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{{Draft article|Made for Love (TV series)|subject=television}}
{{Short description|2021 American TV series}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Made for Love
| image = Made for Love 2021 Television Series poster.png
| caption = Official poster
| image =
| genre =
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* [[Black comedy]]
| creator =
* [[Comedy drama]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Made for Love (2017 novel)|Made for Love]]''|[[Alissa Nutting]]}}
* [[Science fiction]]
| writer = [[Patrick Somerville]]
}}
| screenplay =
| creator = [[Alissa Nutting]] & [[Dean Bakopoulos]] and [[Patrick Somerville]] and [[Christina Lee (producer)|Christina Lee]] <!--Please do NOT change to {{Plainlist| as this is how they are credited. We go by how they are credited because this is how they choose to display in the credits.-->
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Made for Love (novel)|Made for Love]]''|Alissa Nutting}}
| director = [[S. J. Clarkson]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
* Patrick Somerville
* Alissa Nutting
* Christina Lee
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cristin Milioti]]
* [[Cristin Milioti]]
* [[Ray Romano]]
* [[Billy Magnussen]]
* [[Dan Bakkedahl]]
* [[Noma Dumezweni]]
* [[Noma Dumezweni]]
* [[Ray Romano]]
* [[Augusto Aguilera]]
* [[Caleb Foote]]
* Sarunas J. Jackson
<!--Starring cast order is according to original credits (the pilot episode). Do NOT rearrange cast order, per MOS: TV CAST. In addition, new starring cast members will be at the bottom of the list.-->
}}
}}
| music = [[Keefus Ciancia]]
| narrated =
| country = United States
| theme_music_composer =
| language = English
| country = United States
| num_seasons = 2
| language = English
| num_episodes =
| num_episodes = 16
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Christina Lee
* Alissa Nutting
* Patrick Somerville
* [[Dean Bakopoulos]]
* [[Dean Bakopoulos]]
* [[Liza Chasin]]
* [[Liza Chasin]]
* S. J. Clarkson
* [[SJ Clarkson]]
* [[Daisy Mayer]]
* Alissa Nutting
}}
}}
| producer =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Janet Knutsen
| editor =
* Cristin Milioti
| cinematography =
* Andres Anglade
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Paramount Television]]
* [[WarnerMedia Entertainment]]
}}
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
| distributor =
* Andy Morrish
| budget =
* Al LeVine
| network = [[HBO Max]]
* Anthony McAfee
| first_aired =
| last_aired =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
}}
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
* Nathaniel Goodman
* Brandon Mastrippolito
}}
| runtime = 25–29 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* Ghost Moon
* 3dot Productions
* [[Paramount Television Studios]]
}}
| network = [[HBO Max]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|4|1}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|5|19}}
}}
'''''Made for Love''''' is an American [[Science fiction on television|science fiction]] [[black comedy]]-[[Comedy drama|drama]] television series based on the 2017 [[Made for Love (novel)|novel of the same name]] by creator [[Alissa Nutting]]. The series premiered on [[HBO Max]] on April 1, 2021.<ref name="SeriesPremiere"/> It stars [[Cristin Milioti]], [[Billy Magnussen]] and [[Ray Romano]]. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 28, 2022.<ref name="S2Renewal"/><ref name="S2Premiere"/> Despite positive response to the series, in June 2022, the series was canceled after two seasons following the merger of HBO Max's parent company [[WarnerMedia]] with [[Discovery, Inc.]] to become [[Warner Bros. Discovery]].<ref name="Canceled" /><ref name="Mishra 2022">{{cite web |last1=Mishra |first1=Shrishty |date=June 10, 2022 |title='Made for Love' Cancelled After Season 2 at HBO Max |url=https://collider.com/made-for-love-season-2-cancelled-hbo-max/ |website=Collider |language=en-US |access-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612153950/https://collider.com/made-for-love-season-2-cancelled-hbo-max/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was removed from HBO Max in December 2022.<ref name="Removed HBO Max"/>


== Premise ==
'''''Made for Love''''' is an upcoming [[dark comedy]] television series based on the [[Made for Love (2017 novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Alissa Nutting]]. It will stream on the [[HBO Max]] streaming service.
After a woman escapes from a suffocating 10-year marriage to a tech billionaire, she discovers her husband had her fitted with a [[tracking device]]. The device, which he implanted in her brain, allows him to track her location, watch her live, and know her "emotional data" as she tries to regain her independence.


==Premise==
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
A woman escapes from her marriage but discovers her husband had her fitted with a high tech tracking device.
<!--Main cast order is according to original credits (the pilot episode). Do NOT rearrange cast order, per MOS:TVCAST. In addition, new main cast members will be at the bottom of the list.-->

*[[Cristin Milioti]] as Hazel Green<ref name="deadline2021">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Made For Love' Showrunner Christina Lee On Season Finale's Last Minute Twist, Elon Musk Inspiration And What's Next For Hazel & Byron |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/made-for-love-season-finale-ending-christina-lee-interview-elon-musk-1234734677/ |website=Deadline |date=15 April 2021 |access-date=26 December 2021 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226230035/https://deadline.com/2021/04/made-for-love-season-finale-ending-christina-lee-interview-elon-musk-1234734677/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Cast==
*[[Cristin Milioti]] as Hazel Green
*[[Billy Magnussen]] as Byron Gogol
*[[Dan Bakkedahl]] as Herringbone
*[[Noma Dumezweni]] as Dr Fiffany Hodeck
*[[Ray Romano]] as Herbert Green
*[[Ray Romano]] as Herbert Green
*[[Noma Dumezweni]] as Fiffany
*[[Augusto Aguilera]] as the Liver (season 1)
*[[Caleb Foote]] as Bennett Hobbes (season 2;<ref name ="CalebFpromoted"/> recurring season 1)
* Sarunas J. Jackson as Jay / Jasper (season 2;<ref name ="S2promoted&add"/> guest starring season 1)


