The Girlfriend Experience After Show Podcast recaps, reviews and discusses episodes of Starz's The Girlfriend Experience. Show Summary: Inspired by Steven Soderbergh's same-named 2009 film, Starz's "The Girlfriend Experience" further develops the original premise of a young attorney in training who leads a double life as a high-end sex worker. Riley Keough takes on the lead role of Christine Reade (played in the movie by Sasha Grey), a law student in Chicago and an intern at one of the city's top firms.