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Young Love (TV series)

Young Love is an American animated sitcom created by Matthew A. Cherry, based on the 2019 short film Hair Love. It premiered on Max on September 21, 2023 and ended on October 19, 2023 with 12 episodes.

Plot

Taken after the events of Hair Love, parents Angela Young and Stephen Love and their daughter Zuri live in the West Side of Chicago. Angela works as a hair stylist at a salon. Stephen works as an electronic musician who collaborates with famous artists. Zuri Young Love is a funny and happy-go-lucky kid who loves her parents, her grandparents, Gigi & Russell Young, and especially her cat, Rocky.

Voice cast

  • Scott Mescudi as Stephen Love, the father of Zuri, and the boyfriend of Angela He works as an electronic musician and DJ.
  • Issa Rae as Angela Young, the mother of Zuri, and the girlfriend of Stephen. She had cancer where she lost her own hair due to chemotherapy. 2 months later, she's now declared cancer-free and returned back to working as a hairstylist at Lavish Life Salon.
  • Loretta Devine as Gigi Young, Angela's mother, Stephen's mother-in-law, and Zuri's maternal grandmother. She is affectionate about everyone, especially with her daughter, Angela.
  • Harry Lennix as Russell Young, Angela's father, Stephen's father-in-law, and Zuri's maternal grandfather. He claims that Stephen has squatted inside his house.
  • Tamar Braxton as Star.
  • Brooke Monroe Conaway as Zuri Micaela Young Love, Angela and Stephen's daughter, and Gigi and Russell's granddaughter. She is silly and affectionate, although she can be really mean at times. Her middle name, "Micaela" was revealed in the episode, Faith Love.

Episodes

Mark A. Davis serves as supervising director.

Production

On July 7, 2020, HBO Max ordered a 12-episode animated series titled Young Love, based on the 2019 short film Hair Love. Matthew A. Cherry, who directed the film, and Carl Jones would serve as showrunners, and the series would be produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Blue Key Entertainment and Lion Forge Animation. Issa Rae reprises her role as the mother, now officially named Angela, while Scott Mescudi voices Stephen.

Release

The series premiered on September 21, 2023. The first episode, "Self Love" was also released on YouTube and Video on Demand.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating based on 17 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "'Vibrantly animated and brimming with authentic observations about family, Young Love is exemplary wholesome entertainment." Metacritic assigned a score of 80 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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