Love (TV series)
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 26–45 minutes |
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Apatow Productions Legendary Television |
| Distributor | Netflix |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | February 19, 2016 – present |
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Love is an American romantic comedy web television series created by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust, and starring Gillian Jacobs, Rust, and Claudia O'Doherty. Netflix has ordered two seasons of the show. The first 10-episode season was made available on February 19, 2016, and a 12-episode second season will premiere in 2017.
The series is a "down-to-earth look at dating," exploring male and female perspectives on romantic relationships through the characters Mickey and Gus, played by Jacobs and Rust respectively.
A second season of 12 episodes was commissioned when the series was greenlit, slated to premiere in 2017.
Love received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise aimed for the cast. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the series holds a rating of 87%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Judd Apatow's Love is an honest look at building a relationship, helped along by its two appealing leads." On Metacritic the series has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety review the show positively but comment the length of the episodes (up to 40 minutes) and the familiar premise do not always work in the show's favor. Daniel Fienberg at The Hollywood Reporter observes, "It's a variation on a common theme, but it's also squirmingly effective, fitfully funny and carried by a great, uncompromising performance from Gillian Jacobs...If you can warm up to the prickly, but probably realistic, characters, there's a lot to like, if not love."Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix reviewed it positively and said, "I can see all those issues, and more. I just don't care. When you feel it — as I very quickly did with Love — nothing else matters."
The show sparked criticism for including Andy Dick in the cast, who has been accused on several occasions of sexual assault, following Apatow's heated criticism of Bill Cosby in the media. The series has also been criticized for perpetuating the supposed "attractiveness gap" 'trope' of the “ugly guy” getting the “hot woman.”
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