Sky Original The Lovers will be available on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW from 7 September
WEBWIRE – Friday, August 18, 2023
Sky revealed Original Drama, The Lovers, starring Johnny Flynn (Beast, Emma) and Roisin Gallagher (The Fall, The Dry), will be coming to Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW on 7 September.
Alongside this news, Sky has shared a brand new trailer for this hilarious and heartfelt series.
The Lovers follows Janet (Roisin Gallagher; The Dry, The Fall), a bad-tempered, hilarious, Belfast supermarket worker who couldnt give a shit about anything much at all, including her life, and Seamus (Johnny Flynn; Lovesick, Beast) a handsome, self-centred, political broadcaster with what looks to be a perfect London life and a celebrity girlfriend.
So when Seamus unexpectedly drops into Janets world (literally over the wall and into her backyard) they instantly clash and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other
Set in Belfast, this is a sexy, funny, fight-y love story about two people who appear to be utterly wrong for each other yet may just be utterly right.
Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones, The Power of Parker) also features in the series as Janets supermarket boss, Philip, and Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness, Shes Out of My League) plays Frankie, Seamus girlfriend.
The Lovers was produced by Drama Republic for Sky Studios. This 6 part series was written and created by award winning playwright David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue, Ulster American) and directed by BAFTA winning Justin Martin (Together, Prima Facie),
The series was commissioned by Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic. Roanna Benn and Rebecca de Souza are executive producers for Drama Republic, with commissioning editors Liz Lewin and Manpreet Dosanjh as executive producers for Sky Studios. Hannah Pescod also serves as executive producer, with Chris Martin as producer. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handles international sales on behalf of Sky Studios.
The Lovers is coming to Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW on September 7th.
A media pack with series info and cast interviews is available to download on Sky Media Village now.
Images are available on SEAC.
