Modern Love (TV series)

Did You Know?

• The series explores love in forms including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self-love.
• In April 2022, Prime Video announced Indian versions in three languages: Modern Love Mumbai in Hindi, Modern Love Hyderabad in Telugu, and Modern Love Chennai in Tamil.
• A Japanese version titled Modern Love Tokyo premiered worldwide on October 21, 2022, and a Dutch version titled Modern Love Amsterdam premiered on December 16, 2022.

Production

Amazon ordered an eight-episode first season of the series on June 11, 2018, with John Carney handling writing, directing, and producing duties. Storied Media Group and The New York Times were among the production companies. Additional directors announced on November 26, 2018, included Emmy Rossum, Sharon Horgan, and Tom Hall; Horgan and Hall also wrote their own episodes, while Rossum directed an episode penned by Audrey Wells. Executive producers were Dimitri Hoffman, Sam Dolnick, and Choire Sicha, with Trish Hofmann as producer and Daniel Jones as consulting producer. The first season’s cast, revealed on the same date, featured 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. Filming for the first season started by September 18, 2018, in New York City. Amazon renewed the series for a second season on October 24, 2019, which premiered on August 13, 2021. Jesse Eisenberg was cast in the second season in April 2020. The second-season cast announced in February 2021 included Gbenga Akinnagbe, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver, Kit Harington, Garrett Hedlund, Anna Paquin, Jack Reynor, and Miranda Richardson; Sophie Okonedo and Tobias Menzies joined in May 2021. The second season was shot in Schenectady, Albany, and Troy, New York, as well as in Enniskerry and Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the series received an overall score of 66%, and an overall score of 65 on Metacritic. The first season held a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10; the critical consensus described it as carried by its charming cast with sweet and simple sensibilities, though its portrait of modern life in New York City did not always ring true. On Metacritic, the first season received an average rating of 66 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. The second season held a 58% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10; the consensus noted a struggle with romantic clichés over complicated truths, but acknowledged the allure of its talented cast. On Metacritic, the second season received an average rating of 61 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews.