AMC Networks’ Sundance is now aboard the Sky comedy drama “The Lovers”

Exclusive: Sundance Now has joined Sky’s British comedy-drama series lovers, retains its rights in the United States and Canada. The AMC Networks streamer is expected to enter the show in a few weeks and Deadline can confirm his involvement.

Sundance Now will co-produce the show, which is on its way I want, life Y adoptive doctor Produced by Drama Republic Sky Studios. Roana Benn and Rebecca De Souza are executive producers of Drama Republic, with editors Liz Lewin and Manpreet Dosanjh serving as executive producers for Sky Studios. Hannah Pescod is also executive producer and Chris Martin is the producer. David Ireland is the screenwriter and Justin Martin is the director.

Rossin Gallagher (Fall), Johnny Flynn (beast emma) and Conlet Hill (game of Thrones) Star and Alice Eve (Star Trek in the dark) will play the main support role, as we told you a few weeks ago.

The series follows Janet (Gallagher), a supermarket worker who doesn’t care about anything, including her life, and Seamus (Flynn), a handsome self-centered political announcer who seems to be living a perfect life in London and a famous boyfriend. . . Vigil). When they meet suddenly, they get along instantly and at the same time are inextricably attracted to each other.

The series, which began shooting in Belfast this summer, will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic and the streaming service Now, while Sky’s cousin of the Comcast family, NBCUniversal Global Distribution, will sell the show internationally.

Sundance Now often hits the UK market for shows. Just this year it debuted in the United States. ten percentBritish remake of Netflix’s French hit call my agentand bought show judgment, to suspect Y Ana From BTI studies. it also flows discovery of witches, connection status, riviera, Backwards, des Y He drowned among others.