Love in the Time of Corona

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Love in the Time of Corona
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Genre Romantic comedy
Created by Joanna Johnson
Starring
Music by Amanda Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Joanna Johnson
  • Leslie Odom Jr.
  • Nicolette Robinson
  • Christine Sacani
  • Robyn Meisinger
Producers
  • Resheida Brady
  • Gillian Sonnier
CinematographyMarco Fargnoli
Editors
  • Geoff Saville
  • Adam Tiller
Running time27–35 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Freeform
ReleaseAugust 22 (2020-08-22) –
August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)

Love in the Time of Corona is an American romantic comedy television miniseries created by Joanna Johnson that premiered on Freeform on August 22, 2020. [1] The title is a play on the title of the novel Love in the Time of Cholera . [2] The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023. [3]

Contents

Premise

Love in the Time of Corona follows lives of people who are looking for "love, sex and connection" during the COVID-19 pandemic while social distancing. [4]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

This is Charlie Robinson's final TV work before his death in July 2021.

Episodes

No.Title  [5] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [5] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Course of Love" Joanna Johnson Joanna JohnsonAugust 22, 2020 (2020-08-22)0.201 [6]
2"#RelationshipGoals"Joanna JohnsonHeather FlandersAugust 22, 2020 (2020-08-22)0.137 [6]
3"Seriously Now"Joanna JohnsonLauren BansAugust 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)0.217 [7]
4"Love and Protest"Joanna JohnsonResheida BradyAugust 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)0.134 [7]

Production

Development

On May 7, 2020, it was reported that Freeform had given the production a straight-to-series order consisting of four parts. [8] Love in the Time of Corona is executive produced by Joanna Johnson, Christine Sacani, and Robyn Meisinger. Anonymous Content is involved with producing the series. [9]

Casting

On June 29, 2020, it was announced that Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows, and L. Scott Caldwell were cast in starring roles. [10]

Filming

Production began virtually on June 29, 2020, in Los Angeles using remote technologies. [8] [10] on Freeform on August 22, 2020.

Release

The miniseries premiered on August 22, 2020, on Freeform in the United States. [1] In selected international territories, the series is available on Disney+ under the dedicated streaming hub Star as an original series, since March 12, 2021. [11] The series was removed from Disney+ on May 26, 2023. [3]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 58% based on 12 reviews. [12] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 55 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [13]

Accolades

Love in the Time of Corona was one of the IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients for the ReFrame Stamp in 2021. [14]

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