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Transparent
When the Pfefferman family patriarch makes a dramatic admission, the entire family’s secrets start to spill out, and each of them spin in a different direction as they begin to figure out who they are going to become. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffman.
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Episodes (10)
- September 26, 201431min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffman. - 2. The Letting GoNovember 8, 201629min16+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy -- making friends, finding a new community, and above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer. - 3. RollinSeptember 25, 201429min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
Maura moves out of the family house and into a lively new apartment complex, just as Sarah needs a new home after dismantling her perfect life. Josh has to reconsider his sudden vision of starting a family, while Ali finds some new boundaries to cross. - 4. MoppaSeptember 25, 201427min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
Maura finally comes out to Ali, and they join Sarah on a field trip to the mall – where they all get rude lessons in womanhood. Josh is forced to confront his past thanks to questions from Syd (Carrie Brownstein) about his longtime relationship with Rita. - 5. WedgeSeptember 25, 201426min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
When Shelly’s husband Ed goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him, and instead find themselves lost in their past. Ali can no longer keep Maura’s secret from Josh, which sends him into a tailspin. When Maura runs into a Pfefferman family friend she takes a stand for her new identity. - 6. The WildernessSeptember 25, 201429min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
As they struggle to come to terms with Maura, Josh looks for answers from a rabbi named Raquel (Kathryn Hahn), and Ali looks for answers in a Gender Studies class with Syd. Sarah is left to answer questions from her own kids, who meet Maura for the first time. - 7. Symbolic ExemplarSeptember 26, 201430min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
Josh goes on a date with Rabbi Raquel while Ali explores her feminine side with a TA from Gender Studies class. The kids turn out for Maura’s performance in a talent show, but her delight quickly turns to dejection. - 8. Best New GirlSeptember 26, 201430min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
In a flashback, Mort escapes with friend Mark (Bradley Whitford) to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman named Connie (Michaela Watkins). Left alone after cancelling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach. - 9. Looking UpSeptember 26, 201429min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
Maura finds solace with ex-wife Shelly, and the two hatch a plot to help Ed realize his wishes. Sarah spends time with her ex-husband and begins to question their breakup, while Raquel finally breaks through to Josh. And when the entire family is summoned to Shelly’s, they are in for a few surprises. - 10. Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?September 26, 201429min18+SubtitlesEnglish [CC], العربية, Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Español (Latinoamérica), Español (España), Suomi, Filipino, Français, עברית, हिन्दी, Magyar, Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Norsk Bokmål, Nederlands, Polski, Português (Brasil), Português (Portugal), Română, Русский, Svenska, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ไทย, Türkçe, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）Audio languagesEnglish, English [Audio Description], Deutsch, Español (España), Español (Latinoamérica), Français, Italiano, Português, 日本語
A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past – Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter – who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more.
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- Bonus: Transparent Season 1 - Official TrailerThis video is currently unavailableSeptember 25, 20143min18+Audio languagesEnglish
A sneak peek at Transparent, a series about a family with serious boundary issues.
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35796 global ratings
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LoriReviewed in the United States on December 31, 20171.0 out of 5 stars
It's more like a cauldron of crazy soupMy rating has nothing to do with the fact that this series touches on controversial topics. I found every single character, with the exception of Maura, to be whiny, obnoxious, shallow and mindblowingly self-centered. This is not the majority of the real world...sorry. The real world is full of secrets and shame and guilt and judgment, but this show does nothing to portray that in a tasteful, genuine way. It pushes the envelope with guiltless sex, these people have no loyalty or true kindness. I find them all bizarre. It's more like a cauldron of crazy soup. Quite frankly, I wouldn't want to be friends with any of the characters if they were real people, with the possible exception of Maura. I would run as fast and as far in the opposite direction as I could. They are toxic.
If you can't write a show to portray what transgenders go through without the gratuitous sex and making everybody look like an absolute freak, you are doing a disservice to the cause and you may want to rethink your writers.
If you can't write a show to portray what transgenders go through without the gratuitous sex and making everybody look like an absolute freak, you are doing a disservice to the cause and you may want to rethink your writers.
Bugga MannilowReviewed in the United States on December 17, 20181.0 out of 5 stars
Who cares about these characters?Trans people and gay people should be insulted by this show. It's awful. It's supposed to be some breakthrough show about the lgbtq community, but it's really a show about the most pathetic, NARCISSISTIC people ever. No one in this show has a real job. They all just kind of exist and play around like they're in their early twenties, living off of other people's money. None of them knows how to maintain a normal relationship. They're so selfish. It's disgusting. Ridiculous. A bunch of rich brats doing whatever the hell they want. Including the old man.
