The series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed pulls you in almost immediately.

A newly divorced woman, played by Tatiana Maslani, finds comfort in an online relationship with

a can boy. But that comfort is cut short by a frightening incident.

Now, if you loved Masalani in Orphan Black, she's really, really great here,

too. And she's rounded by a colorful cast that includes Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett with a sharp

script that lives up to its hook. I'm Aisha Harris. Joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is

Culture Critic Kristen Meinser. Hello, Kristen. Hi, Aisha. Great to have you. And also with us is

entertainment journalist Christina Escobar. She's the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Latina Media

Puta Co. Welcome back to you to Christina. Happy to be here. So great to have you both here. So

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed stars Tatiana Maslani as Paula, a fact checker living in New York City. Those are very

rare these days. Right off the bat, we're starting all strong. She's fresh from a contentious

divorce from her ex-carrel, who's played by Jake Johnson. Things are still kind of ugly,

though, because they're involved in this custody battle. Carl wants to move

their young daughter to Idaho because his new wife, Mallory, has a job offer there. Mallory's

played by Jesse Hodges. Seeking some emotional release, Paula's developed an intimate

online relationship with a sex worker on an only-fans-like site. But during one of their video

sessions, he's attacked by a masked assailant.

Paula reports the crimes of police, but Detective Sophia Gonzalez, played by Dali de Leon,

dismisses the incident as a likely attempt by the sex worker to scam Paula.

Turns out Detective Gonzalez is wrong. Well, kind of. It's a lot more complicated than that,

and Paula learns this the hard way.

Maybe the hardest way possible, all the ways. So many ways that it's very, very hard. As things

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