[custom_adv] Tapping into the story. Sarah Shahi has never played a character like Billie, the woman she portrays on Netflix’s Sex/Life who is seemingly in the perfect marriage but finds herself wondering what could have been.“I found a lot about Billie that I could relate to. [custom_adv] I’m a mother of three incredible children myself and having been in a long-term relationship in the past, I often found myself questioning some of the things that Billie was questioning — her desire for sort of this freedom and liberation that she was feeling,” Shahi, 41, told Us Weekly exclusively. [custom_adv] ‘Sex/Life’ is a new Netflix series that launches June 25. The show revolves around a love triangle between a woman, her husband, and her past. Sarah Shahi stars as Billie Connelly, a stay-at-home wife and mother living in the suburbs. Before she married her husband Cooper, played by Mike Vogel, and moved to Connecticut she lived a wild and carefree life in New York City with her best friend Sasha (Margaret Odette). She was also in a very hot and tumultuous relationship with her ex. [custom_adv] Mike Vogel stars as Cooper Connelly, Billie’s husband. Mike previously starred on ‘The Brave’ and ‘Bates Motel.’ Exhausted from taking care of her family, Billie begins journaling about her passionate past with her sexy ex-boyfriend Brad, played by Adam Demos. As she looks back at her past, Billie begins to question whether or not she’s really over Brad. Billie also examines her own marriage as she explores her female identity and desires. See more photos of ‘Sex/Life’ in our gallery now. [custom_adv] Cooper and Billie try to spice things up in their marriage. After two kids and work, they haven’t been able to put their relationship first. He’s a looker! Billie’s ex is the main character in many of her fantasties. [custom_adv] Brad and Billie share a sweet scene in episode 6. Their chemistry is undeniable. [custom_adv] “Just that sense of where did that other girl go? It’s like, remember when I used to be fun? Those kinds of questions, like, before the long-term relationship and before the kids.” [custom_adv] “I used to have these wants and desires, but I think we sometimes put those on hold in order to fulfill the roles that society tells us to — be a wife, be a mom or what that looks like,” she added. “On top of that, Billie was just dynamite in a box. [custom_adv] She has an appetite for life that’s larger than Texas. The idea of playing Billie scared me and turned me on all at the same time. So, I was just like, come hell or high water, I have to find a way to be her.” [custom_adv] In the series, Billie lives outside New York City with her husband, Cooper (Mike Vogel), but begins writing in a journal about her past sultry relationship with ex-boyfriend Brad (Adam Demos), and can’t help but miss him. [custom_adv] “I’ve often felt that when you have scenes in film and television — unless it’s a lesbian piece — they’re kind of depicted through the male point of view. It’s often the woman having the way a man wants to have ,” the City on a Hill actor added. “I thought this was a real opportunity to flip that on its head. Now, you have female represented by women on screen. … I felt like this was such a statement, to show that we are these incredible beings.” [custom_adv] Netflix’ erotic new series Sex/Life raises interesting issues many women have faced. Billie, a happily married mother of two, played by Sarah Shahi, fantasizes about her wild days’ lover (Adam Demos) and their charged relationship. Her husband (Mike Vogel) is a catch, kind, smart, supportive, loving and faithful but she considers risking everything by reigniting that old flame. What She Said’ Anne Brodie spoke with Shah and showrunner Stacy Rukeyser about female , moral quandaries and the emotional cost of freedom.