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For the Italian series, see In Treatment (Italian TV series). For other uses, see Treatment.
In Treatment
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Genre Drama
Based on
BeTipul
by
Developed by Rodrigo García
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Theme music composer Avi Belleli
Composer(s) Richard Marvin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 130 (list of episodes)
Production
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Running time 22–30 minutes
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  • Leverage Management
  • Closest to the Hole Productions
  • Sheleg
Release
Original network HBO
Original release January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28) –
June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

In Treatment is an American drama television series for HBO, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, based on the Israeli series BeTipul (Hebrew: בטיפול‎), created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman.

The series is about a psychotherapist,[1] 50-something Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist at the end of the week. The program, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, debuted on January 28, 2008, as a five-night-a-week series. Its executive producer and principal director was Paris Barclay, who directed 35 episodes, the most of any director on the series, and the only one to direct episodes in all three seasons. The program's format, script and opening theme are based on, and are often verbatim translations of BeTipul. HBO Canada aired the program simultaneously with HBO in the U.S.[2] Season 1 earned numerous honors, including Emmy, Golden Globe and Writers Guild awards.

The series was renewed for a second season on June 20, 2008, and production on Season 2 wrapped in early 2009.[3] According to The New York Times, production relocated to New York City from Los Angeles at the insistence of Byrne, who otherwise threatened to resign. The move and the addition of Sunday night to the schedule were considered votes of confidence in the series by HBO executives. Season 2 premiered on April 5, 2009. The second season built on the success of the first, winning a 2009 Peabody Award. The third season premiered on October 26, 2010, for a seven-week run, with four episodes per week. The 24-episode fourth season premiered on May 23, 2021, and aired four episodes weekly.[4]

In February 2022, HBO confirmed that the show would not return again.[5]

Plot

Psychotherapist Paul Weston has a private practice where he carries out sessions with his patients in his Baltimore[6] home. He begins to question his own abilities and motives, so he seeks help from his former mentor and therapist Gina Toll, whom he has not seen for ten years.

Characters

Paul Weston

Gabriel Byrne portrays Paul Weston, a charming, relentless psychologist, who is seeking a peaceful existence, free of self-doubt and ambivalence. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he earned his undergraduate degree, Columbia University, where he earned a master's degree, and The New School, where he received his PhD (though a season one scene shows two diplomas from the University of Pennsylvania displayed near the door to Paul's office). In summer 1988, he moved to Maryland, where he worked at the Washington–Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute and later established his private practice in Baltimore.

Gina Toll

Dianne Wiest portrays psychotherapist Gina Toll, Paul's former mentor and clinical supervisor whom Paul avoided for nine years after an argument over reservations Gina expressed in a letter of recommendation on Paul's behalf. She acts as a sounding board for Paul's doubts about his motives and abilities.

Episodes

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Main article: List of In Treatment episodes

In Treatment is an American HBO drama series developed by Rodrigo Garcia based on the Israeli series BeTipul created by Hagai Levi. The series spans 106 episodes over three seasons.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 43 January 28, 2008 March 28, 2008
2 35 April 5, 2009 May 25, 2009
3 28 October 25, 2010 December 7, 2010

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

The first season follows Dr. Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) and his weekly sessions with his patients. Each night focuses on one specific patient.

