The trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming romance-drama anthology series, titled Modern Love, dropped on 12 September. Modern Love is based on true stories published in the popular New York Times column of the same name. The anthology series features 8 true stories and boasts of a phenomenal cast - Dev Patel, Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Catherine Keener, John Slattery, Andy Garcia, Andrew Scott, among others. The protagonists of each story deal with the ups and downs of love, as they know it in today’s world.
‘Modern Love’ showcases individuals as they grapple with the darker side of love and romance.
The trailer begins with Anne Hathaway enjoying a bicycle ride and then moves on to a scene where Catherine Keener is asking Dev Patel if he’s ever been in love. In another scene, Tina Fey (30 Rock) sits in a therapist’s room with John Slattery (Mad Men). Featuring a diverse variety of couples, Modern Love showcases individuals as they grapple with the darker side of love and romance.
Watch the trailer here:
Modern Love will premiere on 18 October. The series is being produced by John Carney. The episodes have been helmed by well-known directors like Sharon Horgan, Tom Hall (Sensation), Emmy Rossum (Shameless), and Audrey Wells (Under the Tuscan Sun).
Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother), who also stars in the series, called her episode “beautifully nuanced.” She said that after her protagonist develops an unusual bond with her doorman, a beautiful father-daughter relationship blossoms. She further added that their relationship had so many things that are unspoken. “It’s a love that’s hard to put your finger on, which some say is the best kind of love,” she said.
(With inputs from Deadline)
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