==Production==
=== Recurring ===
*[[Patti Harrison]] as Bangles de la Morga
[[WarnerMedia]] gave the series a 10 episode greenlight in June 2019, which would see the series stream on their [[streaming service]] [[HBO Max]]. [[Patrick Somerville]] will showrun and write the series, with [[S. J. Clarkson]] directing.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/06/made-for-love-station-eleven-ordered-by-warnermedia-streaming-service-patrick-somervillemaniac-creator-paramount-tv-1202637824/ WarnerMedia Streamer Orders ‘Station Eleven’ & ‘Made For Love’ Series From Patrick Somerville & Paramount]</ref> In July, [[Cristin Milioti]] was cast to lead the series.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/07/made-for-love-cristin-milioti-star-hbo-max-series-novel-1202655066/ ‘Made For Love’: Cristin Milioti To Star In HBO Max Series Based On Novel]</ref> [[Ray Romano]] was added in September, with his deal only for one season.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2019/09/ray-romano-star-made-for-love-hbo-max-series-based-novel-1202744488/ Ray Romano To Star In HBO Max Series ‘Made For Love’ Based On Novel]</ref>
*[[Kym Whitley]] as Judiff
* Dutch Johnson as Bruce
*[[Raymond Lee (actor)|Raymond Lee]] as Keefus / Jeff (season 2)
* Angela Lin as Dr. Hau (season 2)<ref name ="S2promoted&add"/>
* [[Ashley Madekwe]] as Zelda (season 2)
* [[Chris Diamantopoulos]] as Agent Hank Walsh (season 2)<ref name ="S2promoted&add"/>
* [[Travis Van Winkle]] as Aaron Benson (season 2)
* [[James Urbaniak]] as Gogol interviewer (season 2)
* [[Paula Abdul]] as Anydoors (season 2)<ref name ="S2promoted&add"/>