Season 1 episode index
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Laura Alex Sophie Jake and Amy Paul and Gina
Week 1 1 2 3 4 5
Week 2 6 7 8 9 10
Week 3 11 12 13 14 15
Week 4 16 17 18 19 20
Week 5 21 22 23 24 25
Week 6 26 27 28 29 30
Week 7 31 32 33 34 35
Week 8 36 37 38 39 40
Week 9 – – 41 42 43
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Week 1: Laura" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Rodrigo García
Story: Yael Hedaya		 January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
In the series premiere, a young attractive doctor (Melissa George) shocks Paul by divulging the real motives behind her sordid bar encounter with a stranger.
2 2 "Week 1: Alex" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Rodrigo García
Story: Ari Folman		 January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
An intense Navy pilot (Blair Underwood) puts Paul's credentials to the test, while recounting the unfortunate events in Iraq that drove him to therapy.
3 3 "Week 1: Sophie" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Rodrigo García
Story: Nir Bergman		 January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)
A precocious young gymnast (Mia Wasikowska) asks Paul to render his "professional opinion" on an insurance report detailing the girl's recent, suspicious accident.
4 4 "Week 1: Jake and Amy" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Rodrigo García
Story: Daphna Levin		 January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31)
A bickering husband and wife (Josh Charles, Embeth Davidtz) corner Paul on the issue they've spent the last three weeks debating: whether or not she should have an abortion.
5 5 "Week 1: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Rodrigo García
Story: Asaf Zippor		 February 1, 2008 (2008-02-01)
Worried he's "losing patience with my patients," Paul pays a visit to a retired therapist (Dianne Wiest) he'd last seen nearly ten years ago.
6 6 "Week 2: Laura" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Yael Hedaya		 February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)
Paul is surprised by some unexpected news from Laura about her boyfriend.
7 7 "Week 2: Alex" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Ari Folman		 February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
Alex discusses his stoic return to the bombing scene and reveals issues he has with his wife.
8 8 "Week 2: Sophie" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 February 6, 2008 (2008-02-06)
Sophie vents about her team and her parents, and Paul surprises her with his psychological opinion.
9 9 "Week 2: Jake and Amy" Rodrigo García Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Asaf Zippor & Daphna Levin		 February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07)
After Jake and Amy's session ends abruptly, Paul's wife, Kate (Michelle Forbes), forces him to confront the realities of their own marriage.
10 10 "Week 2: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 February 8, 2008 (2008-02-08)
Paul's traumatic week leads Gina to make a suggestion that Paul rejects, pointing to Gina's own past in his defense.
11 11 "Week 3: Laura" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Yael Hedaya		 February 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)
After Laura shows up late, Paul broaches a difficult subject: whether or not their sessions are helping her.
12 12 "Week 3: Alex" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Ari Folman		 February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)
Alex gives Paul surprising news about his encounter with another patient; Paul explores the similarities between Alex and his father.
13 13 "Week 3: Sophie" Christopher Misiano Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 February 13, 2008 (2008-02-13)
Paul probes the circumstances surrounding the breakup of Sophie's parents, as well as her relationship with her coach.
14 14 "Week 3: Jake and Amy" Christopher Misiano Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
Amy examines her unusual reaction to her miscarriage, which ends up inciting Jake's suspicions.
15 15 "Week 3: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 February 15, 2008 (2008-02-15)
Gina tries to get to the root of Paul's connection to Laura.
16 16 "Week 4: Laura" Christopher Misiano Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Yael Hedaya		 February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)
To Paul's discomfort, Laura describes in intimate detail her burgeoning relationship with Alex.
17 17 "Week 4: Alex" Christopher Misiano Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Eran Kolirin		 February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
Alex describes his recent encounter with Laura, and questions whether therapy can help him.
18 18 "Week 4: Sophie" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20)
Exhausted from staying up all night, Sophie ends up detailing the events leading up to her accident.
19 19 "Week 4: Jake and Amy" Rodrigo García Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 February 21, 2008 (2008-02-21)
Paul explores the issues that have fueled Jake and Amy's volatile relationship.
20 20 "Week 4: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22)
