With Love (TV series)
American romantic comedy television series
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With Love is an American romantic comedy television series created by Gloria Calderón Kellett that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on December 17, 2021.[1][2] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 2, 2023.[3][4] In November 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.[5]
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Created by | Gloria Calderón Kellett |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Running time | 46–54 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | December 17, 2021 – June 2, 2023 |
Cast and characters
Main
- Emeraude Toubia as Lily Diaz
- Mark Indelicato as Jorge Diaz Jr., Lily's brother
- Isis King as Sol Perez, the Diaz siblings' maternal cousin and a trans non-binary oncologist
- Vincent Rodriguez III as Henry Cruz, Jorge's boyfriend
- Rome Flynn as Santiago Zayas
- Desmond Chiam as Nick Zhao, Jorge's best friend who has been in love with Lily since he was in college
- Benito Martinez as Jorge Diaz Sr. (season 1; recurring season 2), the Diaz siblings' father
- Constance Marie as Beatriz Diaz (season 1; recurring season 2), Jorge Sr.'s wife and the Diaz siblings' mother
- Todd Grinnell as Miles Murphy, Sol's love interest who is a plastic surgeon
Recurring
- Andre Royo as Laz Zayas, Santiago's father
- Renée Victor as Marta Delgado, the Diaz siblings and Sol's grandmother
- Pepe Serna as Luis Delgado, Marta's husband
- Gloria Calderón Kellett as Gladys Delgado, Beatriz's sister and the Diaz siblings' maternal aunt
- Kalen Allen as Cyn, one of Sol's best friends
- EJ Johnson as Melo, another one of Sol's best friends
- Julissa Calderon as Annie
- W. Tré Davis as Andre
- Fernando Martinez as Chuey
- Birdie Silverstein as Charlie, Miles' nonbinary teenager
- Scott Evans as James (season 2), one of Henry's best friends
- Adrian Gonzalez as Javier (season 2), another one of Henry's best friends
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Nochebuena" | Meera Menon | Gloria Calderón Kellett | December 17, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "New Year's Eve" | Linda Mendoza | Matthew Cruz | December 17, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "Valentine's Day" | Kimberly McCullough | Eli Wilson Pelton | December 17, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "Independence Day" | Hiromi Kamata | Andy Roth & Juliany Taveras | December 17, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "Día De Los Muertos" | Meera Menon | Marcos Luevanos | December 17, 2021 |
Season 2 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 6 | 1 | "Christmas Eve" | Paris Barclay | Gloria Calderón Kellett & Andy Roth | June 2, 2023 |
| 7 | 2 | "Engagement Party" | Kim Nguyen | Amanda Lasher | June 2, 2023 |
| 8 | 3 | "Lily's Double Quinceañera" | Eli Gonda | Juliany Taveras | June 2, 2023 |
| 9 | 4 | "Bachelor Party" | Aprill Winney | James Sweeney | June 2, 2023 |
| 10 | 5 | "Thanksgiving" | Kabir Akhtar | Arielle Díaz | June 2, 2023 |
| 11 | 6 | "The Wedding" | Kim Nguyen | Gloria Calderón Kellett & Montserrat Luna-Ballantyne & Andy Roth | June 2, 2023 |
Production
Development
On May 27, 2021, it was reported that Amazon had given the production a series order. With Love is created by Gloria Calderón Kellett who also is expected to executive produce alongside Meera Menon. The pilot is written by Kellett and directed by Menon. The production companies involved with the series are GloNation and Amazon Studios.[1] On April 8, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a six-episode second season.[3] On November 21, 2023, it was reported that the series was canceled after two seasons.[5]
Casting
On June 3, 2021, Emeraude Toubia was cast to star.[6] A day later, Mark Indelicato joined the main cast.[7] On June 9, 2021, Rome Flynn, Isis King, Todd Grinnell, Desmond Chiam were cast as series regulars.[8] Two days later, Constance Marie, Benito Martinez, and Vincent Rodriguez III joined the cast in starring roles.[9] On June 28, 2021, Andre Royo was cast in a recurring capacity.[10] On August 20, 2021, Renée Victor and Pepe Serna joined the cast in recurring roles.[11] On July 11, 2022, Scott Evans was cast in an undisclosed capacity for the second season.[12]
Release
Reception
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 13 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Depicting the travails of a close-knit family with unabashed warmth, With Love tempers its earnestness with grounded characters."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]
Accolades
With Love was nominated for the Outstanding New TV Series category for the 33rd GLAAD Media Awards in 2022.[15]
