Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and What’s Making Us Happy

About this episode

The episode discusses the Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, focusing on its themes of online relationships and personal threats.

The Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed pulls you in almost immediately. Tatiana Maslany plays a newly divorced woman who finds comfort in an online relationship with a camboy, but that comfort is cut short by a frightening incident. As things escalate, every aspect of her life comes under threat. The show also has a colorful cast that features Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett, with a sharp script that lives up to its hook. If you like fast-paced, mysterious thrillers, be sure to check out these episodes: Hilariously caustic 'Big Mistakes' drags Dan Levy into organized crime ‘The Boroughs’ lets a veteran cast shine in a sci-fi monster mystery Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour: Letterboxd / Facebook Our weekly newsletter Support Pop Culture Happy Hour+ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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Topics covered

• thriller
• online relationships
• divorce
• mystery
• television

Keywords

• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
• Tatiana Maslany
• thriller
• online relationship
• Apple TV

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Organizations: Apple TV

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