In March 2024, Roisin Gallagher was nominated in the "Female performance in a comedy programme" category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.
Filming took place in Belfast in the summer of 2022. Johnny Flynn said his character was a "younger Andrew Marr or Robert Peston."
Johnny Flynn and Roisin Gallagher were announced as part of the cast in June 2022. In July 2022, Alice Eve was added to the cast. Game of Thrones (2011) star Conleth Hill will also star in the series as Janet's supermarket boss.
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.
The Lovers (2023) is a romantic comedy 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. It premiered on September 7, 2023.