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An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by true events.
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An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that might not have been a date. An unconventional new family. These are unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by true events.
Cast, crew and production details
Brandon Victor DixonDaniel
Jane AlexanderMargot
James SaitoKenji
Dev PatelJoshua
Anne HathawayLexi Donohue
Gary CarrJeff
John Gallagher Jr.Rob
Julia GarnerMaddy
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Episode 1
“Ours was a common and unsung friendship, that between women living in New York, single and alone, and the doormen who take care of them, acting as gatekeepers, bodyguards, confidants and father figures.”
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Brandon Victor Dixon, Cristin Milioti, Laurentiu Possa, Marin Ashby, Daniel Reece, Charles Warburton, Cameisha Cotton, Meg Gibson
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Episode 2
“I tossed out one last question: ‘Have you ever been in love?’ No one, he said, had ever asked him that in an interview. ‘Yes,’ he finally answered. ‘But I didn’t realize it until it was too late.’ Then he asked me to turn off my recorder. I hit Stop."
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Dev Patel, Catherine Keener, Caitlin McGee, Andy Garcia, Erik Jensen, Iris Beaumier, Les Gardonyi, Kate Grimes
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Episode 3
“My personal life was another story. In love there’s no hiding: You have to let someone know who you are, but I didn’t have a clue who I was from one moment to the next.”
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Anne Hathaway, Gary Carr, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Judd Hirsch, Jane Beaird, Savvy Crawford, Delaney Moro, Daphne Zelle
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Episode 4
“We rallied, not with the adrenaline-pumping determination to win at all costs, but with the patience and control that came with not wanting it to be over: not the summer, not our son’s childhood, not this game, ever.”
Directed by Sharon HorganWritten by Sharon HorganGuest stars Tina Fey, John Slattery, Sarita Choudhury, Aidan Fiske, Arden Wolfe, Ted Allen, Angela Hall, Amy Hohn
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Episode 5
“There is never a good time to fall off your couch onto a martini glass and begin losing a dangerous amount of blood, but having this happen in the middle of a promising date is an especially bad time.”
Directed by Tom HallWritten by Tom HallGuest stars John Gallagher Jr., Sofia Boutella, Erinn Anova, Chris Kepford, Rebecca Kling, Josh Marcantel, Kam Perez
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Episode 6
“He was very handsome. He wore gray turtleneck sweaters and smelled like mint aftershave and old books. He was 55 and recently divorced for the second time. He was my father. He wasn't really my father.”
Directed by Emmy RossumWritten by Audrey WellsGuest stars Julia Garner, Shea Whigham, Myha'la, Seth Andrew Bridges, Mike Cabellon, Rolando Chusan, Thursday Farrar, Liam Garten
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Episode 7
“There was no guarantee that doing an open adoption would get us a baby any faster… in fact, our agency warned us that, as a gay male couple, we might be in for a long wait.”
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Olivia Cooke, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Andrew Scott, Ed Sheeran, Francico Cubria-Franco, Fidel Cubria-Franco, Sandi DeGeorge, Claire McClanahan
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Episode 8
“Old love is different. In our 70s and 80s, we had been through enough of life’s ups and downs to know who we were, and we had learned to compromise. The finish line was drawing closer.”
Directed by Tom HallWritten by John Carney, Tom HallGuest stars Jane Alexander, James Saito, Olivia Cooke, Peter Hermann, Petronia Paley, James Waterston, Will Cooper, David J. Cork
Where to watch Modern LoveEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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