The Lovers is an upcoming Sky Atlantic television series starring Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher. It is written by David Ireland and directed by Justin Martin for Drama Republic and Sky Studios. Synopsis A foul mouthed supermarket worker (Gallagher) begins an unexpected relationship with a political television broadcaster (Flynn) who already has a seemingly perfect London life and celebrity girlfriend (Eve). Cast Johnny Flynn as Seamus Roisin Gallagher as Janet Alice Eve Conleth Hill as Philip Production The project produced by Drama Republic, in association with Sky Studios for Sky Atlantic, was announced in June 2022. AMC Network joined the production through Sundance Now in August 2022 for North American rights with NBCUniversal Global Distribution selling the show internationally. Casting Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher were announced to the cast in June 2022 In July 2022 Alice Eve was added to the cast. Filming Filming took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston". Broadcast The series will be available in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic and streaming site Now TV with a first trailer for the six-part series released on February 9, 2023. References External links Television shows filmed in Northern Ireland Television shows set in Belfast