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In Treatment is a Golden Globe Award winning HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychotherapist, Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with his patients. It stars Gabriel Byrne in his first Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated role as Paul, and premiered on January 28, 2008 as a five-night-a-week serial drama. Each night focuses on one specific patient. The show also debuted in Eastern Canada on January 28, 2008 on The Movie Network. The format, script and opening theme are based on the critically acclaimed Israeli show Betipul, created by Hagai Levi.
y-three episodes were ordered as a block for Season 1.
In a somewhat unusual move, the first fifteen episodes had been made available for download through Apple's iTunes and Amazon Unbox.
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In Treatment is a Golden Globe Award winning HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychotherapist, Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with his patients. It stars Gabriel Byrne in his first Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated role as Paul, and premiered on January 28, 2008 as a five-night-a-week serial drama. Each night focuses on one specific patient. The show also debuted in Eastern Canada on January 28, 2008 on The Movie Network. The format, script and opening theme are based on the critically acclaimed Israeli show Betipul, created by Hagai Levi.
Overview
Forty-three episodes were ordered as a block for Season 1.
In a somewhat unusual move, the first fifteen episodes had been made available for download through Apple's iTunes and Amazon Unbox. The first several weeks of episodes had also been available on HBO's website, in streaming video, yet as of May 2008, the videos from the abovementioned sources had been removed.
The first season covers nine weeks for most of the characters, although Monday and Tuesday only have episodes for the first eight weeks.
The series was renewed for a second season on June 20, 2008, with Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest and Glynn Turman confirmed to return. Michelle Forbes may return in a guest starring role. Production on Season 2 began in fall 2008 in New York and is wrapping up in early 2009. Season Two is set to debut in April 5&6, 2009. In Canada, The Movie Network will air Season 2 day-and-date with HBO in the U.S.
Cast and characters
Season 1
Season 2
It was confirmed that the second season of the drama series will begin on HBO April 5&6, 2009. The schedule of the show has been changed: two episodes will air on Sunday nights (at 10pm EST), while three episodes will air on Monday nights (at 10pm EST).
| Actor | Character | Weekday | Role |
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| Gabriel Byrne | Paul | All | A psychotherapist, married, has three children | | Hope Davis | Mira | Monday | A high-powered malpractice lawyer and a former patient of Paul's who blames him for being single and childless. | | Aaron Shaw | Oliver | Tuesday | An 11-year-old whose parents are in the process of divorcing | | Russell Hornsby & Sherri Saum | Oliver's parents | Tuesday | A divorced couple with a 11-year-old son | | Alison Pill | Lurline | Wednesday | A graduate student with lymphoma | | John Mahoney | Bill | Thursday | A self-confident CEO who finds his life getting away from him | | Dianne Wiest | Gina | Friday | Paul's own therapist and mentor | | Michelle Forbes | Kate | Various | Paul's wife | | Glynn Turman | Alex Sr. | Various | Father of Alex Jr. who is suing Paul for negligence in the death his son |
Critical reception
The critical reception has been mostly positive, with the show receiving a rating of 70 out of 100 on metacritic. In the Los Angeles Times, Mary McNamara called it "cleverly conceived," well written and acted, though "stagey" and "strain[ing]... believability". Variety's Brian Lowry deemed it "more interesting structurally than in its execution". On Slate, Troy Patterson found it tiresome for its "nattering" and "ambitious hogwash". In Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker gave it a "B+", with "lots of great soapy intrigue".
The New York Times praised the show: "In Treatment...is hypnotic, mostly because it withholds information as intelligently as it reveals it...The half-hour episodes are addictive, and few viewers are likely to be satisfied with just one session at a time...In Treatment provides an irresistible peek at the psychopathology of everyday life — on someone else’s tab."
Season 1 DVD Release
HBO originally had the first season's DVD release scheduled for September 9, 2008, but subsequently delayed the set until March 24, 2009.
Differences from Betipul
The script of the first season of In Treatment is heavily based on Betipuls Hebrew script, and the Israeli writers are credited in the episodes' final credits. The following are the main differences between the shows:
In Treatment skips the first 2 episodes of the last week, unlike Betipul, making its first season two episodes shorter. In Treatments episode 36, which takes place outside of the therapist's office, is completely absent in Betipul. Paul's talk with his son Ian has no equivalent in Betipul, as the therapist's oldest son is away in the army for the entire first season. Instead, that entire episode is dedicated to the therapist's talk with his daughter, which is interrupted in the American episode. The treated pilot's military association. The treated pilot's father's life and background and his highly tough experience with his own father (in the Israeli version, the pilot's father is a Holocaust survivor). The therapist's office, which is much smaller in Betipul. Avi Belleli's opening theme was considerably shortened for the American series.
Awards and nominations
External links
- The Movie Network page
- on jung-at-heart.com: Discussion of each episode from a professional psychoanalyst's view.
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