papababooReviewed in the United States on November 27, 20173.0 out of 5 stars
A first attempt at bringing a delicate topic into the mainstreamI finally binge watched all 4 seasons, after a couple of failed attempts to really get interested in the Pfferman family. Came away agreeing with the creator that nowadays a trans person should have the lead role instead of Tambor. And while I understand that the whole arch of discovery and growing in ALL of the Pfeffermans was the main topic, I could not get over the fact that everybody in this family, specially the kids Sarah, Josh and Ali and their friends, are mostly extremely self absorbed, ego-driven, and in constant bickering mode, while they all live very privileged white lives, with none of them seeming to hold a real job. Their life style of spas, shopping, fantastic food and dream housing is always pampering them, and the lack of financial pressure gives them all the time in the world to navel gaze, "explore", search and find their true self, gender- and other-wise. Honestly, who lives like that? How about a little more of the real fight, which includes supporting oneself, but that may still come down the pipeline. This show is for "beginners', I suppose.
IsheetaReviewed in the United States on September 20, 20162.0 out of 5 stars
One good character does not a show makeI'd heard amazing things about the show and I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't do it. Jeffrey Tambor is an incredible actor, and his performance in the show is truly moving. However, one amazing character does not a show make. I felt that the show had way too many explicit sex scenes for no purpose. It wasn't tasteful, it was just overly raunchy and excessive, serving no role other than to turn viewers on--which frankly, was a turn off. I watched the first four episodes in their entirety, and eventually found myself skipping through the majority of the content to get to Tambor's scenes. His performance was the only part of the show that felt realistic and genuine. The other actors were caricatures of bad stereotypes. Ultimately, it wasn't at all for me.
Renee M.Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 20171.0 out of 5 stars
I found it at once boring and disgustingI watched the first episode and forced myself to start the second episode, but had to quit. After reading all the reviews, I thought, this is going to have to be scintillating. However, I found it at once boring and disgusting. The subject matter was fine, but the multiple sex scenes and nudity was uninteresting at best. Good dialogue could take the story line much deeper. The story is so not above my sensibilities at all, that's not the problem.
L M VReviewed in the United States on April 20, 20152.0 out of 5 stars
AWFULAn uninteresting story about a family with sexual identity and gender identity issues. I would like it more if the characters playing the siblings weren't so unlikeable. They are all self centered, selfish, drug using dirtbags with
Absolutely no direction or future. This series could be much better with more interesting and complex characters and a better story. That aside, this series does address some very interesting themes of human sexuality and gender identity. It can be uncomfortable at times but does motivate you to open your mind and become more understanding and informed. These people exist. They are a part of all of our communities. They are our family, our friends and our neighbors. I disagree with others who state that Jeffery Tambor is the only good thing about this series. He is just as bad as the rest of the cast. There is no likeable features in any of the characters. No redeeming qualities, no reason to identify yourself with anyone in the cast and care about them or what is happening to them. This could be a great series, the writing makes it awful. So sad
Absolutely no direction or future. This series could be much better with more interesting and complex characters and a better story. That aside, this series does address some very interesting themes of human sexuality and gender identity. It can be uncomfortable at times but does motivate you to open your mind and become more understanding and informed. These people exist. They are a part of all of our communities. They are our family, our friends and our neighbors. I disagree with others who state that Jeffery Tambor is the only good thing about this series. He is just as bad as the rest of the cast. There is no likeable features in any of the characters. No redeeming qualities, no reason to identify yourself with anyone in the cast and care about them or what is happening to them. This could be a great series, the writing makes it awful. So sad
dqwReviewed in the United States on September 29, 20152.0 out of 5 stars
Not Transparent At AllThe writing and acting is soap opera quality at best. I don't know what all the hype is about. I was really hoping for a show that was on the level of OITNB but this is far, far from that.
If you are going to buy Prime to see this show save your money!
Jeffrey Tambor looks ridiculous in the clothes and make up they put him in. No self respecting trans would leave the house looking like old aunt Bessie who went shopping at the thift store and put on her make up w/o a mirror.
And the kids, I've watched almost every episode and I don't even know their names that's how much I care about their stereotypical characters.
All of this drama is supposed to happen in a matter of about 3-5 days, again totally absurd. Trans Father acts like a spoiled 2 yr old when she doesn't get her way. Can't understand why her kids would be freaked that their 70 something Dad now wants to dress like Herman Munster in drag.
If you are going to buy Prime to see this show save your money!
Jeffrey Tambor looks ridiculous in the clothes and make up they put him in. No self respecting trans would leave the house looking like old aunt Bessie who went shopping at the thift store and put on her make up w/o a mirror.
And the kids, I've watched almost every episode and I don't even know their names that's how much I care about their stereotypical characters.
All of this drama is supposed to happen in a matter of about 3-5 days, again totally absurd. Trans Father acts like a spoiled 2 yr old when she doesn't get her way. Can't understand why her kids would be freaked that their 70 something Dad now wants to dress like Herman Munster in drag.
