Modern Love Amsterdam

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Modern Love Amsterdam
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Genre
Created byRobert Alberdingk Thijm
Based on Modern Love
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Sabine Brian
  • John Carney
Producers
  • Sabine Brian
  • Jonne Roos
  • Albert van Vuure
Production locations Amsterdam, Netherlands
Production companyNL Film
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

Modern Love Amsterdam is a Dutch romantic comedy anthology streaming television series. It is based on the American television series Modern Love, which itself is based on the weekly column of the same name published by The New York Times.

Contents

Cast

Episode 1

  • Eva van de Wijdeven as Roos
  • Sanne den Hartogh as Tobias
  • Arjan Ederveen as George
  • Mariana Aparicio as Kate
  • Samora Bergtop as Sienney

Episode 2

  • Rifka Lodeizen as Katja
  • Romijn Conen as Simon
  • Matteo van der Grijn as Milko
  • Whitney Sawyer as Hennie

Episode 3

  • Jonas Smulders as Benjamin Zwerver
  • Jack Wouterse as Chris Zwerver
  • Bart Harder as Alex Zwerver
  • Jelle Mensink as Marius Zwerver
  • Roos Ouwehand as Lies Zwerver

Episode 4

  • Werner Kolf as Dwayne
  • Joy Wielkens as Marissa
  • Lee-Mae Antoni as Ayra
  • Jade Olieberg as Lauren

Episode 5

Episode 6

  • Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing as Lil Pastoors
  • Fedja van Huêt as Guus
  • Maarten Heijmans as Bruno Vervaart
  • Kayen Thodé as Mick
  • Vince Stolker as Troy
  • Noortje Herlaar as Katelijne

Episodes

No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Butterflies"
(Nachtvlinders)
Mustafa DuyguluAnne Barnhoorn16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
2"Hold Me Close"
(Hou me Vast)
Boudewijn Koole Boudewijn Koole
Robert Alberdingk Thijm
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
3"The Big Questions"
(De Grote Vragen)
Norbert ter HallRoos Ouwehand16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
4"In the Eye of the Storm"
(In het oog van de storm)
Mijke de Jong Esther Duysker16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
5"The Genie Out of the Bottle"
(De Geest Uit De Fles)
Mijke de JongMaud Wiemeijer16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
6"The Glass Heart"
(Het Glazen hart)
Mischa Kamp Robert Alberdingk Thijm16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

Production

On 16 August 2022, Deadline reported that the American anthology series Modern Love was being remade for the Netherlands. [1] The series, set in Amsterdam, was to be produced by Sabine Brian with Robert Alberdingk Thijm as showrunner. [2] [3] Filming took place over 49 days in various locations around Amsterdam. [4]

It is the fourth remake of Modern Love to premiere, after Modern Love Mumbai , [5] Modern Love Hyderabad , [6] and Modern Love Tokyo ; [7] and is the first European remake of the series. [1]

Reception

Mark Moorman of de Volkskrant gave the series three out of five stars, noting that it "embraces the multi-colouredness of the city and love." [3]

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