The Principles of Pleasure

The series is directed by Niharika Desai and is narrated by actress Michelle Buteau.

Topics discussed in the series range from the history of sex education, the orgasm gap, gender roles in the media and society, the lack of research about women's sexuality dating back centuries, and consent.

Instead, the project consistently wrestles with, to paraphrase one interviewee, how the world relates to our bodies and how that impacts our ability to be sexual.

"[3] Beth Ashley of The Guardian pointed out, "Part of the show’s importance is in highlighting how far behind even the science on the subject is...Psychologist Dr Lori Brotto and sexual psychophysiologist Dr Nicole Prause explain how many research proposals – including Prause’s own – which could uncover a lot of missing information about female orgasms, ejaculation, arousal and dysfunction have been rejected due to male discomfort in the science community.

"[4] Ashley commended the show for its handling of the topic of consent, and said "It is refreshing to see [female pleasure] discussed so openly on screen."