==References==
== Production ==
=== Development ===
''Made for Love'' is an adaptation of the [[Made for Love (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Alissa Nutting]].<ref name="deadline2021" /> [[WarnerMedia]] gave the series a greenlight in June 2019 for their [[streaming service]] [[HBO Max]]. [[Patrick Somerville]] was the original season one showrunner and writer, with [[S. J. Clarkson]] directing.<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 25, 2019 |title=WarnerMedia Streamer Orders 'Station Eleven' & 'Made For Love' Series From Patrick Somerville & Paramount |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/made-for-love-station-eleven-ordered-by-warnermedia-streaming-service-patrick-somervillemaniac-creator-paramount-tv-1202637824/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803130416/https://deadline.com/2019/06/made-for-love-station-eleven-ordered-by-warnermedia-streaming-service-patrick-somervillemaniac-creator-paramount-tv-1202637824/ |url-status=live |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |website=Deadline |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> He was replaced as season one showrunner by Christina <ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/made-for-love-showrunner-warner-bros-tv-overall-deal-1234960531/</ref> Lee. ''Made for Love'' was the first original series from HBO Max.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=June 10, 2022 |title='Made For Love' Canceled By HBO Max After Two Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/made-for-love-canceled-hbo-max-after-two-seasons-1235043136/ |website=Deadline |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613084253/https://deadline.com/2022/06/made-for-love-canceled-hbo-max-after-two-seasons-1235043136/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 28, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 28, 2021 |title='Made For Love' Renewed For Second Season On HBO Max |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/made-for-love-renewed-for-second-season-hbo-max-1234782782/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628174846/https://deadline.com/2021/06/made-for-love-renewed-for-second-season-hbo-max-1234782782/ |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live |website=Deadline |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> Executive producers [[Christina Lee (producer)|Christina Lee]] and [[Alissa Nutting]] were showrunners for season two.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |last2=Cordero |first2=Rosy |date=November 11, 2021 |title='Made For Love': Sarunas J. Jackson Upped To Series Regular As HBO Max Adds Chris Diamantopoulos, Angela Lin & Paula Abdul To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/made-for-love-sarunas-j-jackson-upped-to-series-regular-as-hbo-max-adds-chris-diamantopoulos-angela-lin-paula-abdul-to-cast-1234869094/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218082806/https://deadline.com/2021/11/made-for-love-sarunas-j-jackson-upped-to-series-regular-as-hbo-max-adds-chris-diamantopoulos-angela-lin-paula-abdul-to-cast-1234869094/ |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |url-status=live |website=Deadline |access-date=December 26, 2021}}</ref> The series was canceled after two seasons on June 10, 2022.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=June 10, 2022 |title='Made for Love' Canceled at HBO Max After Two Seasons (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/made-for-love-canceled-hbo-max-1235289890/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610203931/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/made-for-love-canceled-hbo-max-1235289890/ |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |url-status=live |website=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> An official statement on the series cancellation from representatives from HBO Max said:
{{Blockquote |text="We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of [[Alissa Nutting]], Christina Lee, [[Cristin Milioti|Cristin]], [[Billy Magnussen|Billy]], [[Ray Romano|Ray]], and the entire '''Made for Love''' cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone's favorite synthetic love interest, Diane. Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds."<ref name="Mishra 2022"/>}}
Made for Love was removed from HBO Max in late December 2022.<ref name="Removed HBO Max">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=December 14, 2022 |title='Raised By Wolves' & 'The Time Traveler's Wife' Among Other Titles Being Removed From HBO Max As Warner Bros Discovery Lines Up FAST Plans |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/raised-by-wolves-the-time-travelers-wife-among-other-titles-being-removed-from-hbo-max-as-warner-bros-discovery-lines-up-fast-plans-1235199433/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |access-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103003945/https://deadline.com/2022/12/raised-by-wolves-the-time-travelers-wife-among-other-titles-being-removed-from-hbo-max-as-warner-bros-discovery-lines-up-fast-plans-1235199433/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
In July 2019, [[Cristin Milioti]] was cast to lead the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=July 29, 2019 |title='Made For Love': Cristin Milioti To Star In HBO Max Series Based On Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/made-for-love-cristin-milioti-star-hbo-max-series-novel-1202655066/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516113740/https://deadline.com/2019/07/made-for-love-cristin-milioti-star-hbo-max-series-novel-1202655066/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ray Romano]] was added in September 2019, with his deal only for one season.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |date=September 25, 2019 |title=Ray Romano To Star In HBO Max Series 'Made For Love' Based On Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/ray-romano-star-made-for-love-hbo-max-series-based-novel-1202744488/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303160358/https://deadline.com/2019/09/ray-romano-star-made-for-love-hbo-max-series-based-novel-1202744488/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Noma Dumezweni]] would join in October 2019, with [[Billy Magnussen]], [[Dan Bakkedahl]] and [[Augusto Aguilera]] added in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/made-for-love-noma-dumezweni-cast-hbo-max-series-based-novel-1202770952/|title='Made For Love': Noma Dumezweni Cast In HBO Max Series Based On Novel|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Greg|last=Evans|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526231013/https://deadline.com/2019/10/made-for-love-noma-dumezweni-cast-hbo-max-series-based-novel-1202770952/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/billy-magnussen-hbo-max-series-made-for-love-alissa-nutting-1202776641/|title=Billy Magnussen Boards HBO Max Series 'Made For Love' Based On Alissa Nutting Novel|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506173323/https://deadline.com/2019/11/billy-magnussen-hbo-max-series-made-for-love-alissa-nutting-1202776641/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/made-for-love-dan-bakkedahl-augusto-aguilera-cast-hbo-max-series-1202785129/|title='Made For Love': Dan Bakkedahl & Augusto Aguilera Join HBO Max Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114233027/https://deadline.com/2019/11/made-for-love-dan-bakkedahl-augusto-aguilera-cast-hbo-max-series-1202785129/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, [[Raymond Lee (actor)|Raymond Lee]] was cast in a recurring role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/made-for-love-raymond-lee-recur-hbo-max-series-1202815531/|title='Made For Love': Raymond Lee To Recur In HBO Max Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408002131/https://deadline.com/2019/12/made-for-love-raymond-lee-recur-hbo-max-series-1202815531/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, [[Caleb Foote]] was promoted as a series regular for the second season.<ref name="CalebFpromoted">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/made-for-love-actor-caleb-foote-upped-to-series-regular-on-season-2-of-max-original-series-1234798231/|title='Made For Love' Actor Caleb Foote Upped To Series Regular On Season 2 Of Max Original Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722165519/https://deadline.com/2021/07/made-for-love-actor-caleb-foote-upped-to-series-regular-on-season-2-of-max-original-series-1234798231/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, Sarunas J. Jackson who guest starred on the first season was promoted to a series regular while [[Chris Diamantopoulos]] and Angela Lin were cast in recurring roles with [[Paula Abdul]] to guest star for the second season.<ref name="S2promoted&add">{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |last2=White |first2=Peter |date=November 5, 2021 |title='Made For Love': Sarunas J. Jackson Upped To Series Regular As HBO Max Adds Chris Diamantopoulos, Angela Lin & Paula Abdul To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/made-for-love-sarunas-j-jackson-upped-to-series-regular-as-hbo-max-adds-chris-diamantopoulos-angela-lin-paula-abdul-to-cast-1234869094/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105203340/https://deadline.com/2021/11/made-for-love-sarunas-j-jackson-upped-to-series-regular-as-hbo-max-adds-chris-diamantopoulos-angela-lin-paula-abdul-to-cast-1234869094/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
=== Series overview ===
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=== Season 1 (2021) ===
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = User One
|DirectedBy = [[Stephanie Laing]]
|WrittenBy = [[Alissa Nutting]] & [[Dean Bakopoulos]] & [[Patrick Somerville]] & [[Christina Lee (producer)|Christina Lee]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|1}}
|ShortSummary = Hazel Green, wife of billionaire tech CEO Byron Gogol, escapes from the Hub, a massive virtual reality complex where they lived together for 10 years without leaving. She hitches a ride with a radio DJ who drops her off. Hazel, fearing she is being tracked, runs into a strip club and steals some clothes. Lyle, an employee close to her husband, finds Hazel and in the ensuing encounter she chops off some of his fingers then flees. Hazel hitches a ride to her dad's hometown, where she encounters a stranger receiving a call from Byron, informing her that Byron has implanted a device called "Made For Love" in her brain that tracks her sight, emotions, and whereabouts. Hazels runs into her dad's home where she finds him having sex with a [[sex doll]] named Diane. In shock, she faints and falls over.

