The Lovers (2023 TV series)

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.

The Lovers
Screenplay by	David Ireland
Directed by	Justin Martin
Starring	Johnny Flynn Roisin Gallagher
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Roanna Benn Rebecca de Souza Liz Lewin Manpreet Dosanjh Hannah Pescod
Producer	Chris Martin
Running time	54 minutes
Production companies	Drama Republic Sky Studios
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic
Release	7 September (2023-09-07) – 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

Synopsis

A foul-mouthed supermarket worker begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster.^[1]

Cast

• Johnny Flynn as Seamus
• Roisin Gallagher as Janet
• Alice Eve as Frankie
• Conleth Hill as Philip
• Simon Paisley Day as Tim
• Evelyn Miller as Ndidi
• Jenn Murray as Gemma

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]

The series is written by David Ireland and directed by Justin Martin.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Release

The series premiered on 7 September 2023 on Sky Atlantic and Now.^[9]

Reception

In March 2024, Gallagher was nominated in the “Female performance in a comedy programme” category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards for her role in the series.^[10]