''Love Me'' is an Australian drama series and the first original production of streaming service Binge, that premiered on 26 December 2021. Set in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

, ''Love Me'' is a story about love, loss, and relationship complexity for the father, daughter, and son of a contemporary, middle-class Australian family. The season one, six-part series is directed by Emma Freeman with lead writer Alison Bell, and writers Leon Ford, Adele Vuko, and Blake Ayshford. Season two premiered on 6 April 2023. The ensemble cast includes

Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is a British actor. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Born in Colonia ...

Bojana Novakovic Bojana Novakovic (, sr-Latn, Bojana Novaković) is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the police procedural television series ''Instinct'' (2018–2019). In film, she has appeared in '' Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Edge of Dark ...

, William Lodder, and

Sarah Peirse Sarah Peirse is a New Zealand actress who works on both screen and stage. She is best known for her roles as Honora Rieper in ''Heavenly Creatures'' and as Kate in ''Rain''. Career Screen Peirse played two very different mothers — Honora Ri ...

, along with

Bob Morley Robert Alfred Morley (born 20 December 1984) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Bellamy Blake in The CW's ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2014–2020). He first became known as Drew Curtis (Home and Away), Drew Curtis in th ...

, Heather Mitchell, Celia Pacquola, Mitzi Ruhlmann, and

Shalom Brune-Franklin Shalom Brune-Franklin is a British and Australian actress. She is known for playing Private Maisie Richards in the BBC series '' Our Girl'', Umm Khulthum in ''The State'', Ella in '' Love Me'' and Aoife in the Australian series ''Doctor Doctor' ...

. ''Love Me'' is produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford of Aquarius Films and executive produced by Michael Brooks and Hamish Lewis (Warner Bros.). Executive producers for the Foxtel Group are Brian Walsh, Alison Hurbert-Burns, and Lana Greenhalgh.

Premise

''Love Me'' is a story about relationship complexity for the father, daughter, and son of the Mathieson family, who are middle-class Australians living in Melbourne. Triggered by the death of the disabled mother, cared for by the father at home for some years, the three stumble in their lives. The premise is that finding each other in such a situation is a slow process. In series 1, Clara, a doctor, (Bojana Novakovic), Aaron (William Lodder), a 20-something law student, and their father Glenn (Hugo Weaving) are introduced, each with romantic entanglements. Melbourne scenes and occasionally Sorrento figure strongly in the series. Series 2 picks up nine months later with new challenges in their romantic relationships. Clara and partner Peter are trying to have a baby. Aaron is now a father to a baby with ex-girlfriend Ella (Shalom Brune-Franklin). Glenn's new partner is Anita (Heather Mitchell).

Cast

Main / regular

as Clara Mathieson *

as Glen Mathieson * William Lodder as Aaron Mathieson *

as Peter K * Heather Mitchell as Anita *

as Christine Mathieson * Mitzi Ruhlmann as Jesse *

as Ella * Celia Pacquola as Sacha * John Augustine Sharp as Max

Guests

* Georgina Naidu as Sonia (2 episodes) *

Kym Gyngell Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in ''B ...

as Richard (4 episodes) *

Louise Siversen Louise Siversen is an Australian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Lou Kelly in ''Prisoner'' (1984–1986), Debbie in '' The Flying Doctors'' (1988–1990), and 2012-2017 Heather Looby in '' House Husbands''. She has a ...

as Judith (2 episodes) * Phoenix Raei as Johan (2 episodes)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2023)

Production

''Love Me'' is based on the acclaimed Swedish series, ''Älska mig'' created by

Josephine Bornebusch Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress and director. Career Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child. She began her acting career in the Swedish drama series ''Rederiet'' ...

. ''Love Me'' is a

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

International Television Production Australia production in association with Aquarius Films for the Foxtel Group. Major production investment from

Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

and financed with support from

Film Victoria VicScreen, formerly known as Film Victoria, is the Victoria State Government's creative and economic screen development agency. It supports screen industry professionals, infrastructure, projects and events, promoting the state of Victoria as ...

through production investment and the Regional Location Assistance Fund. The series is produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford ( Aquarius Films) and executive produced by Michael Brooks and Hamish Lewis (Warner Bros.) Brian Walsh, Alison Hurbert-Burnside, and Lana Greenhalgh (Foxtel). Set in

, Victoria, season one was shot during 2021. The season one, six-part series is directed by Emma Freeman with lead writer Alison Bell, and writers Leon Ford, Adele Vuko, and Blake Ayshford.

Broadcast

The first season premiered on Binge on 26 December 2021. On the eve of the Australian TV Week 2022

Logie Awards The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and ...

, where ''Love Me'' received seven nominations, Binge announced a second season. Season two premiered on 6 April 2023.

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Me (Australian Tv series) 2021 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian drama television series Australian English-language television shows Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in Melbourne Australian television series based on Swedish television series