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Made For Love

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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Ratings

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Made For Love: Season 1

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Made For Love

Series Details & Credits

HBO Max | Release Date: April 1, 2021

Summary: Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti) runs to her father's (Ray Romano) house to escape from her controlling husband (Billy Magnussen), who had a tracking chip implanted in her brain in this dramedy based on the Alissa Nutting novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Recent Episodes

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S2:E8. Hazel vs. Hazel
Air Date: May 12, 2022
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S2:E7. Under Open Sky
Air Date: May 12, 2022
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S2:E6. Alice? Are You Listening?
Air Date: May 5, 2022

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Metascore

68

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Critic Reviews

88

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz

Jul 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: I found the show cheekily bewitching, both sardonic and deeply deeply disturbing. Read full review

80

Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

Mar 31, 2021

Season 1 Review: From what can be seen, “Made for Love” occupies a sweet spot of satire, social critique and surveillance-state-inspired horror while still being hilarious, because it doesn’t have to try. The humor is everywhere. Read full review

80

Decider

Jade Budowski

May 23, 2022

Season 2 Review: Zany, sharp, and entertaining as ever, Made for Love remains one of HBO Max’s best original series. Read full review

70

Rolling Stone

Alan Sepinwall

Mar 30, 2021

Season 1 Review: Magnussen and Romano are fun, too, and the show does interesting things with depicting how terrible the world has gotten under the shadow of men like Byron (in one scene, Hazel walks past a wall with the graffiti message, “Every morning, I wake up on the wrong side of capitalism”). But Milioti is the main attraction. Read full review

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Consequence

Joe Lipsett

Apr 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: A captivating lead performance by Milioti and an intriguing sci-fi premise enable Made For Love to successfully overcome its occasional tonal missteps. In its depiction of domestic abuse and gaslighting, the series is ultimately too slight, but as a comedic diversion Made For Love is another good addition to HBO Max’s stable of unique dramedies. Read full review

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Mar 17, 2021

Season 1 Review: Writers Alissa Nutting, Patrick Somerville, Dean Bakopoulos, and Christina Lee (who also serves as showrunner) split the pilot into two timelines: one in the “present” and the other 24 hours prior. These early episodes can be frustrating, as very basic questions distract from the sci-fi satire’s broader ideas and emotional engagement, but after “Made for Love” gets its backstory out of the way, there’s ample time left to dig into issues of identity, trust, and the general purpose of a romantic relationship — even one with a sex doll. Read full review

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Variety

Caroline Framke

Mar 24, 2021

Season 1 Review: From its disorienting opening onward, “Made For Love” struggles to maintain this balancing act enough that the [“in medias res”] gambit hardly seems worth it. ... The series benefits once it get untangled from the broader complications of What Technology Could Do To Humanity and focuses more on Hazel and the constant dread she faces at trying to outpace her abusive husband. Read full review

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User Reviews

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Doiru

Apr 22, 2021

Once it gets past its not-at-all-veiled take downs of sociopath technocrats Musk, Jobs and Zuckerberg (Musk/Grimes being the leading one), it collapses under the weight of its own plot conveniences before seemingly rushing to a sadly unsatisfying conclusion. Doesn't seem willing to go farOnce it gets past its not-at-all-veiled take downs of sociopath technocrats Musk, Jobs and Zuckerberg (Musk/Grimes being the leading one), it collapses under the weight of its own plot conveniences before seemingly rushing to a sadly unsatisfying conclusion. Doesn't seem willing to go far enough in any one direction to actually wring a strong story out of its straight from the headlines-adjacent setup.

Lives and dies on on the charm of Milioti (and, to a lesser extent, Romano). Still, worth a watch, especially as you can knock the whole season over in an evening.… Expand

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Voodoo123

May 3, 2021

Another dramedy with a sci fi twist. Some interesting plot ideas in a genre mash with sci fi 'chip in the brain' tech shenanigans. The almost comic panel comedy beats throughout change the pacing and feel into something that often borders on parody. It's well produced with a talented castAnother dramedy with a sci fi twist. Some interesting plot ideas in a genre mash with sci fi 'chip in the brain' tech shenanigans. The almost comic panel comedy beats throughout change the pacing and feel into something that often borders on parody. It's well produced with a talented cast and decent soundtrack but sadly never quite succeeds in finding a distinct tone. Watchable but scrappy.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Sep 3, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No denying I really enjoyed this. There's a lot to like here, but one of the things that bothers me throughout is Hazel. The lead characters main issue is a lack of agency, but instead it feels like she is the only one with agency and with problems. Her perfect husband and his perfect Hub are just not good enough. Her loser dad, while also suffering the loss of the mom is not good enough (aged with heartfelt satire by Ray Romano who is excellent as her synthetic partner loving dad). Her dear friend isn't good enough. And I'm not blaming the actress, but Hazel is kind of a **** I think she's supposed to be, armkring herself with sarcasm and a quick wit, but in the end, she is the only one with agency here. She chose to marry a tech billionaire who is obviously on the spectrum (no sympathy from her whatsoever). She is comicit in the very project that ends up putting the chip she so desperately wants out in her head (granted it was put in without her knowledge; no denying that).

I remember Miliotti from both Black Mirror (where she played a similar role) and Palm Springs, but did not notice that this was her shtick it seems. It worked best in contrast to Sanbergs goofy charm in that show. There's no foil like him here though, and it shows.

She comes off as a woman who has never really been oppressed but feels she needs to represent against an imaginary patriarchy. However, she still wants a man??

Bangles is the real GOAT in this. I'd love a spinoff of her adventures. "No cheek, just hole."… Expand

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5

TVJerry

Apr 2, 2021

A woman (Crisin Milioti) is married to a tech billionaire (Billly Magnussen). Their seemingly perfect love plays out in a high-tech virtual-reality bubble. Her attempt to escape is thwarted by the brain implant that allows him to monitor her actions, vision and emotions. While some of theA woman (Crisin Milioti) is married to a tech billionaire (Billly Magnussen). Their seemingly perfect love plays out in a high-tech virtual-reality bubble. Her attempt to escape is thwarted by the brain implant that allows him to monitor her actions, vision and emotions. While some of the sci-fi elements offer cool concepts, the show quickly turns into a romance drama without much special. Ray Romano adds some personality as her father with his sex doll girlfriend. Only 3 episodes have dropped, but the high-concept promise will need some interesting developments to help this rise above its current uneven launch.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 28, 2022
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  S2:E8. Hazel vs. Hazel
  Air Date: May 12, 2022
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  S2:E7. Under Open Sky
  Air Date: May 12, 2022
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  S2:E6. Alice? Are You Listening?
  Air Date: May 5, 2022
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  S2:E5. You're Not the First
  Air Date: May 5, 2022
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  S2:E4. Another Byron, Another Hazel
  Air Date: May 5, 2022
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  S2:E3. Diane...We're In Trouble
  Air Date: April 28, 2022
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  S2:E2. We're Losing Time
  Air Date: April 28, 2022
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  Air Date: April 28, 2022
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 1, 2021