How William Jackson Harper Embraced the Scariness of Rom-Coms for Love Life

The second season of HBO Max’s Love Life introduced a major change, swapping out its hapless heroine Darby (Anna Kendrick) for Marcus Watkins, a “happily” married book editor played by Emmy-nominee William Jackson Harper. But the spirit of the show remained very much the same. “It’s almost like each season is its own movie,” said Love Life creator and co-showrunner Sam Boyd over Zoom, joined by co-showrunners Bridget Bedard and Rachelle Williams-BenAry. “I personally think of season two as being like Evil Dead II, where the sequel is basically a remake, but better.” While Boyd is quick to clarify that… Read Full Article