How many episodes?
There are 53 episodes of The Affair across a total of five seasons. However, you won’t be able to watch all of it right away.
Only the first three seasons are coming to ITV and ITVX. “Series 4 will be made available this summer, and series 5 will follow in 2027,” according to a press release.
Nevertheless, that’s still 32 episodes of telly to watch. Between trying to fit in all the other ITV dramas coming out in 2026, you may not even get to series 5 before next year! Each episode is around an hour long, too, so it’s a big undertaking.
Is The Affair worth watching?
Yes! Not only has The Affair been praised as a provocative, psychologically rich drama, but it’s one of the most well-reviewed shows of the past 10 years.
The whole series has an average 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, peaking at 91% and only dropping as low as 71% (in its third season).
The awards speak for themselves, too. Wilson and Tierney both won Golden Globes, and the show took home the best TV drama award.
As ITV has promised, it boasts “innovative, multi-perspective storytelling, complex characters, and [an] unflinching exploration of love, memory, betrayal and the long-term consequences of relationships”.
