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Created byMatthew A. Cherry
Based onHair Love
by Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce W. Smith
Starring
  • Kid Cudi
  • Issa Rae
  • Loretta Devine
  • Harry Lennix
  • Tamar Braxton
  • Brooke Monroe Conaway
Theme music composerTaylor Graves
Composers
  • Amanda Jones
  • Taylor Graves
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • David Stewart II
  • Carl Reed
  • Carl Jones
  • Karen Rupert Toliver
  • Monica A. Young
  • Matthew A. Cherry
ProducerKaren Malach
Running time20–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMax
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2023 (2023-09-21) –
present

Young Love is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matthew A. Cherry, based on the 2019 short film Hair Love. It premiered on Max on September 21, 2023.

Voice cast[]

  • Kid Cudi as Stephen Love
  • Issa Rae as Angela Young
  • Brooke Monroe Conaway as Zuri Young Love
  • Loretta Devine as Gigi Young
  • Harry Lennix as Russell Young

Episodes[]

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, named Angela, while Kid Cudi voices Stephen.[1]

Release[]

The series premiered on September 21, 2023.[2][3][4]

Reception[]

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "'Vibrantly animated and brimming with authentic observations about family, Young Love is exemplary wholesome entertainment."[5] Metacritic assigned a score of 80 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

References[]

  1. HBO Max Orders 'Young Love' Animated Series Based on 'Hair Love' Short Film by Matthew A Cherry. The Wrap.
  2. Sony Pictures Animation's Bold Past, Present and Future (December 29, 2022).
  3. Kid Cudi and Issa Rae are styling parents in the first 'Young Love' trailer (en).
  4. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What's New on Max This September". Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom (Press release). August 28, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. Template:Cite Rotten Tomatoes
  6. Template:Cite Metacritic

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