| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | Australia |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Runtime: | 45 Minutes |
| Last Aired: | present |
Love Me is an Australian drama series and the first original production of streaming service Binge.[1] Set in Melbourne, Victoria, Love Me is a story about love, loss and relationship complexity for the father, daughter and son of a contemporary, middle-class Australian family. Triggered by the death of the disabled mother, cared for by the father at home for some years, the three stumble in their lives, eventually finding themselves and each other.
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.[2] Season two was announced in June 2022 and premiered on 6 April 2023.[3] [4]
The ensemble cast includes Hugo Weaving,[5] Bojana Novakovic, William Lodder and Sarah Peirse along with Bob Morley, Heather Mitchell, Celia Pacquola, Mitzi Ruhlmann and Shalom Brune-Franklin.
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.
It is based on the acclaimed Swedish series, Älska mig, created by Josephine Bornebusch.[6]
Love Me is a Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia production in association with Aquarius Films for the FOXTEL Group. Major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria through production investment and the Regional Location Assistance Fund. The series will be produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford (Aquarius Films) and Executive Produced by Michael Brooks and Hamish Lewis (Warner Bros.) Brian Walsh, Alison Hurbert-Burns and Lana Greenhalgh (FOXTEL Group).[7]
On the eve of the Australian TV Week 2022 Logie Awards, where Love Me received seven nominations, Binge announced a second season.
| 2022 | Casting Guild of Australia Awards | Best Casting in a TV Miniseries or Telemovie | Nathan Lloyd | [8] | |
| AACTA Awards | Best Drama Series | Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks, Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford; Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge, Foxtel | [9] | ||
| Best Casting | Nathan Lloyd | ||||
| Best Direction in Drama or Comedy | Emma Freeman | ||||
| Best Screenplay in Television | Adele Vuko | ||||
| Best Production Design in Television | Josephine Ford | ||||
| Best Costume Design in Television | Cappi Ireland | ||||
| Best Cinematography in Television | Earle Dresner | ||||
| Best Lead Actor in a Drama | Hugo Weaving | ||||
| Best Lead Actress in a Drama | Bojana Novakovic | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama | Heather Mitchell | ||||
| Logie Awards | Most Popular Drama | Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge, Foxtel | [10] [11] | ||
| TV Week Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Drama Series | Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge, Foxtel | ||||
| Most Popular Actor | Hugo Weaving | ||||
| Most Popular Actress | Bojana Novakovic | ||||
| TV Week Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Actor | Hugo Weaving | ||||
| TV Week Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Supporting Actress | Heather Mitchell | ||||
| Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent | William Lodder | ||||
| 2024 | AACTA Awards | Best Drama Series | Nicole O'Donohue, Hamish Lewis, Michael Brooks; Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia / Binge | [12] | |
| Best Lead Actor in a Drama | Hugo Weaving | ||||
| Best Lead Actress in a Drama | Bojana Novakovic | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama | Heather Mitchell | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama | Bob Morley | ||||
| Logie Awards | Best Drama Program | Binge | [13] | ||
| TV Week Silver Logie – Best Lead Actor in a Drama | Hugo Weaving |