The Girlfriend Experience is an American anthology drama television series created, written, and directed by Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz and airing on the premium cable network Starz. The first season stars Riley Keough as Christine Reade, a law student intern who also works as a high-end escort.
Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh , it is based on the film of the same name. A episode first season premiered on April 10, , and all episodes were made available on Starz On Demand.
On August 1, , Starz renewed the series for a episode second season, focusing on new characters and storylines, with Seimetz and Kerrigan returning. In July , Starz renewed the series for a episode third season, to be written and directed by Anja Marquardt and star Julia Goldani Telles.
When her close friend Avery Kate Lyn Sheil reveals that she has been working as an escort, she encourages Christine to tag along and introduces her to a friend of one of her clients, who is looking for an escort.
Under the pseudonym "Chelsea Rayne", Christine works as a high-end escort specializing in providing "the girlfriend experience" GFE , an array of sexual and other associated services intended to make the client feel both sexually and emotionally satisfied.
