Latest Affair Season 6 Release Date (2022): Renewed or Cancelled?

The Affair is an American television drama series that aired its first show on October 12, 2014, on Showtime. The show is created by Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem who were also appreciated for their work in the ‘House of Cards. The show gained popularity over the seasons among the fans and also has successfully managed to bag a Golden Globe award for Best Drama Series.

And all the credit goes to the creative writing and storytelling skills of the management. According to Critics, The Affair is a somber, bewitching exploration of truth and desire. The show has scored a valuable 7.9/10 stars on the IMDb, 86% of critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The show has had five very successful seasons to date and with such great scores, these just five seasons were not enough for all the die-hard fans of the show. With that, the question arises if there is any chance of a sixth edition. Well, we are here to answer just that. So without any further ado Let’s get started:

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The Affair Season 6 Release Date 2022: Renewed or Cancelled?

Since all the seasons of The Affair were super duper hit and bagged many awards it is but natural for the audience to ask for more and more seasons. But this is something which isn’t in our hands, unfortunately. We went through many trusted sources and news for the renewal of The affair season 6 but we might have a piece of bad news for you this time.

The Affair season 5 premiered on August 25th in 2019 and the last episode aired on November 3, 2019. It had 11 episodes and aired on Showtime. And as far as we know about season 6 we have a piece of bad news regarding it. It was in July 2018 a few weeks prior to The Affair’s season-four finale Showtime announced that the show will conclude following the fifth season. The network stressed that it’s not a cancellation but rather a natural end.

The network executive said that the co-creator of the show Sarah Treem has always had visioned it as a five-season series only. So from this, we can conclude that the show will be having only five seasons there will be no more following seasons. It is a big bummer for all the fans that there will be no season 6 for now but there can be one and if that happens we will certainly notify you. The fifth season concluded smoothly concluded on 3rd November 2019. And the showtime officially had winded up the series and ended after the fifth season’s premiere. The channel confirmed that they aren’t terminating the series but rather it’s an ordinary conclusion so there is still some hope.

The Affair Plot: What is it About?

The show revolves around the protagonists Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart. They met at a casual dinner at a place where the female protagonist Alison Lockhart works met Noah Solloway. Noah is a struggling novelist in the show and is moving to Montauk, new york with his family. He is happily married and has four children but still feels a bit insecure by the fact that his entire family is dependent on the wealth of his father-in-law. With an inability to cater to the needs of his family and its financial security he had low self-esteem and within the moment he meets Alison. Whereas we can see Alison who is a local waitress trying very hard to overcome the tragic death of her four-year-old son as well as a disturbing marriage due to the tragic death. Alison also finds out the comfort by being with Noah

With all the moving seasons we can see the perspective of Noah’s wife Helen and Alison’s husband Cole as well. And the drama heats up when Alison’s brother-in-law dies, resulting in a police investigation and criminal trial. After that takes a time jump and we see Noah getting released from prison, and he soon has a new love interest, named Juliette. With the separation, Noah feels a bit lost as he is unable to connect with his children so he moves to Los Angeles to be closer to his children since his ex-wife has moved there and with the addition of Helen’s new partner Vik added up to more extramarital drama in the show. Season 4th ended up with Alison’s death which made all the fans devastated and sad. In season 5 which is the concluding season, the entire show revolves around Joanie (Alison’s daughter) trying to solve the mystery behind her mother’s death.

The Affair’s Final Season

In the final season of the show ‘The Affair,’ we can see both Noah and Helen bonding together in order to prepare for the wedding of their eldest daughter Whitney who is played by Julia Goldani Telles. Noah successfully managed the marriage single-handedly to regain her trust. Though the time jump did reunite us with Alison and Cole’s daughter, Joanie (Anna Paquin). In the finale, she ends up at Lobster Roll, where her mother met Noah and we got to know that the restaurant where they met is now owned by Noah. With all the family drama we also saw a little mee too movement as well which Noah was accused of sexual misconduct by several women. We got to know that Alison was killed by her colleague and love interest, Ben Cruz. Meanwhile, Helen finally leaves her daughter’s wedding and runs back to Noah at a motel to confess her feelings that she still loves him. They danced together and end up together. Joanie takes Noah’s advice and goes home to her family.

In the ending scene, we see Noah sitting by Helen’s gravestone and reading a novel by their daughter Stacey. Through that scene, we learn that Helen died in 2051.

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Here Are The Affair’s Cast Section

Dominic West will play his role as Noah Solloway.
Ruth Wilson will deliver her role as Alison Bailey.
Maura Tierney will be seen as Helen Butler.
Joshua Jackson will portray the character of Cole Lockhart.
Julia Goldani Telles will display the character of Whitney Solloway.
Jake Siciliano will present the character of Martin Solloway.
Jadon Sand will play his role as Trevor Solloway.
Leya Catlett will deliver her role as Stacey Solloway.
Josh Stamberg will portray the character of Max Cadman.
Catalina Sandino will display the character of Moreno Luisa León.
Omar Metwally will present the character of Vik Ullah.
Irène Jacob will play her role of Juliette Le Gall.
Sanaa Lathan will deliver her role as Janelle Wilson.
Anna Paquin will be seen as Joanie Lockhart

Some Frequently Asked Questions Related To The Affair Season 6 –

Q1. Will there be Season 6 of The Affair?

No, unfortunately, there will be no season 6 of The Affair and it has been confirmed by the makers of the show that the fifth season was the concluding chapter of the series.

Q2. Why was The Affair Cancelled?

The fifth season of the show ended normally the conclusion of the series ended smoothly. the makers of the series have successfully shown every aspect of the plot in five seasons.

Wrapping up!

With five successful seasons, the Affair will always be one of the best American television drama series out there. It is a big bummer for the fans if they will not be able to see fresh episodes of their favorite series. But never the less you still have 5 seasons to binge-watch whenever you wish. Tell us in our comment section what will you really miss about the show?

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