'''Flashback''': 24 hours before escaping, Hazel's every move is being tracked by Byron's devices. She attends Gogol Inc's board meeting, where Byron reveals he knows she is lying about being happy.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = I Want a Divorce
|DirectedBy = [[Alethea Jones]]
|WrittenBy = Alissa Nutting & Dean Bakopoulos & Patrick Somerville & Christina Lee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|1}}
|ShortSummary = Hazel wakes up and tells her father, Herb, that she wants to leave Byron. She leaves the house with a shotgun, and encounters Lyle again. After failing to convince her to come with him, she shoots him several times, leaving him injured. Herb picks Hazel up and they try to find Herb's old plane to help her escape. They go to a bar called The Spotted Rose where Herb joins a [[mechanical bull]]-riding contest against the new owners of the plane - if he wins, Hazel can borrow the plane. Unfortunately, Herb is thrown off the bull and the two head back to Herb's house in defeat, only to find Byron and several security detail waiting for them. Hazel walks in and tells Byron, "I want a divorce."

'''Flashback''': Hazel loses consciousness, shattering a glass. Byron's lackeys shave off a lock of her hair and surgically implant the Made for Love chip in her brain.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = I Want This Thing Out of My Head
|DirectedBy = Alethea Jones
|WrittenBy = Alissa Nutting & [[Sarah Solemani]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|1}}
|ShortSummary = Byron argues with Hazel about her indecisiveness and how he loves her even if she never fully loved him. Hazel sees through his manipulation, and when she asks to be able to take walks and smell things, he offers to make improvements on the Hub. She goes on a walk and finds the bartender from The Spotted Rose. She asks the bartender to masturbate while looking at her, which Byron witnesses via the chip. Byron leaves Herb's house in a fit of rage but once in bed, he watches her on his phone.

'''Flashback''': Hazel and Byron are interviewed for an episode of ''Weekend America'' where viewers learn more about the Hub, the secret little virtual world where recluse Byron has hidden away with Hazel since their first date (which ended in elopement). An interview is also made with Dr. Hodeck who reveals the chip implant was meant to help collect data on animals' emotions. When Byron unveils a commercial, starring him and a virtual likeness of Hazel, for the chip that will allow a couple to merge their consciousness, Hazel is visibly unsettled by the idea. It's also revealed that Dr. Hodeck's test subject, a dolphin named Zelda, helped Hazel escape the Hub by showing her a secret panel in the pool.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = I Want a New Life
|DirectedBy = Stephanie Laing
|WrittenBy = Kim Steele & Sarah McCarron
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
|ShortSummary = In an effort to convince Hazel to come back to the Hub, Byron seeks to build a smell cube for her, and sends his assistant Bennett out to provide Hazel with some sample scents. Herb demands Hazel pay rent to continue staying with him. To make ends meet, Hazel steals phones from unwitting Yoga students and pawns them. She encounters her old friend Bangles at the pawn shop just as Bennett arrives to have Hazel smell the samples. Bangles and Hazel force Bennett to leave. They go back to Herb's home and after drinking alcohol, they taunt Byron by having Bangles [[mooning|moon]] Hazel, which Byron sees through her eyes. Meanwhile, Dr. Hodeck tries to find Zelda, fearing Byron did something to the dolphin that inadvertently helped Hazel escape.

'''Flashback''': During Hazel's college years, Byron finds Hazel scamming college students by selling fraudulent tickets. He asks her out on a first date, which is in a mobile virtual reality cube. After awing her by showing her the capabilities of the cube, he convinces her to marry him and to leave with him on the same night.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = I Want a Lawyer
|DirectedBy = Stephanie Laing
|WrittenBy = Christina Lee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
|ShortSummary = At the recommendation of Bangles, Hazel and her father go to a bowling alley to meet with a divorce lawyer who owes her cousin a favor. After much hesitation, Hazel reveals her husband is the billionaire tech mogul, Byron Gogol. The lawyer believes the chip in her brain is their ace, and physical proof he did something to her without her consent but seeing all this, Byron quickly hacks into the bowling alley TVs (showing incriminating photos of the lawyer) and after a quick phone call, the lawyer runs off. Byron commands Bennett to implant a chip into his head so he and Hazel can fully merge, even though Dr. Hodeck had previously warned that would kill her. Dr. Hodeck makes a deal with her ex-husband to sell the chip, the most valuable, revolutionary piece of software and she recruits Lyle to help find Hazel - they find her collapsed on a road after the apparent merge.

