Netflix and Apatow Teaming Up To Make “Love”
Judd Apatow, is teaming up with Netflix, to create a new Netflix original series starring Paul Rust (I Love You Beth Cooper, Inglorious Basterds) and Gillian Jacobs (Community, Girls, Hot Tub Time Machine 2). Their characters Gus and Mickey have to navigate commitment, love, and intimacy.
“I am so excited to get to work with Paul and Lesley on this project,” said Apatow. “Netflix has been supportive in ways I couldn’t create in my wildest fever dreams.”
The half hour comedy series will be called Love and will debut in 2016 and already has a commitment for two seasons of ten and twelve episodes each. Love is being produced by Apatow Productions and Legendary Television, and created and written by Apatow, Rust and Lesley Arfin (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Girls). Brent Forrester (The Office, The Simpsons) will executive produce.
“Judd Apatow has a unique comedic voice that manages to be delightful, insightful, and shockingly frank — often at the same time,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “Together with Paul and Lesley, he’s bringing a whole new level of agony and ecstasy to this modern day comedy of manners.”