An old wound resurfaces as Gina and Paul debate the boundaries that exist between therapists and patients.
21 21 "Week 5: Laura" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Yael Hedaya		 February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)
A close call at the hospital triggers unexpected revelations from Laura about an older man in her youth.
22 22 "Week 5: Alex" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Eran Kolirin		 February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26)
Alex's intimate knowledge of Paul's private life pushes the therapist to the brink.
23 23 "Week 5: Sophie" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)
Sophie's mother (Julia Campbell) joins her daughter's therapy session, and Paul witnesses first-hand the hostility and anger Sophie holds toward her.
24 24 "Week 5: Jake and Amy" Paris Barclay Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28)
The previous week's chaos gives way to a critical decision by Amy, and an emotional admission by Jake.
25 25 "Week 5: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 February 29, 2008 (2008-02-29)
Kate joins Paul in therapy for the first time, where they begin examining the disintegration of their marriage.
26 26 "Week 6: Laura" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Yael Hedaya		 March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)
Paul makes a point to Laura about fantasy and reality through the example of his own childhood infatuation.
27 27 "Week 6: Alex" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Ori Sivan & Hagai Levi		 March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
After apologizing for crossing a boundary, Paul tries to decipher the meaning of one of Alex's recent dreams.
28 28 "Week 6: Sophie" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
Sophie's gusto evaporates after Paul presses her to confront her hidden anger toward her father.
29 29 "Week 6: Jake and Amy" Paris Barclay Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06)
Amy considers rejecting the new and improved Jake with a destructive alternative, eliciting a warning from Paul.
30 30 "Week 6: Paul and Gina" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07)
Paul and Kate's concern over daughter Rosie (Mae Whitman) gives way to a heated exchange about Kate's role in Paul's life.
31 31 "Week 7: Laura" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Omer Tadmor		 March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)
Laura's absence gives Paul the opportunity to connect with Rosie and his oldest son Ian (Jake Richardson), with mixed results.
32 32 "Week 7: Alex" Paris Barclay Bryan Goluboff March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
Alex insists he's prepared for the commitment and structure that his marriage and career offer him.
33 33 "Week 7: Sophie" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
Sophie attempts to convince Paul of the unique relationship she and her father share, and sees Paul as a threat in her dreams.
34 34 "Week 7: Jake and Amy" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 March 13, 2008 (2008-03-13)
Amy shocks Jake with a revelation tied to her connection with her father's death years before.
35 35 "Week 7: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)
Paul bristles at Kate and Rosie's secrets, but is surprised that Gina's obligatory therapy exercise proves helpful.
36 36 "Week 8: Laura" Paris Barclay Amy Lippman March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
A tragedy takes Paul away from the office, where a case of mistaken identity gets him in trouble.
37 37 "Week 8: Alex" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Bryan Goluboff
Story: Uzi Weil		 March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
Paul upholds the merits of psychotherapy, when his patient's father (Glynn Turman) pays him an unexpected visit.
38 38 "Week 8: Sophie" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)
Paul tries to get an agitated Sophie to stop blaming herself for her parents' mistakes.
39 39 "Week 8: Jake and Amy" Paris Barclay Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson
Story: Daphna Levin		 March 20, 2008 (2008-03-20)
A recent drive to his parents' home links Jake's problems with Amy to those with his father.
40 40 "Week 8: Paul and Gina" Rodrigo García Teleplay: Davey Holmes
Story: Asaf Zippor		 March 21, 2008 (2008-03-21)
Paul's lament about the value of therapy gives way to a surprising revelation from Gina.
41 41 "Week 9: Sophie" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Nir Bergman		 March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26)
Sophie comes to terms with her father's (Peter Horton) accountability, and asserts her own independence.
42 42 "Week 9: Jake and Amy" Melanie Mayron Teleplay: William Merritt Johnson and Sarah Treem
Story: Daphna Levin		 March 27, 2008 (2008-03-27)
Jake and Amy come to a resolution.
43 43 "Week 9: Paul and Gina" Paris Barclay, Rodrigo García Teleplay: Amy Lippman
Story: Maya Heffner, Hagai Levi, Asaf Zippor		 March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28)
In the season finale, Paul must face the consequences of his romantic pursuit of Laura.

