Mistresses (2013)

Four friends offer each other support while their romantic choices produce secrets they cannot easily contain. In this American adaptation, Joss's connection with client Alex grows beyond friendship, challenging her resistance to commitment. A later storyline follows therapist Karen as her bond with Vivian and Vivian's husband develops into a three-person relationship. Desire and loyalty repeatedly pull the friends in competing directions, with professional and family lives caught in the fallout. The sapphic relationships belong to particular seasons of the ensemble drama, rather than forming a continuous romance across its entire run. Sapphic storyline seasons: US adaptation: Joss/Alex in S1; Karen/Vivian within a triad in S3. Separate from the UK original.