K. LevinReviewed in the United States on August 9, 20153.0 out of 5 stars
Jeffrey Tambour is outstanding, but the rest of the characters make me dislike watching this showI struggled a bit with how to rate this show. I'll speak to my opinion of the entire first season.
To begin with, I'm a serious theatre lover, and someone who hates musicals. I like foreign films and edgy comedy. I really like artsy, boundary-pushing shows. On the other hand, while there was a lot of very interesting stuff in Transparent, and Jeffrey Tambour gives an amazing performance, I didn't really enjoy watching this show. I don't find it funny very often. Mostly, I find it incredibly sad.
I'm not troubled by the level of graphic sex in this show because of what it is, but I did feel while I was watching that I was watching *gratuitously* graphic sex. Much like levels of gore (*ahem* Quentin Tarantino) that seem like a lazy layer of icing on what could be a genius cake, it seemed to me that the characters in this show were so self-absorbed, so pathetic, so unlikeable, that the graphic sex acts as a yellow highlighter of selfishness smeared all over each fornicating character. Maybe, being so old-fashioned as to find sex a beautiful, natural act of love and joy, I'm just not hip enough to "get it" in this series?
I also hold a very liberal position on adults making adult choices, alone or together. The part of this show that I did like was the fascinating process of Jeffrey Tambour's character finally blossoming into the woman he's always known was inside himself. This is sensitively done, and feels very honest, real, and, finally making the title ring true!--"Transparent!"
Is it meant to be a metaphor that the father's years of hiding her true self from the world led to such insufferable consequences in the characters of her three children? This is the part I struggle with. The adult children are all vile. I can't enjoy any scene where they are the center of attention. No amount of interesting story line makes up for the pain I experience contemplating the existence of people like this.
I wonder if this is why Middle America hates the coasts? I grew up in the Pacific NW, and I live in a liberal New England city, but I believe in morality (mostly as what one must live for oneself, not as a threat to hold up to the throat of others.) The very idea that these characters could seem believable to anyone leaves me reeling. I find them very hard to imagine as real.
Toward the end of the season, there's an episode in which the youngest daughter has a bizarre, dis-associative date with a very butch lesbian. That storyline was one of the few I felt was actually pretty compelling and it has stuck in my mind for weeks. More character development like this, that seems like real, flawed human behavior instead of a sociopathic impulse to work as counter to human goodness as possible, could bring me back to give season two a chance.
There is really good acting here, and an aggressively edgy script. I wish the totality of the subject matter made it worth watching for me. I am legitimately baffled as to what others find to love in it.
To begin with, I'm a serious theatre lover, and someone who hates musicals. I like foreign films and edgy comedy. I really like artsy, boundary-pushing shows. On the other hand, while there was a lot of very interesting stuff in Transparent, and Jeffrey Tambour gives an amazing performance, I didn't really enjoy watching this show. I don't find it funny very often. Mostly, I find it incredibly sad.
I'm not troubled by the level of graphic sex in this show because of what it is, but I did feel while I was watching that I was watching *gratuitously* graphic sex. Much like levels of gore (*ahem* Quentin Tarantino) that seem like a lazy layer of icing on what could be a genius cake, it seemed to me that the characters in this show were so self-absorbed, so pathetic, so unlikeable, that the graphic sex acts as a yellow highlighter of selfishness smeared all over each fornicating character. Maybe, being so old-fashioned as to find sex a beautiful, natural act of love and joy, I'm just not hip enough to "get it" in this series?
I also hold a very liberal position on adults making adult choices, alone or together. The part of this show that I did like was the fascinating process of Jeffrey Tambour's character finally blossoming into the woman he's always known was inside himself. This is sensitively done, and feels very honest, real, and, finally making the title ring true!--"Transparent!"
Is it meant to be a metaphor that the father's years of hiding her true self from the world led to such insufferable consequences in the characters of her three children? This is the part I struggle with. The adult children are all vile. I can't enjoy any scene where they are the center of attention. No amount of interesting story line makes up for the pain I experience contemplating the existence of people like this.
I wonder if this is why Middle America hates the coasts? I grew up in the Pacific NW, and I live in a liberal New England city, but I believe in morality (mostly as what one must live for oneself, not as a threat to hold up to the throat of others.) The very idea that these characters could seem believable to anyone leaves me reeling. I find them very hard to imagine as real.
Toward the end of the season, there's an episode in which the youngest daughter has a bizarre, dis-associative date with a very butch lesbian. That storyline was one of the few I felt was actually pretty compelling and it has stuck in my mind for weeks. More character development like this, that seems like real, flawed human behavior instead of a sociopathic impulse to work as counter to human goodness as possible, could bring me back to give season two a chance.
There is really good acting here, and an aggressively edgy script. I wish the totality of the subject matter made it worth watching for me. I am legitimately baffled as to what others find to love in it.
