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In Treatment

TV · 2008–2010; 2021 · Developed by Rodrigo García from the Israeli series BeTipul (Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan, Nir Bergman). Starring Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Melissa George, Blair Underwood, Mia Wasikow

Nervous about therapy? Watch someone else do it first. Half an hour, one room, zero magic fixes. 🛋️

Who it's for

Each half-hour episode is a single session, which gives viewers a rare look at the pace and texture of real talk therapy: silences, deflections, patients testing the therapist, and breakthroughs that arrive sideways.

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What it is

In Treatment is an HBO drama developed by Rodrigo Garcia from the Israeli series BeTipul, which originally aired 2008-2010 and returned for a fourth season in 2021. Each episode centres on a single therapy session, following psychotherapist Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) through the weekly sessions of his patients, while Paul himself sees his former supervisor and therapist, Gina (Dianne Wiest).

Where to find it

HBO original (Max). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.

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Before you start

Heads up: Suicidality and child sexual abuse.

Age: TV-MA (Common Sense: 18+)

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay

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