Love in the Time of Corona
2020 American romantic comedy television miniseries
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Love in the Time of Corona is an American romantic comedy television miniseries created by Joanna Johnson that premiered on Freeform on August 22, 2020.[1] The title is a play on the title of the novel Love in the Time of Cholera.[2] The series was removed from Hulu on May 26, 2023.[3]
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Created by | Joanna Johnson |
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| Music by | Amanda Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Cinematography | Marco Fargnoli |
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| Running time | 27–35 minutes |
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| Network | Freeform |
| Release | August 22 – August 23, 2020 |
Premise
Love in the Time of Corona follows lives of people who are looking for "love, sex and connection" during the COVID-19 pandemic while social distancing.[4]
Cast and characters
Main
- Ava Bellows as Sophie
- Gil Bellows as Paul
- L. Scott Caldwell as Nanda
- Tommy Dorfman as Oscar
- Rya Kihlstedt as Sarah
- Leslie Odom Jr. as James
- Rainey Qualley as Elle
- Nicolette Robinson as Sade
Recurring
- Emilio Garcia-Sanchez as Adam
- Jordan Gavaris as Sean
- Charlie Robinson as Charles
- Tyler Alvarez as Jordan
- Gail Bean as Adeah
- Catero Alan Colbert as Dedrick
- Chelsea Zhang as Kaia
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [5] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "The Course of Love" | Joanna Johnson | Joanna Johnson | August 22, 2020 | 0.201[6] |
| 2 | "#RelationshipGoals" | Joanna Johnson | Heather Flanders | August 22, 2020 | 0.137[6] |
| 3 | "Seriously Now" | Joanna Johnson | Lauren Bans | August 23, 2020 | 0.217[7] |
| 4 | "Love and Protest" | Joanna Johnson | Resheida Brady | August 23, 2020 | 0.134[7] |
Production
Development
On May 7, 2020, it was reported that Freeform had given the production a straight-to-series order consisting of four parts.[8] Love in the Time of Corona is executive produced by Joanna Johnson, Christine Sacani, and Robyn Meisinger. Anonymous Content is involved with producing the series.[9]
Casting
On June 29, 2020, it was announced that Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Ava Bellows, and L. Scott Caldwell were cast in starring roles.[10]
Filming
Production began virtually on June 29, 2020, in Los Angeles using remote technologies.[8][10] on Freeform on August 22, 2020.
Release
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 58% based on 12 reviews.[12] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 55 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
Accolades
Love in the Time of Corona was one of the IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients for the ReFrame Stamp in 2021.[14]
