Network: USA
Episodes: 20 (hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: July 17, 2014 — December 18, 2015
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Matt Passmore, Stephanie Szostak, Michelle DeShon, Katherine LaNasa, and Blair Redford.
TV show description:
This drama TV show explores modern marriage at its midpoint through the lens of one husband and wife — Neil (Matt Passmore) and Grace Truman (Stephanie Szostak).
Neil has a successful career, a loving family, a beautiful house, a big-screen television, and more. So why does he feel like something is still missing? The truth is that 18 years of marriage and countless 80 hour weeks have left Neil feeling disconnected from everything and everyone he loves.
After a big outburst on a plane leads him to quit his job, Neil stumbles across his wife Grace in the throes of passion with another man. Furious, Neil confronts his wife’s lover, Simon, only to learn the more shocking truth — their meeting was a professional arrangement. Grace is seeing a male escort.
The news hits Neil like punch to the gut, but when he inadvertently winds up with Simon’s phone, he makes the decision try out the escort business for himself in the hope that the experience might offer some new insight. As it turns out, Neil’s good looks, skill closing deals, and apparent sexual prowess make him a natural.
He soon finds himself a hot property — both with a local madam (who is intrigued by this new stud on the scene) and his old boss (who is impressed by Neil’s newfound swagger).
But just because Neil’s life is getting a shot in the arm doesn’t mean that his old problems have disappeared. As if the hole in his marriage and his daughter’s teenage growing pains aren’t enough, he also has to deal with Simon, who isn’t too pleased to have his business stolen out from under him, and isn’t afraid to make things a lot more difficult for Neil.
Grace had big aspirations as a young woman but passed up a Fulbright scholarship and a career in the arts to raise a family with Neil. She deeply loves Neil and their daughter Anika but as her old dreams have receded further and further into the past, she’s begun to feel as empty and unfulfilled as the open houses she now decorates part time.
So when a night chasing excitement leads to an encounter with Simon, a male escort, Grace begins to take advantage of his services. Even if it doesn’t fill the void in her life, it’s something new and exciting. But while the arrangement begins as a professional one, like any relationship it evolves over time. And now that Neil knows Grace’s secret, things are about to become a lot more complicated.
Sexy and suave, sensitive and sophisticated, Simon (Blair Redford) has something that women just respond to which is probably why many of them, pay handsomely for the pleasure of his company. Simon has really started to make a name for himself in the field, so he’s not too happy when Neil steals that name, along with his client list.
Episode #20 — … Through New Beginnings
The deal with Barry, the former Bastion client, to invest in Neil and Grace’s new escort service is looking promising until Adriana sours him on it so she can put herself forward as their investor instead. But Neil and Grace do not want to get into bed, so to speak, with Adriana. Neil then approaches Kate, the blogger who wrote the exposé on him, about her introducing them to an angel investor whom she knows in exchange for their cooperation on being the subjects of a book she wants to write. But when Neil sees that there are too many strings attached, he backs away. Now that Simon is the CEO of Waverly Industries, could he be the partner they’ve been looking for?
After testing out several potential sperm donors and finding none of them to her liking, Adriana realizes that she’s been looking in all the wrong places for the right man. At the casino night party, Adriana tricks Neil into going up to her suite under the pretense of looking for Grace. Now that she’s decided what, or rather whom, she wants, she’s not going to let anything to stand in her way. (Courtesy USA)
First aired: December 18, 2015.
What do you think? Do you like the Satisfaction TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Renew for a third season. I enjoyed the show. Waiting on Neil’s reaction of stolen sperm.
Why did it make it through 2 seasons and now cancelled. I love, love, love this show. All my favorite shows are being cancelled and I hope it gets picked up by another network.
For dropping Satis., USA muffed the ball bad. About as loopy as NBC a couple of years ago dropping Saving Hope which has since won all kinds of awards in Canada. Can’t understand it. Well, I guess USA will give us another sitcom or reality show that no thinking person will ever watch. SOS.
I loved loved loved this show
Love this show should have known it would be cancelled though, to entertaining.
Liked this show but you always put good shows on at the same time and the have to go on the demand channel to get an update. Your scheduling is off.
Want more, great show.
I loved this show, wish they would bring it back for season 3
I like Matt Passmore, but this show was really depressing. I’m surprised it even lasted into a second season.
Simon and Grace should be together mentally. But if Grace grow up. Grace will understand that there are always short comings in real life. There is no one person on earth that will fulfill even most of your lusts. Not even you so how can you truly aspect someone else to. I only want to see the third season if Grace reclaim her family like a real queen would from all the females that she has expose her family to. Stephanie is a great actress because to play a personality like this and make it so convincing ain’t easy, I… Read more »
Are you kidding? No 3rd season??? Cancelled??? Why? I loved this show. Very disappointed & a very stupid move on who ever made cancellation decision!
UNREAL!!! I love this show an Matt Passmore. Also from the (Glades). Actually all the charactures. This show really made me LOL at times. I agree with
J. Newton, Zombies, cartoons and reality shows make it but this one doesnt, I just don’t get it! I am truly bummed right now. Their goes my Friday night… :{
I love the show!!! Why was it cancelled? Was Adriana pregnant with Neil’s baby? Geez! This show was a way to make couples think, talk, survive the tough times, work as a team, spice up the bedroom, etc. please bring it back or let another network pick it up.
My husband and I have watched sense the first episode, what a shame it’s been canceled. Why do networks cancel series that ” Grown-Ups ” enjoy watching, if it’s not the Walking Dead , a cartoon, Zombie or another dumb reality show your just out of luck !! That’s why we watch more Netflix these days.
Omg. How sad and unfulfilling. This show actually made my husband and I talk about deep stuff. Their version more exciting, but it is fun to watch an alternate reality. Loved ALL the characters. He always wanted to know why I was addicted and then he watched. First episode still my fav with Anicka’s song.
I love this show!!! Why is it canceld ? pleas bring it back.