How HBO Is Making Its Sex Scenes Safer

One of premium cable's leading networks is altering how its sex scenes are handled on the set. HBO has announced that from now on, any of its TV series or movies, which feature sexually intimate scenes will have an "intimacy coordinator" involved, per Rolling Stone. So, what does this person do? The role of an intimacy coordinator is to mediate between the actors, directors, producers, and other crew members comprising a series.