After gifting us with a trailer featuring R&B classic “If You Love Me” from Brownstone, OWN has released a series of featurettes for upcoming romantic drama Love Is ___ that focus on the show’s characters, ’90s setting, wardrobe, hair, and sets.
From Mara Brock and Salim Akil (Black Lightning),Love Is ___ follows Nuri (Michele Weaver) and Yasir (Will Catlett), a power couple as they navigate the intricacies of Black Hollywood. Told from the perspective of the characters’ present-day selves and primarily set in 1990’s Los Angeles, Love Is revisits the social issues and vibrant black culture of that time reflecting on how it all aligned to shape the couple they have become nearly 20 years later.
In addition to Weaver and Catlett,the series, OWN’s first attempt at a period drama,stars Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing (Hunter Street), Tyrone Marshall Brown (Chicago PD), Idara Victor (Mad Men), Kadeem Hardison (Parenthood), Clarke Peters (Treme), and Wendy Davis (Army Wives).
The series premiere of Love Is ___ airs Tuesday, June 19th at 10:00 on OWN.
Will you be watching? Do you think the show looks like it’ll fit in with the likes of The Haves and Have Nots, Queen Sugar, and Greenleaf? Does the show’s usage of multiple timelines make it stand out amid other romantic fare on television?
