{"id":62201,"date":"2023-11-22T18:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T23:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=62201"},"modified":"2023-11-22T18:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T23:37:56","slug":"witty-romantic-irish-comedy-the-lovers-starring-johnny-flynn-and-roisin-gallagher-debuts-thursday-december-7-on-sundance-now-and-amc-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/22\/witty-romantic-irish-comedy-the-lovers-starring-johnny-flynn-and-roisin-gallagher-debuts-thursday-december-7-on-sundance-now-and-amc-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Witty &#038; Romantic Irish Comedy, &#8220;The Lovers,&#8221; Starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher, Debuts Thursday, December 7 on Sundance Now and AMC+ [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62203\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers-2023.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers-2023.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers-2023-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/em>Acclaimed Sundance Now Original romantic comedy <em><strong>The Lovers<\/strong><\/em> is set to premiere in the U.S. and Canada with two episodes on Thursday, December 7, exclusively on Sundance Now and AMC+, with additional episodes dropping weekly on both platforms. Set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Lovers is a sexy, funny, fight-y love story about two people who appear to be utterly wrong for each other &#8211; yet may just be utterly right.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0W8uiLWnfB8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The six-part series follows Janet (Roisin Gallagher, <em>The Fall, The Dry<\/em>), a bad-tempered, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who couldn&#8217;t give a shit about much of anything at all, including her life, and Seamus (Singer\/Songwriter and Critics Choice\u00ae Awards-nominee Johnny Flynn, <em>Emma., Lovesick, Genius<\/em>), a handsome, self-centered, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend. When Seamus unexpectedly drops into Janet&#8217;s world (literally over the wall and into her backyard) they instantly clash &#8211; and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"morty-4218055830\" 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>SAG\u00ae Award-nominee Conleth Hill (<em>Game of Thrones, Suits<\/em>) also features in the series as Janet&#8217;s supermarket boss, Philip, and Alice Eve (<em>Bombshell, Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>) plays Frankie, Seamus&#8217; girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62202\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers_S1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers_S1.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-Lovers_S1-300x232.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> The Lovers<\/em> is written and created by award-winning playwright David Ireland (<em>Cyprus Avenue, Ulster American<\/em>) and directed by BAFTA\u00ae Award-winner Justin Martin (<em>Together, Prima Facie<\/em>). Executive producers are Roanna Benn, Rebecca de Souza, and Hannah Pescod. The producer is Chris Martin. The series is a Drama Republic production for Sky Studios and co-produced by Sundance Now.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/pp1gksd5DPLQkeZjvo098eZ4tM2.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>The Lovers<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Sky Atlantic<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 6<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Janet is a foul-mouthed, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who doesn\u2019t care about anything, including her life. 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