# Chemistry (TV series)

Chemistry is an American drama-comedy television series that debuted on Cinemax on August 19, 2011. It follows the affair, bordering on erotic madness, of a policewoman and an attorney, which began after the former saved the latter from a car wreck. The last episode of its first season aired on November 18, 2011.

## Cast and characters

* Ana Alexander as Liz Campano: An LAPD policewoman and Michael's primary love interest. She was a painter and expressed her feelings through her art.
* Jonathan Chase as Michael Strathmore: A corporate lawyer. His affair with Liz risked both his profession and personal life.
* Ragan Brooks as Jocelyn Delacorte: Michael's fiancée. She eventually became aware of Michael's affair and left him on their third anniversary. She later returned and wanted a polyamorous relationship.
* Chad Everett as Vic Strathmore: Michael's late father and relationship adviser. He was married eight times, the last union to a car showroom model named Chantal, and felt his multiple divorces impacted Michael's views on relationships. Vic died in the series finale.
* Sally Kellerman as Lola: Liz's eccentric neighbor. She was an artist and claimed to have been intimate with Sigmund Freud and Pablo Picasso. She was seen exclusively in cut scenes.
* Jeremy Kent Jackson as Luther: Michael's colleague. Nearly everything that he mentioned had a sexual connotation.
* Asante Jones as Preston Hull: Liz's police partner. He was an aspiring author and joined the force to do research for a novel.
* Eric Pierpoint as Arthur Delacorte: Father of the Delacorte sisters and boss of Michael and Luther.
* Augie Duke as Pemmie Delacorte: Jocelyn's sister and paramour of Luther. She had a husband named Seth and was on parole for an undisclosed crime.
* Kristen Howe as Abigail Campano: Liz's younger sister. She's lesbian and in a relationship with Merle.
* Angel McCord as Merle.
* Jessica Clark as Chantal Strathmore: Vic's wife and Michael's stepmother.
* Morgan Fairchild as Michael's Mother: She appeared on the series finale to settle Vic's estate after his death.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Upside Down" | Mark Haber | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19) |
| 2 | "A Kiss is Not a Kiss" | Mark Haber | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26) |
| 3 | "Smoke & Mirrors" | Mark Haber | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) |
| 4 | "Montecito" | Mark Haber | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16) |
| 5 | "Flesh Wounds" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) |
| 6 | "Downtime" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30) |
| 7 | "The Proposition" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | October 7, 2011 (2011-10-07) |
| 8 | "Night on Bald Mountain" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14) |
| 9 | "Split" | Michael Robison | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) |
| 10 | "Lust in Translation" | Michael Robison | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | October 28, 2011 (2011-10-28) |
| 11 | "Intimacy" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | November 4, 2011 (2011-11-04) |
| 12 | "In or Out: Part 1" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11) |
| 13 | "In or Out: Part 2" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Richard Christian Matheson and Norman Steinberg | November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18) |

## Ratings

The episode "Downtime" which aired on September 30, 2011 garnered 0.242 million viewers, a 0.2 Household rating, and a 0.1 Adults 18-49 rating.