SynopsisThe series follows the journey of Ashley (Ashlynn Yennie) from being in an unhappy relationship to her exploration of BDSM when she stumbles upon an erotic novel SLAVE by Nolan Keats.

The series co-creator, Jacky St. James, mentioned that she was unhappy with the way BDSM was portrayed in Fifty Shades of Grey, which she considers “passed off an abusive relationship as an honest interpretation of the BDSM lifestyle”. She hoped to create a more nuanced view of the BDSM world with the series. In an interview with GQ, she described the series as, “imperfect people in BDSM relationships.”^[2] The lead actress Ashlynn Yennie also echoed the creator’s sentiment saying, “Fifty Shades of Grey was not a correct portrayal of the type of sex that people practice.