'''Flashback''': Dr Hodeck presents the revolutionary application of a cranial chip implant via data collected from Zelda. Her excitement over the possibilities of animal communication is stopped when Byron insists the chip would be better used in human application so there would be no secrets or lies between people.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = I Want You to Give a F*** About Me
|DirectedBy = Stephanie Laing
|WrittenBy = Sarah McCarron & [[Sarah LaBrie]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|8}}
|ShortSummary = After telling Dr. Hodeck and Lyle that she now does not want the chip removed (as per the lawyer's advice), she is ultimately let go and Dr. Hodeck decides to give money to Lyle, who had his entire identity erased by Byron for apparently helping Hazel earlier. When Dr. Hodeck tries to quit, Byron traps her in the "pasture cube". Feeling betrayed and frustrated, Byron runs several beach simulations to try and figure out how to win over Hazel before realizing he needs to experience the real world, despite his fear and loathing of it. After Hazel gets upset that her father didn't care she was missing for hours, he brings an old flame to help her - Sister Judiff. The newly converted nun promises to get information but they can never see each other so Byron won't know who she is and try to scare her off. Hazel and her father go to visit her mother's grave and find it's gone because her father sold the burial plot.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = I Want to Feel Normal
|DirectedBy = Stephanie Laing
|WrittenBy = Alissa Nutting
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|15}}
|ShortSummary = Hazel gets a job cleaning bathrooms at the bowling alley, hoping the things she sees repulses Byron. He's not actually watching her though because he insisted on trying to be normal while out in the real world, and got himself cornered by paparazzi. Lyle takes Bennett hostage and tries to bargain for his job and his identity back. Byron initially accepts his deal before leading him into the pasture cube to join Dr. Hodeck. Hazel convinces his dad to take his "synthetic companion" out on a real date. Byron gives a live press conference to the paparazzi and makes sure the TVs at the restaurant are tuned into his announcement about wanting to connect on a personal level. Hazel gets a chance to fly the plane her father built and sold, if only to feel a little taste of freedom. When Hazel and her father go home, they're greeted by one of Byron's drones - that drops off divorce papers.

'''Flashback''': For their anniversary, Hazel cautiously suggests the two of them go out to see a concert by her old favorite band, Warpaint. Byron hesitates and she backpedals but he quickly agrees. She is initially excited for a chance to leave the Hub and finally interact with the real world but finds he created a virtual replica of the concert venue into a cube, and hired the band. She offers a strained smile while he covers his ears, not liking the music.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Let's Meet
|DirectedBy = Stephanie Laing
|WrittenBy = Alissa Nutting & Patrick Somerville & Christina Lee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|15}}
|ShortSummary = At Byron's request, Hazel meets him in person to sign the divorce papers but she picks the location - the local Sunrise Diner. He tries to argue for her to come back to the Hub, claiming things are better in his artificial, digital perfection than out in the real world but she is adamant she was imprisoned with no choices in her life. They go back and forth with him offering to be vulnerable and surprising them both with how much he lets loose. She still wants a divorce and he offers one last plea. Judiff and Herb head to the diner to spy on them and overhear Byron revealing to Hazel that her father has pancreatic cancer and if she goes back with him, he can save her father with his technology. She initially doesn't believe him and meets with her dad back home to celebrate her divorce with drinks. In the end, Hazel drugs her father and takes him and his things with her to the Hub where Byron is waiting for her.

