The Lovers | |
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Screenplay by | David Ireland |
Directed by | Justin Martin |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Chris Martin |
Running time | 54 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Sky Atlantic |
Release | 7 September 2023 |
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.
A foul-mouthed supermarket worker (Gallagher) begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster (Flynn). [1]
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]
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 took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston". [7] [8]
The series premiered on 7 September 2023 on Sky Atlantic and Now. [9]
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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