The Lovers (2023 TV series)

The Lovers is an upcoming Sky Atlantic 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.

The Lovers
Screenplay byDavid 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
Production companies
Release
Original networkSky Atlantic

Synopsis

A foul mouthed supermarket worker (Gallagher) begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster (Flynn) who already has a seemingly perfect London life and celebrity girlfriend (Eve).[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 to the cast in June 2022[4] In July 2022 Alice Eve was added to the cast.[5]

Filming

Filming took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston".[6][7]

Broadcast

The series will be available in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic and streaming site Now TV with a first trailer for the six-part series released on February 9, 2023.[8]

References
  1. "Sky Puts Darkly Comic Series 'The Lovers' From 'Doctor Foster' Producer Drama Republic Into Production". Deadline. 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. "Sky Studios Starts 'The Lovers,' Reveals Deutschland Slate – Global Bulletin". Variety. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. "AMC Networks' Sundance Now Boards Sky Comedy-Drama 'The Lovers'". Deadline. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. "Sky announces The Lovers, a new Sky Original drama starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher". Skygroup.sky. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. "Star Trek Into Darkness' Alice Eve Joins Cast Of Sky Comedy-Drama Series 'The Lovers'". Deadline. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. "'Rhythm is a thing that defines us': Johnny Flynn on his career as actor and musician". The Guardian. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. "Roisin Gallagher to star in 'sexy' new Belfast-based romantic comedy". Belfast Telegraph. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. "Up Next 2023: Sky shares first look at four highly anticipated Sky Original dramas for 2023". Press Party. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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