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=== Season 2 (2022)===
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = I Have a Rotten Finger
|DirectedBy = [[Daisy von Scherler Mayer|Daisy Mayer]]
|WrittenBy = Christina Lee & Alissa Nutting
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|28}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = We're Losing Time
|DirectedBy = Daisy Mayer
|WrittenBy = Jovan Robinson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|28}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Diane...We're In Trouble
|DirectedBy = Lisa Satriano
|WrittenBy = Shepard Boucher
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|5}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Another Byron, Another Hazel
|DirectedBy = Nathaniel Goodman
|WrittenBy = Christina Lee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|5}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = You're Not the First
|DirectedBy = Daisy von Scherler Mayer
|WrittenBy = Alissa Nutting
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Alice? Are You Listening?
|DirectedBy = Daisy von Scherler Mayer
|WrittenBy = Shepard Boucher & Asmin Pathare
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Under Open Sky
|DirectedBy = [[Wendey Stanzler]]
|WrittenBy = Christina Lee & Alissa Nutting
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|19}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Hazel vs. Hazel
|DirectedBy = Wendey Stanzler
|WrittenBy = Christina Lee & Alissa Nutting
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|19}}
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==Release==
The series premiered on April 1, 2021, with the first 3 episodes available immediately.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite press release|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/made-love-debuts-april-1-hbo-max|title=MADE FOR LOVE Debuts April 1 on HBO Max|website=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322203636/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/made-love-debuts-april-1-hbo-max|archive-date=March 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season premiered on April 28, 2022, with two episodes being released weekly.<ref name="S2Premiere">{{cite press release|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/april-stream-flight-attendant-black-lady-sketch-show-barry-survivor-we-own-city-tony|title=This April Stream "The Flight Attendant," "A Black Lady Sketch Show," "Barry," "The Survivor," "We Own This City," "Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off," And More On HBO Max|website=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=March 21, 2022|access-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321213454/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/april-stream-flight-attendant-black-lady-sketch-show-barry-survivor-we-own-city-tony|archive-date=March 21, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pateman |first1=Daniel |date=April 29, 2022 |title=How to watch Made for Love season 2 online and stream all-new episodes where you are now |url=https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/how-to-watch-made-for-love-season-2-online-and-stream-all-new-episodes-where-you-are |website=Tech Radar |access-date=May 21, 2022 |quote=Made for Love season 2 is available exclusively on HBO Max in the US from Thursday, April 28, with two episodes ready to stream immediately. You'll then get a double-helping of episodes each week, with the final episodes landing on May 19. |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521000015/https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/how-to-watch-made-for-love-season-2-online-and-stream-all-new-episodes-where-you-are |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
=== Critical response ===
For the first season, [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported an approval rating of 94% based on 54 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.20/10. The website's critics consensus reads,"''Made for Love''{{'s}} satirical riffs on technology are undeniably clever, but the most valuable special effects in this twisty odyssey are Cristin Milioti's charisma and comedic timing."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=made_for_love|title=Made for Love|type=tv|season=1|access-date=June 28, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the first season a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 18 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=made-for-love|title=Made for Love|type=tv|season=1|access-date=November 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Nina Metz of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' rated the series 3.5/4 and found the series "cheekily bewitching, both sardonic and deeply deeply disturbing..."<ref>{{cite web |last=Metz |first=Nina |date=April 1, 2021 |title='Made for Love' review: HBO Max's tech satire is both sardonic and deeply, deeply creepy |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-made-for-love-review-20210401-yrwe4cztkncrdj6gov4tj5zjcq-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |access-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-date=April 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402220926/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-made-for-love-review-20210401-yrwe4cztkncrdj6gov4tj5zjcq-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Travers of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the series a B− and said, "Herbert is the proof that ''Made for Love'' still knows the real deal: that true love can't be quantified, only felt. The more the show lets us feel it, the better off it will be."<ref>{{cite web |last=Travers |first=Ben |date=March 17, 2021 |title='Made for Love' Review: Ray Romano Carries HBO Max's Bizarre Tech Comedy Through a Bad Romance |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/made-for-love-review-hbo-max-cristin-milioti-ray-romano-1234623475/ |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |access-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142139/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/made-for-love-review-hbo-max-cristin-milioti-ray-romano-1234623475/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
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|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Hollywood Critics Association]] TV Awards
| rowspan="2" | [[1st Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards|{{dts|August 29, 2021}}]]
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy
| [[Cristin Milioti]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="HCATVAwards">{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=August 29, 2021 |title=Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards winners [Updating] |url=https://awardswatch.com/hollywood-critics-association-hca-tv-awards-winners-updating/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830024823/https://awardswatch.com/hollywood-critics-association-hca-tv-awards-winners-updating/ |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |website=Awards Watch |language=en-US |access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy
| Ray Romano
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[73rd Primetime Emmy Awards|{{dts|September 19, 2021}}]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)]]
| Nathaniel Goodman {{small|(for "User One")}}
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Made For Love |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/made-love |website=Television Academy |language=en-US |access-date=2021-12-26 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226230035/https://www.emmys.com/shows/made-love|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[12th Critics' Choice Television Awards|{{dts|March 13, 2022}}]]
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
| [[Ray Romano]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="CriticsChoice">{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=March 13, 2022 |title=Critics Choice: Ted Lasso, Succession Lead TV's Big Winners; Squid Game and Yellowjackets Among First-Timers |url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/13/critics-choice-awards-2022-winners-full-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511080825/https://tvline.com/2022/03/13/critics-choice-awards-2022-winners-full-list/ |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |website=TVLine |language=en-US |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7808566/ Made for Love] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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Made for Love
Official poster
Genre
Created byAlissa Nutting & Dean Bakopoulos and Patrick Somerville and Christina Lee
Based onMade for Love
by Alissa Nutting
Showrunners
  • Patrick Somerville
  • Alissa Nutting
  • Christina Lee
Starring
Music byKeefus Ciancia
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Janet Knutsen
  • Cristin Milioti
  • Andres Anglade
Cinematography
  • Nathaniel Goodman
  • Brandon Mastrippolito
Editors
  • Andy Morrish
  • Al LeVine
  • Anthony McAfee
Running time25–29 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
ReleaseApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) –
May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

Made for Love is an American science fiction black comedy-drama television series based on the 2017 novel of the same name by creator Alissa Nutting. The series premiered on HBO Max on April 1, 2021.[1] It stars Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen and Ray Romano. In June 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on April 28, 2022.[2][3] Despite positive response to the series, in June 2022, the series was canceled after two seasons following the merger of HBO Max's parent company WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc. to become Warner Bros. Discovery.[4][5] It was removed from HBO Max in December 2022.[6]

Premise

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After a woman escapes from a suffocating 10-year marriage to a tech billionaire, she discovers her husband had her fitted with a tracking device. The device, which he implanted in her brain, allows him to track her location, watch her live, and know her "emotional data" as she tries to regain her independence.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Production

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Development

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Made for Love is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alissa Nutting.[7] WarnerMedia gave the series a greenlight in June 2019 for their streaming service HBO Max. Patrick Somerville was the original season one showrunner and writer, with S. J. Clarkson directing.[10] He was replaced as season one showrunner by Christina [11] Lee. Made for Love was the first original series from HBO Max.[12] On June 28, 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[2] Executive producers Christina Lee and Alissa Nutting were showrunners for season two.[13] The series was canceled after two seasons on June 10, 2022.[4] An official statement on the series cancellation from representatives from HBO Max said:

"We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Cristin, Billy, Ray, and the entire Made for Love cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone's favorite synthetic love interest, Diane. Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds."[5]

Made for Love was removed from HBO Max in late December 2022.[6]

