Everything I Know About Love | |
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Based on | Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton |
Written by | Dolly Alderton |
Directed by | China Moo-Young & Julia Ford |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Simon Maloney |
Production companies | Working Title Television Universal International Studios |
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Release | 8 June 21 July 2022 | –
Everything I Know About Love is a British comedy-drama television series based on Dolly Alderton's fictionalised memoir of the same name, adapted by Alderton herself and produced by Working Title Television for BBC One and Peacock. The seven-part series premiered on 7 June 2022 in the UK. The series later premiered on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service in the US on 25 August 2022, with all seven parts dropping at once together.
Cast
[edit]- Emma Appleton as Maggie
- Bel Powley as Birdy
- Marli Siu as Nell
- Aliyah Odoffin as Amara
- Connor Finch as Street Baxter
- Ryan Bown as Nathan
- Jordan Peters as Neil
- Juliet Cowan as Joan
- Alexander Lincoln as Rege
- Jill Halfpenny as Roisin
Production
[edit]The adaptation was announced at the May 2021 BBC Drama Preview and as part of Working Title Television's then upcoming slate. Alderton herself would write the series and China Moo-Young would direct. Producers included Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Surian Fletcher-Jones, and Jo McClellan.[1]
It was announced in August 2021 that Emma Appleton and Bel Powley would star in the series alongside Marli Siu, Aliyah Odoffin, Jordan Peters, Connor Finch, and Ryan Bown.[2]
Principal photography took place in London and Manchester.
Reception
[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 18 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Frothy and a tad bit frivolous, Everything I Know About Love is less about lessons learned than the joy of the journey -- and it's an absolute blast in the bargain."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Naomi (19 May 2021). "Everything I Know About Love TV series: a guide to Dolly Alderton's BBC adaptation". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Grater, Tom (23 August 2021). "Emma Appleton & Bel Powley Starring In Dolly Alderton Adaptation 'Everything I Know About Love' For Working Title & BBC One". Deadline. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Everything I Know About Love: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Everything I Know About Love: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2022.