Despite the ubiquity of non-romantic dating apps, people continue to fall in love and comedies about love proliferate. Over the last decade, or what we might call the ‘streaming’ era, many of these have come through platforms in both feature and series formats. Focusing only on serialized ones, a handful great titles to request. the last one, ‘Smothered’ premieres on SkyShowtime on Monday the 18th. We present it and take the opportunity to remember nine other series loves.
‘Drowning’ (SkyShowtime, from Monday)
Co-created by Monica Heisey Author of ‘I’m Great, Thanks’ and screenwriter of ‘Schitt’s Creek’, SkyShowtime’s latest venture begins as an exploration of the current dating world and eventually evolves into a classic tale of attraction between opposites. On the one hand, the rather dignified Tom (Jon points out), attempts to be rebellious are harmless. On the other hand, the foul-mouthed and cheerful Sammy (Danielle Vitalis), in which a so-called mess begins with a predefined expiration date. To finish the mix, the former’s six-year-old daughter, Ellie (Isabelle Lee Pratt), a sweetness that is not burdensome.
‘Heart-stopper’ (Netflix)
We are taught that ‘weird’ stories, even love stories, have to be raw, harsh and bitter. Alice Oseman openly challenged this idea with her webcomic/graphic novel ‘Heartstopper’, which itself became a Netflix phenomenon. Managed with great stylization Euro LynThe series can be very dramatic and cannot avoid conflicts, but above all, the shy Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and rugby star Nicholas Nelson (Kit Connor), slightly older than him and a priori straight. The best lessons in tolerance, empathy, and emotional intelligence are learned incessantly.
‘Job offer’ (Netflix)
Romantic stories, much more than vengeful and ultra-violent tales, are a specialty of the South Korean audiovisual industry. After ‘The Squid Game’, the crude ‘Glory’ triumphed on Netflix, but so did the colorful and lovely ‘Job Proposal’, a sublimation of the ‘romcom’ sub-division that we would call ‘fake boyfriends’. Convinced by her best friend to go on a blind date instead, Shin Ha-ri (Kim Se-jeong) eventually accepts an offer from the CEO of her company, a food company: to act as the girlfriend he wants for He. an officious grandpa and above.
‘Starstruck’ (HBO Max)
In this gender-reversed ‘Notting Hill’ genre, the charmingly normal Jessie (who is also the creator) Rose MatafeoA New Zealander seeking a life in London unknowingly has an affair with movie star Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel), which becomes an endless back-and-forth relationship. The third season, in which the idea that love is a fairy tale is rejected and bold decisions are made from the first 90 seconds, was released at the end of September. This is a remarkable example of the new branch of ‘romcom’, where wishful fantasy intersects with the most banal realism.
‘I feel good’ (Netflix)
This semi-autobiographical drama Mae MartinStand-up performer who came out as a non-binary trans man in 2021. In the 2020 (auto)fiction version, Mae enters into a complicated romance with George (Charlotte Ritchie) is a middle-class woman who has doubts when it comes to accepting her relationship in public. The series has good comics, but it must be said that it is better when the emotional impact is sought if possible and the trauma or addiction problems are addressed directly.
‘Love life’ (MGM+)
It can now be watched on the MGM+ service, but at the time it was the founding series of HBO Max, which didn’t know what it was getting from its catalog. This creation Sam Boyd is a great collection of character studies: the first by Darby Carter (Anna Kendrick), restless millennials who long to be able to date and marry someone seriously (that’s right, there’s nothing wrong with wanting stability), and secondly, Marcus Watkins (William Jackson Harper), a recently separated thirtysomething trying to figure out what kind of (love) life she wants; If you want to be with someone, know who you want to be with.
‘High fidelity’ (Disney+)
Veronica West And Sarah Kucserka (With credits on “Betty,” “Chicago Fire” or “Bull”) she has created a wonderfully feminine, racial and philosophical revision of Nick Hornby’s book and Stephen Frears’ film. The hero’s name is still Rob (Zoe Kravitz), where she stands for Robyn, and she can also be very snobby and very cute, but the social environment she moves in is much more diverse in many ways. It only lasted one season, and even today, three years after it premiered, many viewers continue to discover and learn to love it.
‘Four weddings and a funeral’ (atresplayer)
Comedian, actor and screenwriter Mindy Kaling (still known as Kelly Kapoor from ‘The Office’) is a serious romantic comedy enthusiast, as she demonstrated in ‘The Mindy project’, which is full of ‘expert’ references. Although overlooked, this revision of the 1994 British classic, co-created with Matt Warburton, also expressed his extensive knowledge of the genre and his desire to innovate it while remaining true to its essence. It is much more enjoyable and fun than what is read everywhere. Nikesh ‘Starstruck’ Patel He is capable of making us forget his predecessor Hugh Grant.
‘Insecure’ (HBO Max and Netflix)
With the streaming wars over, we can now even watch great HBO series on Netflix. One of them is ‘Insecure’, great romantic comedy but also friendly and business related, created and starring. Issa Rae. Follow fictional Issa (Rae)’s relationship (or relationship) with her long-term boyfriend Lawrence (Jay Ellis) was a joyful rollercoaster of emotions; It’s the same as sneaking into your friendship with Molly (Yvonne Orji). Along the way, Rae seizes the opportunity to explore social and racial issues with mock seriousness.
‘Flea Bag’ (Prime Video)
And more specifically, the second season of ‘handsome priest’. If the first season dazzled as a portrait of a raw, honest, transgressive, feminist woman who rejected all sacred idealization, its sequel was a new discovery for different reasons: A romantic comedy with serious thoughts about sisterhood could be made. belief or respect; Your heart may break at the simple sight of a fox.