Casting

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In July 2019, Cristin Milioti was cast to lead the series.[14] Ray Romano was added in September 2019, with his deal only for one season.[15] Noma Dumezweni would join in October 2019, with Billy Magnussen, Dan Bakkedahl and Augusto Aguilera added in November 2019.[16][17][18] In December 2019, Raymond Lee was cast in a recurring role.[19] In July 2021, Caleb Foote was promoted as a series regular for the second season.[8] In November 2021, Sarunas J. Jackson who guest starred on the first season was promoted to a series regular while Chris Diamantopoulos and Angela Lin were cast in recurring roles with Paula Abdul to guest star for the second season.[9]

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
18April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
28April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

Season 1 (2021)

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11"User One"Stephanie LaingAlissa Nutting & Dean Bakopoulos & Patrick Somerville & Christina LeeApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

Hazel Green, wife of billionaire tech CEO Byron Gogol, escapes from the Hub, a massive virtual reality complex where they lived together for 10 years without leaving. She hitches a ride with a radio DJ who drops her off. Hazel, fearing she is being tracked, runs into a strip club and steals some clothes. Lyle, an employee close to her husband, finds Hazel and in the ensuing encounter she chops off some of his fingers then flees. Hazel hitches a ride to her dad's hometown, where she encounters a stranger receiving a call from Byron, informing her that Byron has implanted a device called "Made For Love" in her brain that tracks her sight, emotions, and whereabouts. Hazels runs into her dad's home where she finds him having sex with a sex doll named Diane. In shock, she faints and falls over.

Flashback: 24 hours before escaping, Hazel's every move is being tracked by Byron's devices. She attends Gogol Inc's board meeting, where Byron reveals he knows she is lying about being happy.
22"I Want a Divorce"Alethea JonesAlissa Nutting & Dean Bakopoulos & Patrick Somerville & Christina LeeApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

Hazel wakes up and tells her father, Herb, that she wants to leave Byron. She leaves the house with a shotgun, and encounters Lyle again. After failing to convince her to come with him, she shoots him several times, leaving him injured. Herb picks Hazel up and they try to find Herb's old plane to help her escape. They go to a bar called The Spotted Rose where Herb joins a mechanical bull-riding contest against the new owners of the plane - if he wins, Hazel can borrow the plane. Unfortunately, Herb is thrown off the bull and the two head back to Herb's house in defeat, only to find Byron and several security detail waiting for them. Hazel walks in and tells Byron, "I want a divorce."

Flashback: Hazel loses consciousness, shattering a glass. Byron's lackeys shave off a lock of her hair and surgically implant the Made for Love chip in her brain.
33"I Want This Thing Out of My Head"Alethea JonesAlissa Nutting & Sarah SolemaniApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)

Byron argues with Hazel about her indecisiveness and how he loves her even if she never fully loved him. Hazel sees through his manipulation, and when she asks to be able to take walks and smell things, he offers to make improvements on the Hub. She goes on a walk and finds the bartender from The Spotted Rose. She asks the bartender to masturbate while looking at her, which Byron witnesses via the chip. Byron leaves Herb's house in a fit of rage but once in bed, he watches her on his phone.

Flashback: Hazel and Byron are interviewed for an episode of Weekend America where viewers learn more about the Hub, the secret little virtual world where recluse Byron has hidden away with Hazel since their first date (which ended in elopement). An interview is also made with Dr. Hodeck who reveals the chip implant was meant to help collect data on animals' emotions. When Byron unveils a commercial, starring him and a virtual likeness of Hazel, for the chip that will allow a couple to merge their consciousness, Hazel is visibly unsettled by the idea. It's also revealed that Dr. Hodeck's test subject, a dolphin named Zelda, helped Hazel escape the Hub by showing her a secret panel in the pool.
44"I Want a New Life"Stephanie LaingKim Steele & Sarah McCarronApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)

In an effort to convince Hazel to come back to the Hub, Byron seeks to build a smell cube for her, and sends his assistant Bennett out to provide Hazel with some sample scents. Herb demands Hazel pay rent to continue staying with him. To make ends meet, Hazel steals phones from unwitting Yoga students and pawns them. She encounters her old friend Bangles at the pawn shop just as Bennett arrives to have Hazel smell the samples. Bangles and Hazel force Bennett to leave. They go back to Herb's home and after drinking alcohol, they taunt Byron by having Bangles moon Hazel, which Byron sees through her eyes. Meanwhile, Dr. Hodeck tries to find Zelda, fearing Byron did something to the dolphin that inadvertently helped Hazel escape.

Flashback: During Hazel's college years, Byron finds Hazel scamming college students by selling fraudulent tickets. He asks her out on a first date, which is in a mobile virtual reality cube. After awing her by showing her the capabilities of the cube, he convinces her to marry him and to leave with him on the same night.
55"I Want a Lawyer"Stephanie LaingChristina LeeApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)

At the recommendation of Bangles, Hazel and her father go to a bowling alley to meet with a divorce lawyer who owes her cousin a favor. After much hesitation, Hazel reveals her husband is the billionaire tech mogul, Byron Gogol. The lawyer believes the chip in her brain is their ace, and physical proof he did something to her without her consent but seeing all this, Byron quickly hacks into the bowling alley TVs (showing incriminating photos of the lawyer) and after a quick phone call, the lawyer runs off. Byron commands Bennett to implant a chip into his head so he and Hazel can fully merge, even though Dr. Hodeck had previously warned that would kill her. Dr. Hodeck makes a deal with her ex-husband to sell the chip, the most valuable, revolutionary piece of software and she recruits Lyle to help find Hazel - they find her collapsed on a road after the apparent merge.

