{"id":23938,"date":"2021-07-21T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=23938"},"modified":"2021-07-21T00:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:21:00","slug":"punkie-johnson-joins-william-jackson-harper-to-star-in-the-max-original-love-life-season-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/21\/punkie-johnson-joins-william-jackson-harper-to-star-in-the-max-original-love-life-season-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Punkie Johnson Joins William Jackson Harper to Star in the Max Original &#8220;Love Life&#8221; Season Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23939\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/love-life-max-title-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/love-life-max-title-card.jpg 665w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/love-life-max-title-card-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>Season two of the Max Original LOVE LIFE, a romantic comedy anthology series from Lionsgate Television and Feigco Entertainment, focuses on &#8220;Marcus Watkins&#8221; (Emmy(R) nominee and executive producer (William Jackson Harper) as he comes out of a years-long relationship with the woman he thought was going to be his person. The rug pulled out from under him, he is plunged back into the search for the romantic fulfillment that he thought he had already found. The new season is currently in production in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Newly Announced Series Regular:<\/p><div id=\"morty-2984696627\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Punkie Johnson (&#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Space Force<\/em>&#8220;) as &#8220;Ida Watkins,&#8221; Marcus&#8217;s outspoken sister who is much more in tune with her authentic self than her brother is. Ida will say anything to anyone, often to hilarious effect.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and WME.<\/p>\n<p>Newly Announced Recurring Guest Stars:<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Bibb (&#8220;<em>Jupiter&#8217;s Legacy<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Iron Man<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby<\/em>&#8220;) as &#8220;Becca Evans,&#8221; a twice-divorced mother of two with whom Marcus enters into a purely sexual relationship, but like any such relationship, it soon becomes more complicated than that.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1847912303\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bibb is represented by ICM and John Carrabino Management.<\/p>\n<p>John Earl Jelks (&#8220;<em>On Becoming a God in Central Florida<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>True Detective<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Night Comes On<\/em>&#8220;) as &#8220;Kirby Watkins,&#8221; Marcus&#8217;s affable yet formidable father, who casts a large shadow over his son. As adults, the two will finally grow closer and learn to connect.<\/p>\n<p>Jelks is represented by Innovative Artists and Red Letter Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Arian Moayed (&#8220;<em>Succession<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Inventing Anna<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Accidental Wolf<\/em>&#8220;) as &#8220;Kian Parsa,&#8221; one of Marcus&#8217;s best friends, a tech millionaire who recently sold his company. But even though he&#8217;s rich now, and sometimes kind of a douche, Kian is still the same sweet, lovable guy Marcus has known forever.<\/p>\n<p>Moayed is represented by Gersh, Kipperman Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin &amp; Dunham.<\/p>\n<p>Newly Announced Guest Stars:<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Elise (&#8220;<em>Mosquito Coast<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Ad Astra<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Manchurian Candidate<\/em>&#8220;) as &#8220;Suzann\u00e9 Hayward,&#8221; Mia&#8217;s (Jessica Williams) eccentric and often irresponsible mother. 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