Everything I Know About Love (TV series)

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.

Everything I Know About Love
Based onEverything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton
Written byDolly Alderton
Directed byChina Moo-Young & Julia Ford
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
ProducerSimon Maloney
Production companiesWorking Title Television
Universal International Studios
Original release
Network
Release8 June (2022-06-08) –
21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)

Cast

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Production

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Everything I Know About Love: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Everything I Know About Love: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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