44"Moppa"Nisha GanatraMicah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah HarpsterSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
55"Wedge"Nisha GanatraAli LiebegottSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
66"The Wilderness"Jill SolowayEthan KuperbergSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
77"Symbolic Exemplar"Jill SolowayFaith SolowaySeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
88"Best New Girl"Jill SolowayBridget BedardSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
99"Looking Up"Nisha GanatraMicah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah HarpsterSeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
1010"Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?"Jill SolowayJill SolowaySeptember 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
Notes
^ 1. A different version of the pilot streamed on September 26, 2014, with the rest of the season.

Background

Soloway created the pilot Transparent for Amazon.com, which became available for free streaming and download on February 6, 2014 and was part of Amazon's second pilot season.[8][9] She was inspired by her father, who came out as transgender.[10] The show stars Gaby Hoffman, Jay Duplass, and Amy Landecker as siblings whose father (played by Jeffrey Tambor) reveals she is going through a significant life transition.[11] The pilot for Transparent was picked up by Amazon Studios.[12][13] Tambor had previously portrayed transvestite judge Alan Wachtel on the police procedural television show Hill Street Blues in the 1980s.[14] Soloway wrote Hoffmann's role after seeing her performance on Season 3 of Louis C.K.'s show Louie.[15]

Transparent premiered all ten episodes simultaneously in late September 2014.[16] In Canada, where Amazon's video streaming service is not available, the series premiered on the Shomi platform on January 23, 2015.[17]

Production

Soloway has said that she hopes to use the series to explore ideas of gender identity through a "wounded father being replaced by a blossoming femininity" and that she pictured Tambor as Mort / Maura when writing the character.[4]

As part of the making of the show, Soloway enacted a "transfirmative action program", whereby transgender applicants are hired in preference to nontransgender ones.[12] As of August 2014, over eighty transgender people have worked on the show, including two transgender consultants.[12] In 2014 Our Lady J was chosen as the first openly transgender person to be a writer for the show.[18] All the bathrooms on set are gender-neutral.[19]

The original pilot made available in February 2014 (with Gillian Vigman in the role of Tammy) was partly reshot after the series was approved.[20]

Reception

Transparent has received acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 98% with an average score of 8.8 out of 10 based on 54 reviews. The site's consensus reads: "As much about a change in television as it is about personal change, Transparent raises the bar for programming with sophistication and sincere dedication to the human journey, warts and all."[21] On Metacritic, the first season received a rating of 91 out of 100 based on 27 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[22]

Alan Sepinwall from HitFix calls Transparent the best new show of the fall 2014 season, and Amazon's "most impressive volley yet."[23] Sepinwall says:

"...show looks gorgeous and displays an instant command of both tone and this particular pocket of life in Los Angeles; Soloway is incredibly confident in introducing us to the parts of the show that are more universally relatable (a marriage gone sour, a disappointing child), knowing that we'll then follow her into more unfamiliar territory — not just with Maura, but the many disreputable behaviors her kids get tangled up in."[23]

International broadcast

Awards

On December 11, 2014, the series was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category Best TV Comedy.[26] On January 11, 2015, Transparent won two Golden Globe awards for the first season of the series. Tambor dedicated his win for Best Actor in a Comedy Series to the transgender community,[27] while series creator Soloway dedicated her award to the memory of Leelah Alcorn.[28]

Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref(s)
Golden Globe Awards January 11, 2015 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Transparent Won [29]
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jeffrey Tambor Won
Directors Guild of America Awards February 7, 2015 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series Jill Soloway
(for "Best New Girl") 		Won [30]
Writers Guild of America Awards February 14, 2015 Television: New Series Transparent Nominated [31]
Television: Comedy Series Nominated
Television: Episodic Comedy Ethan Kuperberg
(for "The Wilderness") 		Nominated
Satellite Awards February 15, 2015 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Transparent Won [32]
Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jeffrey Tambor Won
GLAAD Media Awards March 21, 2015 Outstanding Comedy Series Transparent Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards May 31, 2015 Best Comedy Series Transparent Nominated
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Jeffrey Tambor Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Judith Light Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Bradley Whitford Won
TCA Awards August 8, 2015 Program of the Year Transparent Pending
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Transparent Pending
Outstanding New Program Transparent Pending
Individual Achievement in Comedy Jeffrey Tambor Pending