Season 2 (2009)

The second season continues focusing on the life of Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) and the complex lives of his patients. Dianne Wiest continues as Dr. Gina Toll.

Season 2 episode index
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Mia April Oliver Walter Gina
Week 1 1 2 3 4 5
Week 2 6 7 8 9 10
Week 3 11 12 13 14 15
Week 4 16 17 18 19 20
Week 5 21 22 23 24 25
Week 6 26 27 28 29 30
Week 7 31 32 33 34 35
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
44 1 "Week 1: Mia" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Warren Leight & Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)
A surprise subpoena brings Paul back into the life of a former patient and current malpractice lawyer named Mia (Hope Davis).
45 2 "Week 1: April" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Warren Leight & Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 April 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)
Paul is alarmed to learn that his new patient April (Alison Pill), an architecture student, harbors a life-threatening secret she refuses to share with her parents.
46 3 "Week 1: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Warren Leight & Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
A conflicted sixth grader named Oliver (Aaron Grady Shaw) is brought to Paul by his parents Bess (Sherri Saum) and Luke (Russell Hornsby), who are getting a divorce.
47 4 "Week 1: Walter" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Warren Leight & Pat Healy
Story: Uzi Weil		 April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
A high-powered CEO with anxiety issues (John Mahoney) turns to Paul for therapy at the encouragement of his wife.
48 5 "Week 1: Gina" Terry George Teleplay: Warren Leight & Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
Paul resumes his Friday sessions with Gina, who agrees to give a deposition in the lawsuit against him while also helping him through the new changes in his life.
49 6 "Week 2: Mia" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 April 12, 2009 (2009-04-12)
In her first session, Mia admits to wanting to impress Paul by flaunting her job and relationship with a married co-worker.
50 7 "Week 2: April" Hagai Levi Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 April 12, 2009 (2009-04-12)
April details her detachment from a former boyfriend and his current partner, both of whom are concerned about her current illness.
51 8 "Week 2: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
Fearing his behavior has led to his parents' estrangement, Oliver outlines the difficulty he's having living between two homes.
52 9 "Week 2: Walter" Hagai Levi Teleplay: Pat Healy
Story: Uzi Weil, Hagai Levi		 April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
Paul links Walter's panic attacks to a childhood tragedy.
53 10 "Week 2: Gina" Terry George Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
Paul looks to fill in memory gaps about his mother's attempted suicide by reconnecting with a childhood crush (Laila Robins).
54 11 "Week 3: Mia" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)
Laura's deposition in the Alex Prince case spills into Paul's session with Mia.
55 12 "Week 3: April" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 April 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)
April's memories of a childhood near-tragedy underscore her lifelong independence issues.
56 13 "Week 3: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Bess and Luke disagree over whether Oliver's week-long stay at his father's was a success.
57 14 "Week 3: Walter" Norberto Barba Teleplay: Pat Healy
Story: Uzi Weil, Hagai Levi		 April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
In the midst of a corporate crisis, Walter recounts an emotional attempt to rescue and protect his daughter (Lauren Hodges).
58 15 "Week 3: Gina" Jean de Segonzac Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Gina explores Paul's resentment over having to take care of his ailing father.
59 16 "Week 4: Mia" Joshua Marston Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)
Paul exposes the emotional insecurity that may have led to Mia's recent unruly weekend.
60 17 "Week 4: April" Jim McKay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)
Paul crosses a professional boundary after analyzing April's anxieties involving her brother and mother.
61 18 "Week 4: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)
Despite Bess' assurances, Paul worries that Oliver's recent exemplary behavior is merely an illusion.
62 19 "Week 4: Walter" Alan Taylor Teleplay: Warren Leight
Story: Shiri Artzi		 April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)
Walter confronts his feelings of duty and loss in the wake of a professional "perfect storm."
63 20 "Week 4: Gina" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)
Gina encourages Paul to reconnect with his father before it is too late.
64 21 "Week 5: Mia" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)
Paul and Mia examine issues of life, death, loneliness and last chances.
65 22 "Week 5: April" Jim McKay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 May 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)
April's revelation about her best friend Leah triggers a discussion with Paul about reliance—and April's unwillingness to lean on those closest to her.
66 23 "Week 5: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)
Oliver's recent deteriorating behavior at home and school vexes his father, who's dealing with personal issues of his own.
67 24 "Week 5: Walter" Jean de Segonzac Teleplay: Warren Leight
Story: Shiri Artzi		 May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)
Paul concludes that Walter's recent actions make him a risk to himself.
68 25 "Week 5: Gina" Terry George Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)
Gina tries to get Paul to address unanswered questions about his father; Alex Sr. drops a bombshell.
69 26 "Week 6: Mia" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
A recent setback allows Paul to help Mia re-examine her contentious relationship with her mother.
70 27 "Week 6: April" Michael Pressman Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
Accused of betrayal, Paul defends his actions while addressing April's deep-rooted insecurities.
71 28 "Week 6: Oliver" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Ignoring Paul's and Oliver's objections, Luke and Bess come up with a plan that will alter their family structure and dynamics.
72 29 "Week 6: Walter" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Warren Leight
Story: Shiri Artzi		 May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Paul tries to get Walter to embrace his vulnerable side.
73 30 "Week 6: Gina" Richard Schiff Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Gina bristles over a frustrated Paul's accusation that she's not involved with her patients.
74 31 "Week 7: Mia" Courtney Hunt Teleplay: Jacquelyn Reingold
Story: Yael Hedaya		 May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24)
After failing to lure Paul into a trap, Mia ends up making a life-changing decision.
75 32 "Week 7: April" Jim McKay Teleplay: Sarah Treem
Story: Keren Margalit		 May 24, 2009 (2009-05-24)
April shares some news with Paul that sets the stage for a dialogue about facing her anger, and her future.
76 33 "Week 7: Oliver" Ryan Fleck Teleplay: Keith Bunin
Story: Daphna Levin		 May 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)
Bess and Luke find closure after a tough week; Paul tries to allay Oliver's fears.
77 34 "Week 7: Walter" Warren Leight Teleplay: Warren Leight
Story: Shiri Artzi		 May 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)
Paul maps out a plan to rescue Walter from his old self.
78 35 "Week 7: Gina" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Marsha Norman
Story: Asaf Zippor		 May 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)
Gina and Paul reach a crossroads in their relationship.

Season 3 (2010)

The third and final season continues focusing on the life of Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) and the complex lives of his patients.

