And you have its breakthrough star Riley Keough, who plays Christine, law student by day and high-end call girl by night, and showrunner Amy Seimetz to thank for that.
Amy Seimetz: The "girlfriend experience" is something that an escort would offer her clients: "I will come for a few hours and act like your girlfriend. MC: It's more than a transaction of moneyβthere's a transaction of power, too. Who has the upper hand? Riley Keough: My character, Christine, has the power, because it's her choice to be there or not. And she's super-manipulative and smart.
AS: The story is Christine realizing she has so much more power than she thought she had. You can't make a blanket statement of who has power in these situationsβtransactional relationships come with all the complexities that intimate relationships entail. It's almost impossible to be intimate with a human being and not have some sort of complex emotions or attachment to them.
MC: What was it like filming those steamy sex scenes between Christine and her, ahem , gentlemen callers? Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.
RK: It wasn't some big deal where it was like, OK, now we're going to shoot a sex scene! Maybe the first time was a bit like that when we were trying to gauge how everyone felt about it. AS: The more frank you can be about itβlike, This is just happening, and let's not make such a big deal about it βwhile protecting the actors, the more comfortable it makes everything.
