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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.
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Episode 1
"Driving, with the top down, I’m reminded that I too can shift gears, face risk, handle inconvenience — and survive tragedy. My partner, eyes misting, says: 'You love that car. And your husband was an extraordinary man.'"
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Minnie Driver, Tom Burke, Don Wycherley, Simon Delaney, Zara Devlin, Keith McErlean, Lorraine Abellard, Clare Aherne
Episode 2
"I'm a vampire, basically — going to bed around 8 or 9 a.m. and waking around 4 or 5 p.m. First dates usually go OK because they’re in the evening, but complications quickly arise."
Directed by Jesse PeretzWritten by Sarah HeywardGuest stars Zoë Chao, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Aparna Nancherla, Rachel B. Joyce, Aristeo F. Kardi, Kerry Flanagan, Arash DeMaxi, Alex Montaldo
Episode 3
"We met on a train. A perfect, flirtatious, six hours. The beginning of our love story? Trusting in the power of the universe, we hadn’t exchanged mobile numbers. Sometimes, a romantic plan isn’t enough."
Directed by John CarneyWritten by John CarneyGuest stars Kit Harington, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Miranda Richardson, John Byrne, Cathy Costello, Emma Doran, Eddie Jackson
Episode 4
"He was everything a 10-year-old girl could ever hope for in a man. It was decided; I was in love. I started to wonder if the glow from my wedding dress would make him look washed-out. I began devising a plan in which he and I would end up '2gether 4ever,' as all my notebooks stated."
Directed by Marta CunninghamWritten by Dime Davis, Marta Cunningham, Sarra-Jane Piat-KellyGuest stars Jessica Lee, Isaac Powell, Dominique Fishback, Darius Jordan Lee, Milan Ray, Pierson Salvador, Anthony M. Bertram, Kezii Curtis
Episode 5
"In retrospect, maybe I should have known who I was the first time I went looking for a quiz called 'Am I gay?' But I didn’t."
Directed by Celine Held, Logan GeorgeWritten by Logan George, Celine HeldGuest stars Lulu Wilson, Angela Grovey, Pearl Zeldin, Telci Huynh, Damien Galvez, Akira Golz, Nia Minott, Kenneth Aikens
Episode 6
"A few months later, I was in the psychologist’s reception room, paying for my fourth really good cry, when a woman carrying a child walked in. I didn’t recognize her at first, and then I remembered her face. 'Are you the wife of the guy my wife is having an affair with?' I asked tactlessly. 'Yeah,' she said. 'But we’re not together anymore.'"
Directed by John CrowleyWritten by Susan Soon He StantonGuest stars Garrett Hedlund, Anna Paquin, Ben Rappaport, Jeena Yi, Susan Blackwell, Deshawn Wyatte, Matt Wall, Mandela Bellamy
Episode 7
"I don’t remember his last name. He was handsome, with a nice smile and startlingly blue eyes. The sex was good, I think. We didn’t know each other well. We never would."
Directed by Andrew RannellsWritten by Andrew RannellsGuest stars Marquis Rodriguez, Zane Pais, James Scully, Nikki M. James, Kathryn Gallagher, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Don Castro, Larry Owens
Episode 8
"On this night, long after we had thrown in the towel on us, here we were again, crawling back into the ring. This time, though, it would be different. We just never imagined how different it would become, or how quickly."
Directed by John CarneyWritten by Kieran CarneyGuest stars Sophie Okonedo, Tobias Menzies, Savannah Skinner-Henry, Ellie-Mae Siame, Eileen Walsh, Aislín McGuckin, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Lucy Cray-Miller
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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