Modern Love (TV series)
Modern Love is an American romantic comedy anthology television series developed by John Carney, based on the weekly column of the same name published by The New York Times, that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 18, 2019.[1] In October 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on August 13, 2021.[2][3]
Modern Love
"Setting Sail" by Gary Clark and John Carney
United States
English
2
16
- John Carney
- Todd Hoffman
- Sam Dolnick
- Choire Sicha
Trish Hofmann
29–35 minutes
- Storied Media Group
- Picrow
- Amazon Studios
October 18, 2019 –
August 13, 2021
Premise[edit]
Modern Love explores "love in its multitude of forms – including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self love", which are presented in eight half-hour episodes.[4] The Amazon series, based on the New York Times column of the same name, adapts different love stories taking place in New York City. In the second season, a few episodes take place in other locations.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On June 11, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series was set to be directed, written, and produced by John Carney. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include Storied Media Group and The New York Times.[4][15][16][17] On November 26, 2018, it was reported that Emmy Rossum, Sharon Horgan, and Tom Hall would serve as additional directors for the series. Horgan and Hall also wrote the episodes they were set to direct while Rossum was expected to direct an episode written by Audrey Wells. Additionally, it was further reported that Dimitri Hoffman, Sam Dolnick, and Choire Sicha would serve as executive producers, Trish Hofmann as a producer, and Daniel Jones as a consulting producer.[18] On October 24, 2019, Amazon renewed the series for a second season which premiered on August 13, 2021.[2][3]
Casting[edit]
On November 26, 2018, it was announced that Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel, John Slattery, Brandon Victor Dixon, Catherine Keener, Julia Garner, Andy García, Cristin Milioti, Olivia Cooke, Andrew Scott, Shea Whigham, Gary Carr, Sofia Boutella, and John Gallagher Jr. had been cast in the first season.[18]
In April 2020, it was revealed that Jesse Eisenberg has been cast in the second season.[19]
In February 2021, the second-season cast was announced, including Gbenga Akinnagbe, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver, Kit Harington, Garrett Hedlund, Anna Paquin, Jack Reynor and Miranda Richardson.[20] In May 2021, Sophie Okonedo and Tobias Menzies joined the cast of second season.[3]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography for the series had begun by September 18, 2018, in New York City.[21] The second season was filmed in the New York cities of Schenectady, Albany, and Troy, as well as in Enniskerry and Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland.[22][23][24][25]
In April 2022, Prime Video announced the Indian versions of the series in three different languages
A Japanese version of the series, titled Modern Love Tokyo, premiered worldwide on October 21, 2022.[27][28]
A Dutch version of the series, titled Modern Love Amsterdam, premiered worldwide on December 16, 2022.[29]