HBO’s untitled Rachel Sennott series now has a release date — and a title. The “Bottoms” and “Shiva Baby” star and co-writer will executive produce and lead the series “I Love LA,” which will air weekly on HBO and stream on HBO Max, kicking off this fall.
The series will center around a group of friends navigating life and love in the city of angels, like so many before them. Sennott stars as Maia, with Jordan Firstman as Charlie, Josh Hutcherson as Dylan, Odessa A’zion as Tallulah, and True Whitaker as Alani. Guest stars include Leighton Meester, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, Elijah Wood, Quenlin Blackwell, Josh Brener, Tim Baltz, Froy Gutierrez, and Colin Woodell. Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers, Max Silvestri, and Lorene Scafaria also executive produce, with the eight-episode season directed by Sennott, Lorene Scafaria, Bill Benz, and Kevin Bray.
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“I Love LA” was announced in fall 2024 without a title, with Sennott, Barrie, Rodgers, and Scafaria already attached. Barrie and Rodgers worked with HBO for “Barry,” while “Hustlers” filmmaker Scafaria recently contributed to “Succession.”
The show’s premise and studio connection drew immediate comparisons to Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” which became a blueprint for millennial ennui during its 2012-2017 run. It could also find connective tissue with Issa Rae’s “Insecure,” a more recent entry in the genre of navigating one’s twenties on HBO, which found vibrant storytelling opportunities in the Los Angeles setting.
Sennott spoke with IndieWire in 2023 around the release of “Bottoms,” sharing her excitement for telling off-kilter and fiercely comedic stories from the female perspective. She noted an aversion to female characters who viewers can “tell were written by a man. ‘Oh, they love each and they’re silly,’ that type of thing,” she said. She cited “Scott Pilgrim,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Heathers,” and more as inspirations for the tonal mashup of “Bottoms,” but also as authentic stories which resonate with audiences to this day.
“I Love LA” debuts Sunday, November 2 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. New episodes will debut weekly until the finale on Sunday, December 21. Check out more images from the show below.
