With Love (TV series)

With Love is an American romantic comedy television series created by Gloria Calderón Kellett 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. In November 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.

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Cast and characters

Main

Emeraude Toubia as Lily Diaz
Mark Indelicato as Jorge Diaz Jr., Lily's brother
Isis King as Sol Perez, the Diaz siblings' maternal cousin and a trans non-binary oncologist
Vincent Rodriguez III as Henry Cruz, Jorge's boyfriend
Rome Flynn as Santiago Zayas
Desmond Chiam 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., the Diaz siblings' father
Constance Marie as Beatriz Diaz, 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 as Laz Zayas, Santiago's father
Renée Victor as Marta Delgado, the Diaz siblings and Sol's grandmother
Pepe Serna as Luis Delgado, Marta's husband
Gloria Calderón Kellett as Gladys Delgado, Beatriz's sister and the Diaz siblings' maternal aunt
Kalen Allen as Cyn, one of Sol's best friends
EJ Johnson 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, one of Henry's best friends
Adrian Gonzalez as Javier, another one of Henry's best friends

Production

Development

On May 27, 2021, it was reported that Amazon had given the production a series order. With Love is created by Gloria Calderón Kellett who also is expected to executive produce alongside Meera Menon. The pilot is written by Kellett and directed by Menon. The production companies involved with the series are GloNation and Amazon Studios. On April 8, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a six-episode second season. On November 21, 2023, it was reported that the series was canceled after two seasons.

Casting

On June 3, 2021, Emeraude Toubia was cast to star. A day later, Mark Indelicato joined the main cast. On June 9, 2021, Rome Flynn, Isis King, Todd Grinnell, Desmond Chiam were cast as series regulars. Two days later, Constance Marie, Benito Martinez, and Vincent Rodriguez III joined the cast in starring roles. On June 28, 2021, Andre Royo was cast in a recurring capacity. On August 20, 2021, Renée Victor and Pepe Serna 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 review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 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." Metacritic, 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 in 2022.