TV series

The Ashley Madison Affair

2023 · 1 season

A slick, gossipy plunge into corporate hubris and digital exposure that keeps you gripped and vaguely complicit.

Created by: Johanna Hamilton
Genres: Documentary

Overview: The rise, fall, and improbable resurgence of Ashley Madison, the dating website aimed at marriage cheats. Pioneers in outrageous viral advertising, the company stops at nothing to gain publicity and by 2015 it appears to be on the brink of world domination. Then a team of hackers expose the intimate sexual secrets of millions of members, with devastating consequences. But in the aftermath of the data breach, are the site's adulterous users the only ones with dirty secrets?

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Created by: Johanna Hamilton
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
technology
media
betrayal
corruption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Realism	9
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Darkness	6
Complexity	5
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