Love Is (TV series)
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- Michele Weaver
- Will Catlett
- Wendy Davis
- Idara Victor
- Tyrone Brown
- Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
- Kadeem Hardison
- Clarke Peters
| Love Is | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Composer | Akira Kosemura |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Oprah Winfrey Network |
| Release | June 19 – August 21, 2018 |
Love Is (stylized as Love Is ___) is an American drama television series created and produced by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Based on the Akils’ real-life relationship, the series follows a modern-day power couple in Black Hollywood balancing successful careers and family over three decades. The series premiered on June 19, 2018, on the Oprah Winfrey Network.[1]
On July 31, 2018, it was renewed for a second season,[2] but on December 19, 2018, the series was cancelled by OWN after a woman accused Salim Akil of domestic violence in their alleged extramarital affair and for copyright infringement alleging that her screenplay was used as the basis for the series.[3]
Cast and characters
Main
- Michele Weaver as Nuri Summers in the year 1997
- Will Catlett as Yasir Omar in the year 1997
- Wendy Davis as Nuri in the year 2017
- Clarke Peters as Yasir in the year 2017
- Idara Victor as Angela in the year 1997
- Tyrone Brown as Sean in the year 1997
- Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing as Ruby in the year 1997
- Kadeem Hardison as Norman in the year 1997
Recurring
- Tammy Townsend as Carol, the mother of Nuri
- Loretta Devine as Betty, the mother of Yasir
- Tim Reid as Sean in 2017.
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Angela in 2017
- Lucius Baston as Lionel Woods
- Tosin Morohunfola as Keith
- Michael King as Will
- Jef Holbrook as the Bookstore Manager[4]
- Robert Crayton as Big Bob
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [5] | US viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Nuri and Yasir" | Mara Brock Akil | Mara Brock Akil | June 19, 2018 | 1.00[6] |
| 2 | "First Date" | Robert Townsend | Mara Brock Akil | June 26, 2018 | 0.976[7] |
| 3 | "(Her) Questions" | Tanya Hamilton | Mara Brock Akil | July 3, 2018 | 0.709[8] |
| 4 | "(His) Answers" | Cheryl Dunye | Jerron Horton | July 10, 2018 | 0.983[9] |
| 5 | "Acceptance" | Oz Scott | Michelle Listenbee Brown | July 17, 2018 | 1.14[10] |
| 6 | "Supportive" | Karen Gaviola | Story by : Jerron Horton & Will Catlett Teleplay by : Jerron Horton | July 24, 2018 | 0.868[11] |
| 7 | "Not Valentine's Day" | Salli Richardson | Mara Brock Akil & Jerron Horton | July 31, 2018 | 0.614[12] |
| 8 | "Rose (Going Home)" | Neema Barnette | Michelle Listenbee Brown | August 7, 2018 | 0.700[13] |
| 9 | "A First Script" | Rachael Holder | Melora Rivera | August 14, 2018 | 0.980[14] |
| 10 | "Love Is Engagement" | Mara Brock Akil | Mara Brock Akil | August 21, 2018 | 1.06[15] |
Production
Development
The series originated under the title Documenting Love, a multi-camera comedy project at ABC with a pilot production commitment in August, 2016.[16] The project, which did not go to production at ABC network, later was rewritten as a one-hour single-camera dramedy. On July 18, 2017, it was announced that the project, now titled Love Is, was ordered direct-to-series on Oprah Winfrey Network for airing in 2018.[17]
Casting
On December 6, 2017, it was announced that newcomers Michele Weaver and Will Catlett would star as Nuri, a sitcom staff writer, and Yasir, a writer-director.[18][19] On January 16, 2018, Idara Victor, Tyrone Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, and Lana Young have been cast as series regulars.[20] On February 15, 2018 Clarke Peters joined the cast as regular.[21] On February 16, 2018, it was announced that Tammy Townsend, Loretta Devine, Tim Reid and Vanessa Bell Calloway were cast for recurring roles on the series.[22]
On April 13, 2018, it was announced that Wendy Davis would replace Lana Young as Nuri in the year 2017.[23]