US network Showtime have confirmed that their drama The Affair will return for a fourth season. The drama, which is currently in the middle of its third run on Sky Atlantic focuses on the lives of people affected by an affair, it tells the story from the  perspectives of several different characters. The series stars British actors Ruth Wilson and Dominic West alongside Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. The fourth season is expected to air late this year with this current third season coming to a close on Sky Atlantic later this month. The season finale this year was shot on location in Paris.