Modern Love: Season 1

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Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: October 18, 2019

Summary: The John Carney romantic comedy anthology series based on the New York Times column of the same name features a cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Gary Carr, Olivia Cooke, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina Fey, John Gallagher, Jr., Andy Garcia, Julia Garner, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Cristin Milioti, Dev Patel, Andrew Scott, John Slattery,The John Carney romantic comedy anthology series based on the New York Times column of the same name features a cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Gary Carr, Olivia Cooke, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tina Fey, John Gallagher, Jr., Andy Garcia, Julia Garner, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Cristin Milioti, Dev Patel, Andrew Scott, John Slattery, and Shea Whigham.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Oct 14, 2019

Modern Love is an irresistible confection of perfectly cast, sensitively written and utterly enjoyable short stories that belie their brevity with deep emotion. [14-27 Oct 2019, p.10]

Bruce Miller

Oct 14, 2019

Like an unexpected present, “Modern Love” contains plenty of reasons to smile. Read full review

The Independent Ed Power

Jan 3, 2020

The world can seem awfully dark and frightening nowadays. Modern Love is here to tell us that now and then it’s fine to sink into a scented bath of unabashed optimism, which is what this opening instalment delivers. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Oct 10, 2019

If the stories can fall prey to “Wealthy Upper West Siders: They’re Just Like Us!” self-flattery, most of them are also sincere, thoughtful, and generous of spirit in a way that typifies Carney’s work (see also Sing Street and Begin Again). Not every installment works(*) — the Horgan/Slattery/Fey one is disappointingly one-note (and one of several that would have done well to ditch the original Times headline as its title) — but enough of them hit that narrow but satisfying target of being sweet but not overly saccharine. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Oct 18, 2019

The successes, minor and major, somehow make the missteps even more frustrating, because the ingredients for all the episodes are pretty similar. You take a column about someone’s personal experience, add a great cast, and attempt to dramatize that experience in 30 minutes. Yet somehow, only two are unabashed successes. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

Oct 18, 2019

Episodes begin disorientingly in the middle of something and build toward a reveal, which isn't a bad way to go when you have 25 minutes to tell a thousand-word story, but the payoff doesn’t always seem worth it. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Oct 16, 2019

It is so syrupy sweet that it should come with options for a dental plan. ... Watching “Modern Love” is about as much fun as listening to a New Yorker complain about not being able to find a good bagel or a decent slice. Like I said, it’s a hate-watch. Read full review

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manningn15

May 19, 2020

This is one of my top 5 favorite new shows of 2019 and is one of my favorite shows of all time. The stories were exceptionally well written and I loved how unique each one was. The music especially the opening theme was outstanding. My favorite episode was "Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am"This is one of my top 5 favorite new shows of 2019 and is one of my favorite shows of all time. The stories were exceptionally well written and I loved how unique each one was. The music especially the opening theme was outstanding. My favorite episode was "Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am" then it was "Hers Was a World of One", "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man", "At the Hospital, an Interlude of Clarity", "The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap", "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist", "Rallying to Keep the Game Alive", and my least favorite episode was "So He Looked Like Dad. It Was Just Dinner, Right?". The acting was phenomenal especially from Anne Hathaway, Christin Milioti, John Slattery, Laurentiu Possa, Olivia Cooke, Tina Fey, Catherine Keener, Julia Garner, Sofia Boutella, John Gallagher Jr., Dev Patel, Jane Alexander, Andrew Scott, Andy Garcia, James Saito, and Shea Whigham. Overall this first season was a A+.… Expand

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fra92

Oct 22, 2019

It's such a great story. Full of emotions, and characters' exploration. It feels like an authentic narrative, loved it

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Dunkaccino

Mar 20, 2023

Decent but aggressively unexceptional. Saved by the versatile cast that delivers consistently.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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  Air Date: August 13, 2021
Season 1

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  Air Date: October 18, 2019
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