Netflix picks up "Love" Judd Apatow comedy to series

PanARMENIAN.Net - Netflix is giving a vote of confidence to "Love". The streaming service has picked up the original comedy by Judd Apatow to series with a two-season commitment. The first season consisting of 10 episodes will debut in 2016, while the 12-episode season 2 will follow a year later, AceShowbiz said.

"Community" star Gillian Jacobs and comedian Paul Rust, who gained prominence after playing the male lead in 2009's film "I Love You, Beth Cooper", take the lead roles on the new series. They will play Mickey and Gus, a couple who navigates the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid.

"Judd Apatow has a unique comedic voice that manages to be delightful, insightful, and shockingly frank - often at the same time," says 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."

Apatow gushes, "I am so excited to get to work with Paul and Lesley on this project. Netflix has been supportive in ways I couldn't create in my wildest fever dreams."

Dubbed "an unflinching, hilarious and excruciatingly honest take on modern relationships," the half-hour comedy is created and written by Apatow, Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin. Apatow Productions and Legendary Television will produce the series with Brent Forrester as executive producer.