Season 3 episode index
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
Sunil Frances Jesse Adele
Week 1 1 2 3 4
Week 2 5 6 7 8
Week 3 9 10 11 12
Week 4 13 14 15 16
Week 5 17 18 19 20
Week 6 21 22 23 24
Week 7 26 (Tuesday) 25 27 28
No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
79 1 "Week 1: Sunil" Paris Barclay Teleplay: Adam Rapp
Story: Adam Rapp and Jhumpa Lahiri		 October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) N/A
A retired math professor from Bengal, Sunil (Irrfan Khan), accompanied by his son Arun (Samrat Chakrabarti) and daughter-in-law Julia (Sonya Walger), reluctantly visit Paul to discuss the death of Sunil's wife six months earlier, his subsequent displacement to the U.S., and the recent tensions he's experienced while living with his son's family
80 2 "Week 1: Frances" Paris Barclay Alison Tatlock October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) N/A
A well-known stage and screen actress (Debra Winger), whose sister was treated by Paul 18 years earlier, begins therapy to uncover the reasons why she is "blanking out" during rehearsals for a new play.
81 3 "Week 1: Jesse" Paris Barclay Sarah Treem October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) 0.227[7]
A 16-year-old homosexual (Dane DeHaan), who has been seeing Paul for some time after being caught peddling prescription drugs to classmates, talks about his troubling "pattern of promiscuity," his unsettled family life with adopted parents and a recent alarming voicemail.
82 4 "Week 1: Adele" Paris Barclay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) 0.250[7]
In order to get a new prescription for sleeping pills, an exhausted Paul visits a young, serious and intelligent therapist (Amy Ryan), and is compelled to confront deep-rooted fears about his health, his divorce, his patients, and his all-encompassing relationship with former therapist Gina Toll.
83 5 "Week 2: Sunil" Ali Selim Adam Rapp November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01) N/A
Sunil confronts his inability to voice his frustrations as he recalls the first time he and his wife met their future daughter-in-law in Calcutta.
84 6 "Week 2: Frances" Jim McKay Alison Tatlock November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01) N/A
Frances struggles to remember what distracts her during rehearsals, and she gets defensive when Paul mentions in passing that he spoke to her sister about her illness. Meanwhile, Paul sees a neurologist to be tested for Parkinson's.
85 7 "Week 2: Jesse" Jim McKay Sarah Treem November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 0.236[8]
Jesse talks about his application to a prestigious arts program at the Rhode Island School of Design.
86 8 "Week 2: Adele" Paris Barclay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 0.266[8]
Paul discusses Gina's book with Adele and vents about a particularly loathsome character he's certain is based on him.
87 9 "Week 3: Sunil" Ali Selim Adam Rapp November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) N/A
Sunil makes tea as he describes his first wedding anniversary since his wife's death
88 10 "Week 3: Frances" Patricia Rozema Alison Tatlock November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) N/A
Frances recalls her sister's one and only foray into acting in a college production, and discusses her mother's beauty before and after she became ill.
89 11 "Week 3: Jesse" Courtney Hunt Sarah Treem November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) 0.239[9]
Jesse is accompanied by his mother (Dendrie Taylor), but the strain of their relationship makes any kind of discussion difficult.
90 12 "Week 3: Adele" Jim McKay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) 0.257[9]
Paul complains of headaches the morning after taking Max to a concert to see Animal Collective, and is despondent while revealing what his son found on his computer
91 13 "Week 4: Sunil" Paris Barclay Adam Rapp November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) 0.220[10]
Sunil is unnerved by parallels between Arun and Julia's marriage and a romance from his youth.
92 14 "Week 4: Frances" Ali Selim Alison Tatlock November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) 0.253[10]
Painful family memories take a toll on Frances' self-esteem.
93 15 "Week 4: Jesse" Jim McKay Sarah Treem November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16) 0.232[11]
Paul helps Jesse see a new path to meeting his birth parents.
94 16 "Week 4: Adele" Paris Barclay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16) 0.200[11]
Adele tries to get Paul to talk about his lack of passion.
95 17 "Week 5: Sunil" Ali Selim Adam Rapp November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) N/A
Sunil's suspicions about Julia having an affair continue to rise.
96 18 "Week 5: Frances" Jim McKay Alison Tatlock November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) N/A
Frances goes over her Breast Cancer test results with Paul.
97 19 "Week 5: Jesse" Paris Barclay Sarah Treem November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23) 0.147[12]
Jesse shows up unexpectedly the night before his session.
98 20 "Week 5: Adele" Courtney Hunt Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23) 0.169[12]
Adele tries to get Paul to acknowledge his preoccupation with a troubled relationship.
99 21 "Week 6: Sunil" Paris Barclay Adam Rapp November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29) 0.309[13]
Paul is alarmed by Sunil's unpredictable behavior at home.
100 22 "Week 6: Frances" Ali Selim Alison Tatlock November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29) 0.271[13]
Frances leans on Paul for support as her sister's health deteriorates.
101 23 "Week 6: Jesse" Jim McKay Sarah Treem November 30, 2010 (2010-11-30) 0.272[14]
Jesse shrugs off Paul's optimism that his parents won't abandon him when he needs them most.
102 24 "Week 6: Adele" Paris Barclay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman November 30, 2010 (2010-11-30) 0.323[14]
Adele sees Paul's chronic indecisiveness as a source of his discontent.
103 25 "Week 7: Frances" Ali Selim Alison Tatlock December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) 0.190[15]
Frances struggles with the prospect of losing her sister Tricia.
104 26 "Week 7: Sunil" Paris Barclay Adam Rapp December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) 0.235[15]
Paul is blindsided by a revelation regarding Sunilʼs therapy.
105 27 "Week 7: Jesse" Jim McKay Sarah Treem December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07) 0.253[16]
Paul tries to get Jesse to open up about a recent transgression and his relationship with his father Roberto.
106 28 "Week 7: Adele" Paris Barclay Anya Epstein & Dan Futterman December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07) 0.304[16]
Blaming Adele for his recent setbacks with patients, Paul contemplates the future of his therapy, and his practice.

