Three Women (TV series)
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| based_on = {{Based on|Three Women|Lisa Taddeo}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
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- Lisa Taddeo
- Laura Eason
- Kathy Ciric
- Emmy Rossum
- Louise Friedberg
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- All Dogs Inn
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| network = Starz
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|9|13}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|11|15}}
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Three Women is an American television limited series based on the 2019 book of the same name by Lisa Taddeo. The series was initially set to premiere on Showtime, but on January 30, 2023, Deadline reported that Showtime had decided not to air the completed series. Starz picked up the series a week later. All 10 episodes of season one premiered on February 16, 2024, in Australia on Stan.{{Cite web |last=Northover |first=Kylie |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Bestseller Three Women gets a patchy, risqué TV adaptation |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/bestseller-three-women-gets-a-patchy-risqu-tv-adaptation-20240206-p5f2sp.html |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} In May 2024, Starz announced that the show would premiere on September 13, 2024, with a weekly release.
Premise
A writer convinces three women, all of whom are on a course to radically change their lives, to tell her their stories.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Shailene Woodley as Gia
- DeWanda Wise as Sloane
- Betty Gilpin as Lina
- Gabrielle Creevy as Maggie
- Blair Underwood as Richard
- John Patrick Amedori as Jack
=Recurring=
- Ravi Patel as Dr. Henry
- Austin Stowell as Aidan
- Lola Kirke as Lily
- Jason Ralph as Aaron Knodel
- Blair Redford as Will
- Fred Savage as Rody
- Jess Gabor as Billie
- Brían F. O'Byrne as Mark Wilkin
- Heather Goldenhersh as Arlene Wilkin
- Zane Pais as David Wilkin
- Tony D. Head as Stephen
Episodes
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|Title = Three Women
|DirectedBy = Louise N. D. Friedberg
|WrittenBy = Lisa Taddeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = September 13, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Cord
|DirectedBy = Louise N. D. Friedberg
|WrittenBy = Lisa Taddeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = September 20, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Sloane
|DirectedBy = Ekwa Msangi
|WrittenBy = Tori Sampson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = September 27, 2024
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Maggie
|DirectedBy = Cate Shortland
|WrittenBy = Laura Eason
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = October 4, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Gia
|DirectedBy = Louise N. D. Friedberg
|WrittenBy = Lisa Taddeo & Jackson Waite
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = October 11, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Climax
|DirectedBy = So Yong Kim
|WrittenBy = Laura Eason
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = October 18, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Two Women
|DirectedBy = Lisa Brühlmann
|WrittenBy = Laura Eason & Lisa Taddeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = October 25, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Twilight
|DirectedBy = Cate Shortland
|WrittenBy = Laura Eason
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = November 1, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Sex on Drugs
|DirectedBy = Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
|WrittenBy = Chisa Hutchinson & Tori Sampson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = November 8, 2024
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Her Name
|DirectedBy = So Yong Kim
|WrittenBy = Lisa Taddeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|16}}
|AltDate = November 15, 2024
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Production
=Development=
In July 2019, Showtime acquired rights to Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, with Taddeo attached to write and executive produce.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/three-women-drama-from-lisa-taddeo-based-on-her-book-gets-showtime-series-commitment-1202654255/|title='Three Women' Drama From Lisa Taddeo Based On Her Book Gets Showtime Series Commitment|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 25, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2022}} On January 30, 2023, Deadline reported that Showtime had decided not to air the completed series, amid a reorganization at parent company Paramount Global and a review of Showtime's programming slate, but was being shopped to other services.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/showtime-three-women-let-the-right-one-in-american-gigolo-canceled-consolidation-paramount-plus-1235244624/|title=Showtime Not Proceeding With 'Three Women', Cancels 'Let The Right One In' & 'American Gigolo' Amid Consolidation With Paramount+|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023}} The series was later picked up by Starz in early February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=February 7, 2023 |title='Three Women,' Starring Shailene Woodley, Finds New Home at Starz (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/three-women-shailene-woodley-dropped-showtime-starz-1235318955/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} The series premiered on September 13, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/lists/three-women-trailer-release-date-photos-starz-shailene-woodley//|title=Three Women Lands Premiere Date at Starz — See New Photos From Shailene Woodley-Led Limited Series|date=May 30, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2024|work=TVLine|last=Nemetz|first=Dave}}
