''With Love'' is an American

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television series created by

Gloria Calderón Kellett Gloria Calderón Kellett is an award-winning writer, producer, director and actress. She is best known as the executive producer, co-creator, co-showrunner, director, and actress on the critically acclaimed sitcom '' One Day at a Time''. Her ...

that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on December 17, 2021. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 2, 2023.

Cast and characters

Main

* Emeraude Toubia as Lily Diaz * Mark Indelicato as Jorge Diaz Jr., Lily's brother *

Isis King Isis King (born October 1, 1985) is an American model, actress, and fashion designer. Most widely known for her role on both the eleventh cycle and the seventeenth cycle of the reality television show ''America's Next Top Model'', she was the ...

as Sol Perez, the Diaz siblings' maternal cousin and a trans non-binary oncologist *

Vincent Rodriguez III Vincent Rodriguez III (born August 10, 1982) is an American stage and television actor. Rodriguez is known for playing the male lead role of Josh Chan in The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'' Early and personal life Rodriguez wa ...

as Henry Cruz, Jorge's boyfriend *

Rome Flynn Rome Trumain Flynn (born November 25, 1991) is an American actor, model and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Zende Forrester Dominguez on the CBS daytime drama ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award ...

as Santiago Zayas *

Desmond Chiam Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on '' Reef Break,'' General Riga on '' The Shannara Chronicles'' and Dovich on ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.'' Early life and education Chiam was born to parents ...

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 Constance Marie Lopez (born September 9, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Angie Lopez in ''George Lopez'' (2002–2007), and Marcela Quintanilla (mother of Selena) in the film ''Selena'' (1997). She portrayed Reg ...

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 Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series ''The Wire'', and his appearances on ''Fringe'', ''Party Down'', ''How to Make I ...

as Laz Zayas, Santiago's father * Renée Victor as Marta Delgado, the Diaz siblings and Sol's grandmother *

Pepe Serna Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American film and television actor and artist. Serna's first break in movies came in 1970 on the Roger Corman directed film '' The Student Nurses''. Over the years Serna has appeared in over 100 films. In ...

as Luis Delgado, Marta's husband *

as Gladys Delgado, Beatriz's sister and the Diaz siblings' maternal aunt * Kalen Allen as Cyn, one of Sol's best friends *

EJ Johnson Earvin Johnson III (born June 4, 1992) is an American television personality and socialite. Early life Earvin Johnson III was born on June 4, 1992 in Beverly Hills, California, to Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Earlitha "Cookie" Johnson (''née' ...

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)

Season 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

who also is expected to executive produce alongside

Meera Menon Meera Menon is an Indian–American director, writer, and editor. Her feature directorial debut, ''Farah Goes Bang'', screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca and ''Vogue''. She cur ...

. The pilot is written by Kellett and directed by Menon. The production companies involved with the series are GloNation and

Amazon Studios Amazon Studios is an American television and film producer and distributor that is a subsidiary of Amazon. It specializes in developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010. Content is distributed th ...

. On April 8, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a six-episode second season.

Casting

On June 3, 2021, Emeraude Toubia was cast to star. A day later, Mark Indelicato joined the main cast. On June 9, 2021,

, Todd Grinnell,

were cast as series regulars. Two days later,

, Benito Martinez, and

joined the cast in starring roles. On June 28, 2021,

was cast in a recurring capacity. On August 20, 2021, Renée Victor and

joined the cast in recurring roles. On July 11, 2022, Scott Evans was cast in an undisclosed capacity for the second season.

Release

The five-episode first season of ''With Love'' was released on December 17, 2021. The six-episode second season premiered on June 2, 2023.

Reception

Critical response

The

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website

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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."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

''With Love'' was nominated for the Outstanding New TV Series category for the

33rd GLAAD Media Awards The 33rd GLAAD Media Awards is a 2022 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD honoring the 2021 media season. It was held on April 2, 2022 in Los Angeles and was later held on May 6, 2022 in New York City. The awards ho ...

in 2022.

References

External links

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