Specials

Title Original air date
"In Treatment: Private and Confidential" April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)
Real-life doctors, patients and mental health experts divulge the challenges and rewards of psychotherapy in this In Treatment special.

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External links

Each episode of In Treatment focuses on one patient, including Paul, who is seeing his clinical supervisor and psychotherapist, Gina.

Season 1

Therapy patient Laura professes her love for Paul, which causes their relationship to grow more complex and difficult to control. Laura's personal issues include being seduced by a much older man when she was a teenager. She begins an unsatisfying sexual relationship with Alex, another of Paul’s patients. Paul reflects on his own feelings for her and believes that he is in love with her; sessions with Gina fail to resolve his inner conflict over his desire and professional responsibility. Midway through the season, Laura ends her therapy with Paul after he continues to reject her advances. Paul and Laura encounter each other at Alex's funeral, and Paul decides to pursue Laura at the risk of destroying his marriage, but a panic attack prevents him from going through with it.

A fighter pilot who finds it impossible to express his internal struggles, Alex meets Laura and has a brief affair with her. Paul tries to get Alex to break through to his reasons for running himself to exhaustion and examine his feelings about killing Iraqi schoolchildren during a sanctioned mission. Alex drifts into instability, eventually deciding to end his therapy, and returns to the military just as Paul begins to make progress with Alex's repressed insecurities. Alex is killed during a training exercise, and although his death is ruled an accident, some indications suggest that Alex's death was a suicidal reaction caused by the trauma of therapeutic reflection.

Sophie's ambivalence about life is elicited and broken down by Paul, who examines her underage sexual relationship with her much older gymnastics coach, Cy, and its effects on her, in addition to her conflicted feelings about her divorced parents and her father's distance from her. Eventually, Sophie benefits greatly from the therapy and begins to repair her relationship with her parents. At the end of the season, Sophie leaves Baltimore to pursue further gymnastic training in Denver.

Jake and Amy's debate about whether she should have an abortion is the prologue to what is revealed to be an extremely volatile, dysfunctional relationship. During their second session, Amy has a miscarriage, but the couple return to therapy to work on their issues. Amy's inability to hold emotional connection leads her to have an affair with her boss, a man she finds "gross" but uses as a buffer against Jake. Jake and Amy each have an individual session, and finally and sadly decide to end their marriage and share custody of their son. Jake believes the therapy was helpful, but Amy thinks it hurt their marriage.

Throughout the season, Gina and Paul confront each other over issues in their shared history and opposing views, but by the finale Paul realizes he needs her input and agrees to continue therapy.

The first season consists of 43 episodes, with each episode airing on its allotted day of the week, Monday to Friday.[1] The episodes were spread over nine weeks for most of the characters, except in the final week, which did not have Monday or Tuesday installments.

