Modern Love, which streams on Amazon Prime and starsAnne Hathaway,Tina Fey,Dev Patel,Catherine Keener, Andrew Scott and John Slattery, has become an instant hit after just three days of streaming — and Twitter is in tears over it.
Since the show began streaming all eight episodes on Friday, viewers can’t get enough of the emotional rollercoaster that isModern Love.
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“I’m seriously only watching #ModernLove for the Andrew Scott episode.,” wrote one Twitter user. “But I’m on episode 2 now and already bawling my eyes out.I’m a sappy sap and this show is exactly what I need today.”
Fans specifically praised Hathaway’s performance as Lexi, a woman who struggles with bipolar disorder during the third episode, “Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am.”
Carney, who directed and wrote the Oscar-winning romantic drama filmOnce, toldThe Hollywood Reporteron Friday that he stumbled upon theNYT‘s popular column years ago when making a film.
“I used to read the column because I couldn’t concentrate on anything else — when you’re making a film it’s hard to read about anything important in the world, no gloomy headlines,” he said.“‘Modern Love’ was the perfect espresso in the morning — a quick, five-minute read.”
Dev Patel and Catherine Keener.Giovanni Rufino/Amazon Studios
The director, who also helped write most of the episodes, looked through the collection of essays to find emotional stories that would touch the viewers of his adaption.
Shea Whigham and Julia Garner.Christopher Saunders/Amazon Studios
He also said that the original writers were paid for the show to use their stories, but were not involved in the creative process. However, they were shown the final episodes to give their approval.
The series also stars Brandon Victor Dixon, Julia Garner, Shea Whigham, Garry Carr, Cristin Milioti, and Olivia Cooke.
Modern Loveis streaming now on Amazon Prime.
source: people.com