References

  1. ^ "Amazon's new pilots: Which should you watch?". Entertainment Weekly. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Amazon Has Finally Made Its House of Cards". Slate. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Amazon Studios 'orders four original series'". BBC News. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Prudom, Laura (July 12, 2014). "Amazon's 'Transparent' Season 1 to Debut Late September, 'Bosch' Premiering Early 2015". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  5. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (October 9, 2014). "Amazon Renews 'Transparent' For Season 2". HitFix. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 25, 2015). "'Transparent' Renewed For Season 3 By Amazon; Creator Jill Soloway Inks Overall Deal". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "AMAZON.COM ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER SALES UP 15% TO $29.33 BILLION" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. January 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (February 15, 2014). "Interview: 'Transparent' creator Jill Soloway discusses her Amazon pilot". HitFix. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  9. ^ Lyons, Margaret (February 13, 2014). "Talking to Jill Soloway About Her Wonderful Amazon Pilot, Transparent". Vulture. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  10. ^ Wilson, Stacey (December 17, 2014). "'Transparent' Boss Reveals the Moment She Decided to Make a Show About a Transgender Parent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  11. ^ Goodman, Tim (February 18, 2014). "Amazon's New Crop of Pilots, Including Chris Carter's 'The After': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (August 29, 2014). "Can Jill Soloway Do Justice to the Trans Movement?". The New York Times. NY Times Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  13. ^ Willmore, Alison (February 7, 2014). "Why 'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Feels the Amazon Pilot Process is 'Revolutionary'". Indiewire. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  14. ^ Burlingame, Jon (April 11, 1990). "'Wiseguy' uncorks a rousing season finale". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Katz, Jessie (March 11, 2014). "Pret-a Reporter: Dynamic Duos: Jill Soloway and Gaby Hoffmann are Ready to Inhabit Your Brain". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  16. ^ Prudom, Laura (July 12, 2014). "Amazon's 'Transparent' Season 1 to Debut Late September, 'Bosch' Premiering Early 2015". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  17. ^ "TV series Transparent coming to Shomi". Toronto Star, January 12, 2015.
  18. ^ Dawn Ennis. "'Transparent' Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". Advocate.com.
  19. ^ Martin, Denise (September 2, 2014). "Gaby Hoffmann on Girls, Growing Up in '80s New York, and Her Amazon Show Transparent". Vulture. New York Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  20. ^ ""Transparent" Original pilot". IMDB. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  21. ^ "Transparent: Season One". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  22. ^ "Transparent: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  23. ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (September 24, 2014). "Review: Amazon's 'Transparent' clearly the best new show of the fall". HitFix. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  24. ^ Template:TV Tonight
  25. ^ Serie Netflix-concurrent Amazon via VPRO ook hier op tv, volkskrant.nl, January 29, 2015
  26. ^ "Golden Globe Nominations: Birdman, Boyhood and Imitation Game Lead Film - Variety". Variety.
  27. ^ "Jeffrey Tambor Dedicates Best Actor Win For 'Transparent' To The Transgender Community". The Huffington Post.
  28. ^ "'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway Dedicates Best Comedy Series Win To Leelah Alcorn". The Huffington Post.
  29. ^ "2015 Golden Globe Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  30. ^ "2015 DGA Awards TV Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  31. ^ "2015 WGA Awards TV Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  32. ^ Pond, Steve (December 1, 2014). "'Birdman' Leads Satellite Awards Nominations". Retrieved December 12, 2014.

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