Flashback: Dr Hodeck presents the revolutionary application of a cranial chip implant via data collected from Zelda. Her excitement over the possibilities of animal communication is stopped when Byron insists the chip would be better used in human application so there would be no secrets or lies between people.
66"I Want You to Give a F*** About Me"Stephanie LaingSarah McCarron & Sarah LaBrieApril 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)
After telling Dr. Hodeck and Lyle that she now does not want the chip removed (as per the lawyer's advice), she is ultimately let go and Dr. Hodeck decides to give money to Lyle, who had his entire identity erased by Byron for apparently helping Hazel earlier. When Dr. Hodeck tries to quit, Byron traps her in the "pasture cube". Feeling betrayed and frustrated, Byron runs several beach simulations to try and figure out how to win over Hazel before realizing he needs to experience the real world, despite his fear and loathing of it. After Hazel gets upset that her father didn't care she was missing for hours, he brings an old flame to help her - Sister Judiff. The newly converted nun promises to get information but they can never see each other so Byron won't know who she is and try to scare her off. Hazel and her father go to visit her mother's grave and find it's gone because her father sold the burial plot.
77"I Want to Feel Normal"Stephanie LaingAlissa NuttingApril 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)

Hazel gets a job cleaning bathrooms at the bowling alley, hoping the things she sees repulses Byron. He's not actually watching her though because he insisted on trying to be normal while out in the real world, and got himself cornered by paparazzi. Lyle takes Bennett hostage and tries to bargain for his job and his identity back. Byron initially accepts his deal before leading him into the pasture cube to join Dr. Hodeck. Hazel convinces his dad to take his "synthetic companion" out on a real date. Byron gives a live press conference to the paparazzi and makes sure the TVs at the restaurant are tuned into his announcement about wanting to connect on a personal level. Hazel gets a chance to fly the plane her father built and sold, if only to feel a little taste of freedom. When Hazel and her father go home, they're greeted by one of Byron's drones - that drops off divorce papers.

Flashback: For their anniversary, Hazel cautiously suggests the two of them go out to see a concert by her old favorite band, Warpaint. Byron hesitates and she backpedals but he quickly agrees. She is initially excited for a chance to leave the Hub and finally interact with the real world but finds he created a virtual replica of the concert venue into a cube, and hired the band. She offers a strained smile while he covers his ears, not liking the music.
88"Let's Meet"Stephanie LaingAlissa Nutting & Patrick Somerville & Christina LeeApril 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)
At Byron's request, Hazel meets him in person to sign the divorce papers but she picks the location - the local Sunrise Diner. He tries to argue for her to come back to the Hub, claiming things are better in his artificial, digital perfection than out in the real world but she is adamant she was imprisoned with no choices in her life. They go back and forth with him offering to be vulnerable and surprising them both with how much he lets loose. She still wants a divorce and he offers one last plea. Judiff and Herb head to the diner to spy on them and overhear Byron revealing to Hazel that her father has pancreatic cancer and if she goes back with him, he can save her father with his technology. She initially doesn't believe him and meets with her dad back home to celebrate her divorce with drinks. In the end, Hazel drugs her father and takes him and his things with her to the Hub where Byron is waiting for her.

Season 2 (2022)

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91"I Have a Rotten Finger"Daisy MayerChristina Lee & Alissa NuttingApril 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)
102"We're Losing Time"Daisy MayerJovan RobinsonApril 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)
113"Diane...We're In Trouble"Lisa SatrianoShepard BoucherMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)
124"Another Byron, Another Hazel"Nathaniel GoodmanChristina LeeMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)
135"You're Not the First"Daisy von Scherler MayerAlissa NuttingMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)
146"Alice? Are You Listening?"Daisy von Scherler MayerShepard Boucher & Asmin PathareMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)
157"Under Open Sky"Wendey StanzlerChristina Lee & Alissa NuttingMay 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)
168"Hazel vs. Hazel"Wendey StanzlerChristina Lee & Alissa NuttingMay 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)

Release

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The series premiered on April 1, 2021, with the first 3 episodes available immediately.[1] The second season premiered on April 28, 2022, with two episodes being released weekly.[3][20]

Reception

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Critical response

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For the first season, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 94% based on 54 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.20/10. The website's critics consensus reads,"Made for Love's satirical riffs on technology are undeniably clever, but the most valuable special effects in this twisty odyssey are Cristin Milioti's charisma and comedic timing."[21] Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 18 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22]

Nina Metz of the Chicago Tribune rated the series 3.5/4 and found the series "cheekily bewitching, both sardonic and deeply deeply disturbing..."[23] Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the series a B− and said, "Herbert is the proof that Made for Love still knows the real deal: that true love can't be quantified, only felt. The more the show lets us feel it, the better off it will be."[24]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards August 29, 2021 Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy Cristin Milioti Nominated [25]
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy Ray Romano Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards September 19, 2021 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) Nathaniel Goodman (for "User One") Nominated [26]
Critics' Choice Television Awards March 13, 2022 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ray Romano Nominated [27]

References

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