Main Characters
Actor Character Weekday Role
Gabriel Byrne Paul Weston Various Paul is a 50-something psychologist who has weekly sessions with patients and his former mentor Gina.
Melissa George Laura Hill Monday Laura is an anesthesiologist who is erotically fixated on Paul.
Blair Underwood Alex Prince Tuesday Alex is a fighter pilot traumatized by a bombing mission in Iraq that had unintended consequences.
Mia Wasikowska Sophie Wednesday Sophie is a suicidal, teenage gymnast.
Embeth Davidtz
Josh Charles		 Amy
Jake		 Thursday Amy and Jake initially commence couples' therapy because of their conflict over whether or not to end her pregnancy.
Dianne Wiest Gina Toll Friday Gina is Paul's former therapist and mentor who plays devil's advocate to his ambivalence.
Michelle Forbes Kate Weston Various Paul's wife who later attends Paul's sessions with Gina
Supporting Characters
Actor Character Weekday Role
Jake Richardson Ian Various Paul and Kate's 20-year-old son
Mae Whitman Rosie Various Paul and Kate's 16-year-old daughter
Max Burkholder Max Various Paul and Kate's youngest son
Peter Horton Zack Various Sophie's father
Julia Campbell Olivia Various Sophie's mother
Glynn Turman Alex Prince, Sr. Various Alex's father

Season 2

Paul, now divorced and quite lonely, has moved to Brooklyn, and uses the living room of his small refurbished walk-up brownstone for patient visits. Alex's father, Alex Sr., serves him with a malpractice lawsuit in the first episode,[2][3] and he becomes preoccupied with it.

Alex Sr. sues Paul for negligence, charging him with failing to prevent the death of his son, who voluntarily discontinued therapy and was killed in a plane crash that was either an accident or suicide. Alex Sr. and his lawyers contend that Paul's professional responsibility was to contact the military and report Alex Jr. unfit for duty. Alex Sr. later meets with Paul and makes a loaded offer: if Paul writes a letter taking blame for Alex Jr.'s death, he will drop the lawsuit, satisfied to have his belief that Paul is 100% at fault confirmed. Paul considers the offer but later concurs with Gina's advice and rejects it. The lawsuit is dismissed as frivolous, and Paul's angst about his professional competence is at least temporarily alleviated.[4][5]

The season had seven episodes for each character. The Monday and Tuesday sessions aired back-to-back on Sundays, while the remaining three ran on Mondays. HBO repeated the episodes in sequence, several times each week. The season's executive producer was Warren Leight, who previously worked on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.[6]

Actor Character Weekday Role
Hope Davis Mia Nesky Monday Mia is a successful malpractice attorney and former patient of Paul's from 20 years ago. She blames him for her present status: an unmarried, childless workaholic, who makes poor choices in men.
Alison Pill April Tuesday April is a Pratt Institute architecture student diagnosed with lymphoma which she has been concealing from everyone but Paul. She is in denial about the severity of her illness.
Aaron Shaw
Sherri Saum
Russell Hornsby		 Oliver
Bess
Luke		 Wednesday Oliver is the 12-year-old son of Bess and Luke, a divorcing couple who claim to love their son but are intent in pursuing their own goals. Oliver is caught in the middle and blames himself for his family's chaos.
John Mahoney Walter Barnett Thursday Walter is a self-confident CEO with a history of panic attacks, who finds his life is becoming overwhelming.
Dianne Wiest Gina Toll Friday Gina is Paul's own therapist and mentor who diligently tries to guide Paul away from a mid-life crisis and down the road to personal satisfaction and validation.
Glynn Turman Alex Prince Sr. Various Alex Sr. sues Paul for negligence, over failing to prevent the death of his son Alex Jr., a former patient, seen in season one, who died after discontinuing sessions with Paul.
Laila Robins Tammy Kent Various Tammy is Paul's first girlfriend and, coincidentally, a patient of Gina's.

Season 3

After the final episode of the second season, Leight said in an interview that a third season remained possible, but that the show had been exhausting for everyone involved and also something less than a "breakout hit" for HBO.[7] On October 23, 2009, HBO announced that it had picked up In Treatment for a third season. Production began in early 2010 for a premiere in late October.[8]

The third season is the first not based on the original Israeli series Be'Tipul, which had only two. The format is similar: each week, a series of patients visit Paul in half-hour episodes, while in the last, Paul visits his own therapist, Adele Brouse.

There are only three patients this season. Paul still lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and has a young girlfriend, Wendy.

On Mondays, Paul sees Sunil, a widower transported to New York from Calcutta after his wife's death to live with his son, his son's wife, and their two young children.

Tuesday's patient is Frances, a self-described successful actress who has returned to the stage but has difficulty remembering her lines. She is also coping with a dying sister, a broken marriage and a scornful teenage daughter.

On Wednesdays, Paul sees Jesse, a high school student who believes his adopted parents hate him because he is gay.