=Casting=
In July 2021, Shailene Woodley and DeWanda Wise joined the cast of the series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/shailene-woodley-star-three-women-series-showtime-lisa-taddeo-1234798197/|title=Shailene Woodley To Star In 'Three Women' Drama Series Greenlighted By Showtime|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/three-women-dewanda-wise-shailene-woodley-showtime-drama-series-lisa-taddeo-1234801584/|title='Three Women': DeWanda Wise Joins Shailene Woodley In Showtime Drama Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In September 2021, Betty Gilpin joined the cast in a series regular capacity, with Ravi Patel joining in recurring capacity.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/betty-gilpin-showtime-three-women-1235069330/|title=Betty Gilpin Joins Showtime Drama 'Three Women'|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/ravi-patel-showtime-three-women-monarch-adam-croasdell-recurring-1234846710/|title=Ravi Patel To Recur In Showtime's 'Three Women'; Fox's 'Monarch' Taps Adam Croasdell As Recurring|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In October 2021, Blair Underwood and Gabrielle Creevy joined the cast in series regular capacity, with Austin Stowell and Lola Kirke joining in recurring capacity.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/three-women-blair-underwood-lola-kirke-showtime-drama-series-1234857838/|title='Three Women': Blair Underwood & Lola Kirke Join Showtime Drama Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/showtime-three-women-austin-stowell-1235092479/|title=Showtime Drama Series 'Three Women' Casts Austin Stowell (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/three-women-gabrielle-creevy-showtime-drama-series-shailene-woodley-1234859797/|title='Three Women': Gabrielle Creevy To Star In Showtime Drama Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In November 2021, Jason Ralph, Blair Redford and Jess Gabor joined in recurring roles.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/three-women-jason-ralph-blair-redford-jess-gabor-showtime-drama-series-1234865068/|title='Three Women': Jason Ralph & Blair Redford Join Showtime Drama Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=November 3, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In December 2021, John Patrick Amedori joined the cast in a series regular capacity.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/three-women-john-patrick-amedori-showtime-drama-series-shailene-woodley-1234891574/|title='Three Women': John Patrick Amedori To Co-Star In Showtime Drama Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In February 2022, Brían F. O'Byrne and Heather Goldenhersh joined the cast in recurring capacity.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/russian-doll-netflix-three-women-1235179306/|title=Netflix Shares First Look at 'Russian Doll' Season 2; Showtime's 'Three Women' Adds New Cast (TV News Roundup)|website=Variety|first1=Wilson|last1=Chapman|first2=Wyatte|last2=Grantham-Philips|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=May 14, 2022}}
=Filming=
Principal photography began by October 2021, taking place in Long Island, New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/08/showtimes-three-women-starring-shailene-woodley-filming/9514670002/|title=Showtime's 'Three Women,' starring Shailene Woodley, filming in East Fishkill|website=Poughkeepsie Journal|first=Mike|last=Benischek|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=May 14, 2022}} In November 2021, scenes were shot in Schenectady, New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Showtime-series-Three-Women-to-film-in-16604942.php|title=Showtime series 'Three Women' to film in Schenectady|website=Times Union|first=Mike|last=Goodwin|date=November 9, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://dailygazette.com/2021/11/17/its-showtime-for-schenectady-tv-show-filming-in-city/|title=It's Showtime for Schenectady: TV show 'Three Women' filming in city|website=The Daily Gazette|first=Indiana|last=Nash|date=November 17, 2021|access-date=May 14, 2022}}
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Betty Gilpin shines in this otherwise disappointingly didactic series, where the diverging story strands never cohere into a satisfying whole."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=three_women|title=Three Women|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 4, 2024}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{Cite Metacritic|id=three-women|title=Three Women|type=tv|season=1|access-date=September 14, 2024}} Kylie Northover from The Sydney Morning Herald wrote: "This was never going to be an easy book to adapt, and [the show] feels bloated at 10 episodes, but Maggie and Lina’s stories are compelling; Sloane and her husband (Blair Underwood) are the least relatable, a lot larger than life than they were portrayed in the book."{{Cite web |last=Northover |first=Kylie |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Bestseller Three Women gets a patchy, risqué TV adaptation |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/bestseller-three-women-gets-a-patchy-risqu-tv-adaptation-20240206-p5f2sp.html |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
= Accolades =
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