The Lovers is a British romantic comedy television series starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher. It is written by David Ireland and directed by Justin Martin and premiered on 7 September 2023 on Sky Atlantic.
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Synopsis
A foul-mouthed supermarket worker begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster.
Cast and characters
Johnny Flynn as Seamus
Roisin Gallagher as Janet
Alice Eve as Frankie
Evelyn Miller as Ndidi
Conleth Hill as Philip
Simon Paisley Day as Tim
Jenn Murray as Gemma
Sunetra Sarker as Nisha Anand
Production
The project, produced by Drama Republic, in association with Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic, was announced in June 2022. AMC Network joined the production through Sundance Now in August 2022 for North American rights with NBCUniversal Global Distribution selling the show internationally. The series is written by David Ireland and directed by Justin Martin.
Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher were announced as part of the cast in June 2022 In July 2022, Alice Eve was added to the cast. Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill was also due to star in the series as Janet's supermarket boss.
Filming took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston".
Release
The series premiered on 7 September 2023 on Sky Atlantic and Now.
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.