Love Life

Love Life is an American romantic comedy anthology streaming television series created by Sam Boyd that premiered on the HBO Max streaming service for its launch on May 27, 2020. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise
An anthology series that follows a different person each season from their first romance until their last romance.

Main
The series is narrated by Lesley Manville.
 * Anna Kendrick as Darby Carter
 * Zoë Chao as Sara Yang, Darby's roommate and best friend
 * Sasha Compère as Mallory Moore, Darby's other roommate and friend
 * Peter Vack as Jim, Sara's boyfriend and later ex-boyfriend
 * William Jackson Harper (season 2)

Recurring

 * Jin Ha as Augie Jeong
 * Hope Davis as Claudia Hoffman, Darby's Mother

Guest

 * Scoot McNairy as Bradley Field
 * Maureen Sebastian as Kate Field
 * Nadia Quinn as Lola
 * Gus Halper as Danny Two-Phones
 * Nick Thune as Magnus Lund
 * James LeGros as Larry Carter
 * Jackson Demott Hill as Hunter Carter
 * Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Darby's therapist
 * Courtney Grosbeck as teenager Darby Carter
 * John Gallagher Jr. as Luke Ducharme
 * Griffin Gluck portrays teenager Luke Ducharme
 * Kingsley Ben-Adir as Grant

Development
On May 23, 2019, it was announced that WarnerMedia had ordered a romantic comedy anthology straight to series with the first season consisting of ten episodes for HBO Max. The series was created by Sam Boyd who was also expected to executive produce alongside Anna Kendrick, Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson, and Bridget Bedard. The pilot was also written and direct by Sam Boyd. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Lionsgate Television and Feigco Entertainment. On June 11, 2020, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.

Casting
Alongside the initial series announcement, Anna Kendrick was also cast in a lead role. On August 13, 2019, it was reported that Zoë Chao, Sasha Compère and Peter Vack joined the cast in starring roles, with Scoot McNairy joining in a recurring role. On November 5, 2020, William Jackson Harper was cast to headline the second season with Kendrick set to reprise her role of Darby as a guest.

Filming
Filming had begun by August 2019 in Queens, New York. The final scene of the finale was filmed on March 12, 2020, and production was forced to shut down the next day because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While several more days of filming pick-ups had been planned, they were able to complete the season without those additional shots.

Release
The series premiered on May 27, 2020 on HBO Max. In Australia, the series was released on May 27, 2020, on Stan, and public broadcaster BBC acquired television broadcast rights in the United Kingdom (where the series started airing on the broadcaster's main BBC One channel ) to the series on September 10, 2020.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it has approval rating of 64% based on reviews from 47 critics, with an average rating of 5.84/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Love Life first season breezes by on Anna Kendrick's charms, but those looking for a real connection may find its featherweight familiarness frustrating." On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on reviews from 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".