The Lovers (2023 TV series)

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The Lovers
Screenplay by David Ireland
Directed byJustin Martin
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Roanna Benn
  • Rebecca de Souza
  • Liz Lewin
  • Manpreet Dosanjh
  • Hannah Pescod
ProducerChris Martin
Running time54 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Sky Atlantic
Release7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)

The Lovers is a romantic comedy television series starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher. It is written by David Ireland and directed by Justin Martin for Drama Republic and Sky Studios. It premiered on 7 September 2023.

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Synopsis

A foul-mouthed supermarket worker (Gallagher) begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster (Flynn). [1]

Cast

Production

The project produced by Drama Republic, in association with Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic, was announced in June 2022. [2] AMC Network joined the production through Sundance Now in August 2022 for North American rights with NBCUniversal Global Distribution selling the show internationally. [3]

Casting

Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher were announced as part of the cast in June 2022 [4] In July 2022 Alice Eve was added to the cast. [5] Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill will also star in the series as Janet's supermarket boss. [6]

Filming

Filming took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston". [7] [8]

Release

The series premiered on 7 September 2023 on Sky Atlantic and Now. [9]

Reception

In March 2024, Gallagher was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards. [10]

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References

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