Paul eventually reenters therapy with the young psychoanalyst Adele Brouse, initially seeking a prescription for sleep medication. Adele perceives that lack of sleep is not his real problem.

The show remains set in Paul's apartment. Unlike the first two seasons, the third season has only four episodes per week. The show aired on Mondays and Tuesdays and, like season 2, had seven weeks of sessions.

Main Characters
Actor Character Weekday Role
Irrfan Khan Sunil Monday After his wife's death, 52-year-old Sunil emigrated to the U.S. from Calcutta to live with his son and daughter-in-law. He is deeply depressed about his wife's death and angry at what he sees as his daughter-in-law's insensitivity. Sunil talks to Paul even though psychotherapy is stigmatized in his culture.
Debra Winger Frances Tuesday A successful actress, Frances comes to see Paul because she is having trouble remembering her lines. Meanwhile, she is troubled that her sister has breast cancer like her mother, and fears that she is next.
Dane DeHaan Jesse Wednesday A gay teenager living with his adoptive parents, Jesse harbors significant anger toward them and himself. He is by turns aggressive, capriciously manipulative, fearful, abrasive and vulnerable, and has been peddling prescription drugs and sleeping with older men. Jesse's world turns upside down when he receives a call from his birth mother, with whom he has not had contact since infancy.
Amy Ryan Adele Brouse Friday A young psychoanalyst recommended by a neurologist friend of Paul's to prescribe him sleep medication, Adele raises questions about Paul's view of his life, particularly his relationship with Gina Toll. Despite initial reluctance, Paul comes to respect Adele as a therapist.
Supporting Characters
Actor Character Weekday Role
Alex Wolff Max Various Paul's youngest son who leaves his mother's house in Baltimore to move in with Paul.
James Lloyd Reynolds Steve Various Kate's new fiancé and Max's future stepfather, of whom Paul is initially jealous.
Susan Misner Wendy Various Paul's girlfriend.
Samrat Chakrabarti Arun Monday Sunil's son who is housing his father and enrolls him in therapy to help him through his grief.
Sonya Walger Julia Monday Arun's wife and Sunil's daughter-in-law who disapproves of Sunil's behavior at home
Dendrie Taylor Marisa Wednesday Jesse's adoptive mother.
Joseph Siravo Roberto Wednesday Jesse's adopted father.

On March 30, 2011, HBO said In Treatment would not continue in its existing form but might continue in a different format.[9][10]

Season 4

In July 2020, it was reported that HBO was developing a reboot of the series.[11] In October 2020, HBO confirmed the revival and production began in late 2020.[12] The 24-episode season premiered on May 23, 2021, on HBO and HBO Max.[13] Jennifer Schuur and Joshua Allen are the fourth season's co-showrunners.[14]

Main cast

Recurring cast

Critical response

The series was generally well-received, attaining positive reviews. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season scored 70/100,[18] the second 85/100,[19] the third 83/100,[20] and the fourth 73/100.[21]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 78% approval rating with an average score of 6.1/10 based on 36 reviews; the critical consensus reads, "In Treatment has finely-written scripts that develop with raw emotion while unspooling engrossing suspense."[22] The second season has a 100% approval rating with an average score of 8.9/10 based on 19 reviews; the critical consensus reads, "In Treatment continues to hone in on its characters in the second season, allowing the cast to find more nuances in their performances."[23] The third season has an 87% approval rating with an average score of 8.6/10 based on 23 reviews; the critical consensus reads, "In Treatment offers some of the tightest dramatic writing and purest performances on television."[24] The fourth season has a 96% approval rating with an average score of 7.5/10 based on 24 reviews; the critical consensus reads, "In Treatment returns with a solid fourth season that captures the spirit of the original while giving its new ensemble—led by an outstanding Uzo Aduba—plenty of room to shine.[25]

The Los Angeles Times's Mary McNamara called In Treatment "cleverly conceived," well-written and -acted, but "stagey" and "strain[ing]... believability".[26] Variety's Brian Lowry deemed it "more interesting structurally than in its execution".[27] On Slate, Troy Patterson found it tiresome for its "nattering" and "ambitious hogwash".[28] In Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker gave it a "B+", with "lots of great soapy intrigue".[29] The New York Times wrote, "In Treatment [...] is hypnotic, mostly because it withholds information as intelligently as it reveals it. [...] The half-hour episodes are addictive, and few viewers are likely to be satisfied with just one session at a time. [...] In Treatment provides an irresistible peek at the psychopathology of everyday life—on someone else's tab."[30]

Awards and nominations

Paris Barclay and Warren Leight at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards for In Treatment

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External links

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