February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) – March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Love is an American romantic comedyweb television series created by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust, and starring Gillian Jacobs, Rust, and Claudia O'Doherty. Netflix originally ordered two seasons of the show. The first 10-episode season was made available on February 19, 2016,[1][2] and a 12-episode second season premiered on March 10, 2017. Netflix renewed the series for a third season one month prior to the second-season premiere.[3] On December 15, 2017, Netflix announced that the third season will be the last, which premiered on March 9, 2018.[4]
Summary
The series is presented as a "down-to-earth look at dating", exploring male and female perspectives on romantic relationships through the characters Mickey and Gus, played by Jacobs and Rust respectively.[5]
February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) – March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Love is an American romantic comedyweb television series created by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust, and starring Gillian Jacobs, Rust, and Claudia O'Doherty. Netflix originally ordered two seasons of the show. The first 10-episode season was made available on February 19, 2016,[6][7] and a 12-episode second season premiered on March 10, 2017. Netflix renewed the series for a third season one month prior to the second-season premiere.[8] On December 15, 2017, Netflix announced that the third season will be the last, which premiered on March 9, 2018.[9]
Summary
The series is presented as a "down-to-earth look at dating", exploring male and female perspectives on romantic relationships through the characters Mickey and Gus, played by Jacobs and Rust respectively.[10]
Love has received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the cast.[11][12][13] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 88% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Judd Apatow's Love is an honest look at building a relationship, helped along by its two appealing leads."[14] On Metacritic the season has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[15]
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety review the show positively but comment the length of the episodes (up to 40 minutes) and the familiar premise do not always work in the show's favor.[13] Daniel Fienberg at The Hollywood Reporter observes, "It's a variation on a common theme, but it's also squirmingly effective, fitfully funny and carried by a great, uncompromising performance from Gillian Jacobs...If you can warm up to the prickly, but probably realistic, characters, there's a lot to like, if not love."[12]Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix reviewed it positively and said, "I can see all those issues, and more. I just don't care. When you feel it — as I very quickly did with Love — nothing else matters."[16]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "In its sophomore season, Love treads the balance between comedy and drama with greater confidence, going deeper into the endearing, frustrating, delightfully realistic relationship of Mickey and Gus."[17] On Metacritic, the season has an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[18]
Love has received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the cast.[1][2][3] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 88% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Judd Apatow's Love is an honest look at building a relationship, helped along by its two appealing leads."[4] On Metacritic the season has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
The Hollywood Reporter and Variety review the show positively but comment the length of the episodes (up to 40 minutes) and the familiar premise do not always work in the show's favor.[3] Daniel Fienberg at The Hollywood Reporter observes, "It's a variation on a common theme, but it's also squirmingly effective, fitfully funny and carried by a great, uncompromising performance from Gillian Jacobs...If you can warm up to the prickly, but probably realistic, characters, there's a lot to like, if not love."[2]Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix reviewed it positively and said, "I can see all those issues, and more. I just don't care. When you feel it — as I very quickly did with Love — nothing else matters."[6]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "In its sophomore season, Love treads the balance between comedy and drama with greater confidence, going deeper into the endearing, frustrating, delightfully realistic relationship of Mickey and Gus."[7] On Metacritic, the season has an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
