After last weekend’s Emmy celebration, one thing is clear:Transparentcontinues to be a comedy almost preternaturally calibrated for our time. Arriving amongst a mountain of rave reviews (and its fair share of controversy) just two years ago, it’s difficult to imagine the TV landscape without the Pfefferman family and their achingly real matriarch Moira (Jeffrey Tambor), whose trans journey provides the show with its rich, central axis. As a family drama that eschews artifice, showiness, and traditional conceptions of the television comedy, Transparent continues to depict sexuality and self-expression in ways that feel consistently fresh and, frankly, important.
The third season finds Moira on the cusp of achieving everything she’s ever wanted. After two seasons of self-realization, romantic entanglements and plenty of heartbreak, things are finally looking up. But series creatorJill Solowayis nowhere near finished with the Pfefferman clan at large. Expanding the world of Transparent rapidly by happily plunging into complex pools of identity that had previously remained untouched, Season 3 holds nearly as many growing pains as it does earned moments of healing in a way that feels true to life.
At a recent press day for Transparent, series creator Soloway, alongside stars Jeffrey Tambor (Moira Pfefferman),Judith Light(Shelly),Jay Duplass(Josh),Amy Landecker(Amy),Gaby Hoffman(Ali),Kathryn Hahn(Raquel Fein),Trace Lysette(Shea) andAlexandra Billings(Davina) discussed the upcoming third season, how the series will explore the Pfefferman’s past, the unique approach to production the cast used in Season 3, and Soloway’s plans for the rest of the series:
TransparentSeason 3 arrives on Amazon September 23.
