'Modern Love' Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Plot: All We Know so Far
Modern Love Season 2 will have eight new unique love stories play out on Amazon Prime Video. The second series was given the green light back in October 2019 and now the wait is almost over.
Newsweek has everything you need to know including release date, cast, trailer, plot, and more.
When is 'Modern Love' Season 2 out?
After more than one year of waiting Modern Love season two has got a release date and it is a lot sooner than you might think.
Season two of Modern Love will premiere on Friday, August 13, on Amazon Prime worldwide.
Just like season one, there are eight episodes in the new series, which are about 30 minutes long.
All eight episodes will drop in one go on Friday, which means you can binge your way through the show all at once if you want.
To watch Modern Love, you can sign up to a 30 day free trial of Amazon Prime and after the trial is complete, you can subscribe for $8.99 per month.
What is 'Modern Love' Season 2 about?
Modern Love is an anthology series based on the weekly column of the same name in the New York Times. This means each episode is different, telling a unique story about different characters each time.
Season two of Modern Love will see old lovers reunite, friends all out, complicated romance, death, and an exploration of sexuality.
The episode titles for the eight episodes have been released, which may give a clue to what fans can expect in the second series.
The episode titles for Modern Love Season 2 are:
- Episode 1: "The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy"
- Episode 2: "How Do You Remember Me?"
- Episode 3: "Am I Gay or Straight? Maybe This Fun Quiz Game Will Tell Me"
- Episode 4: "A Life Plan for Two, Followed by One."
- Episode 5: "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses"
- Episode 6: "Train"
- Episode 7: "On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down"
- Episode 8: "Second Embrace, with Hearts and Eyes Open"
Modern Love was filmed in New York in Schenectady, Albany and Troy, and in Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland.
Episodes were directed by creator John Carney, Brookyln's John Crowley, Insecure's Marta Cunningham, Glow's Jesse Peretz, and Black Monday's Andrew Rannells.
Who stars in 'Modern Love' Season 2?
The first season of Modern Love featured Emmy and Critics Choice Award-nominated performances from Anne Hathaway and Dev Patel, but here is a brand new cast in the second instalment of Modern Love.
From actors who have appeared in some of the biggest shows in the world, to theater stars and up-coming-actors, this year's cast does not disappoint.
Strangers alum Zoë Chao and The Wire's Gbenga Akinnagbe star in episode one, and When They See Us star Marquis Rodriguez and actor and writer Zane Pais star in episode two.
Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington and Bohemian Rhapsody's Lucy Boynton will star in the episode titled "Train."
Judas and the Black Messiah's Dominique Fishback and Dear Evan Hansen's Isaac Powell star in episode four titled "A Life Plan for Two, Followed by One."
Up-and-coming actress Grace Wilson and The Gloria's star Lulu Wilson star in "Am I Gay or Straight? Maybe This Fun Quiz Game Will Tell Me"," whilst True Blood's Anna Paquin and Triple Frontier's Garrett Hedlund take the lead in "In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses."
Will and Grace's Minnie Driver and Mank star Tom Burke will lead episode seven and Ratched's Sophie Okonedo and The Crown's Tobias Menzies star in the final episode of Modern Love.
Other cast members include Madam Secretary's Susan Blackwell, Orange Is the New Black's Maria Dizzia, Book of Mormon's Nikki M. James, Stronger's Miranda Richardson, You's James Scully, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Jeena Yi, and Gossip Girl's Zuzanna Szadkowski.
Is there a trailer for 'Modern Love' Season 2?
Yes, there is a trailer for Modern Love season two.
An emotional tone for the series is set by the trailer's song, titled "The Way" by Northern Irish band Snow Patrol.
The trailer flicks through a series of relationships spanning the world and teases, "inspired by the column column from The New York Times, the acclaimed series returns. Inspired by 8 true stories. This time, love breaks all the rules."
Modern Love Season 2 premieres Friday, August 13, on Amazon Prime Video.
