What to watch for Valentine's Day: 7 great TV shows from recent years

"Four Weddings and a Funeral"

Comedy, romance | 4.02 out of 5 on MyShows | 1 season | 2019

Four American friends who haven't seen each other in years meet at a lavish wedding in London. The ceremony goes awry, turning the lives of the characters upside down. Friends will have to survive a tumultuous year filled with adventures, scandals, and breakups. And of course, there will be four weddings and a funeral.

"Very much love the original movie and for a long time did not want to watch this series, thinking that there will be some stupid unnecessary remake. And how glad I am in the end that it did pop up in the recommendations on movie search. It's a distinctive story with its own warm and interesting characters, while keeping the spirit of the original (and with a lot of nice references to all the classic romcoms from Real Love to Pride and Prejudice). The series is a blast to watch and is bursting with emotion and mimicry. I loved absolutely all the characters, and I even cried a few times. Rarely do such cozy and kind remakes happen, not dancing on the bones of the originals. In a word, love", — Daino.

"Wonderful series, looks like one big movie, in which all the characters became family. Especially liked that in the end everyone made the right decisions and therefore found their happiness", — julkimart.

"Watched in one breath, really liked the characters, and the series itself left a very pleasant aftertaste", — anfrai_ds.

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"Eva Lasting" / La primera vez

Drama, romance | 4.17 out of 5 on MyShows | 1 season | 2023

1970-е. Enigmatic rebel Eva Samper becomes the first student at an all-boys school. She turns her classmates upside down, teaching them all about sex, love, and real life. Of course, almost everyone at school falls in love with Eva, and one of the students, the shy Camilo, is willing to do the impossible to win the heart of his new classmate.

"Like a breath of fresh air after suffocating serials about modernity, where all the action is reading texts on the screen, or google-searching for heroes and babysitting a psychiatrist. Such series are already just annoying. I really liked it - touched on interesting problems that teenagers in the 70s have not yet faced", — SemperAdMeliora.

"The atmosphere of 70s Columbia, colorful costumes, characters and their stories, feminism + thematic literature, the conflict of fathers and children ... <...> The series is like a breath of fresh air in a string of monotonous projects about teenagers, sex and drugs, I would still like to see the continuation of the story", — SashaKulik.

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"One Day"

Drama, romance | 3.72 out of 5 on MyShows | 1 season | 2024

A new adaptation of David Nicholls' novel of the same name, which was the basis for the 2011 film "One Day" starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. In the story, Emma and Dexter met on July 15, 1988, spent the night together after graduation and separated the next morning. But after that, their lives became intertwined. The series, whose events each take place on July 15, will show the story of Dex and Em over the decades.

"The series left a pleasant impression. I really liked the actor who played Dexter; I feel like he fit seamlessly into the role. The extra scenes that were not in the movie allowed for more depth to the story", — Amelya.

"One of my favorite book stories and I'm happy they made a TV series. It may not be perfect, but it's good to see Emma and Dex again. Love the movie with all my soul too, the show showed a lot of moments from the book. <...> In short, I'm grateful that the story has been adapted again, it always breaks my heart but remains one of my favorites", — MariaDisney.

"As a fan of both the book and the movie, I will say that it only made me want to revisit the classic for the 1,001st time. Ambika played Emma well very badly, Leo even less so. Didn't touch, though it's my favorite story", — Shavshi.

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"Everything I Know About Love"

Drama, romance | 3.63 out of 5 on MyShows | 1 season | 2022 — ...

Set in London in 2012, the series is about failed dates and breakups, new jobs and crumbling apartments, heartache and heartbreak, and Maggie and Birdy's unbreakable friendship that helps them through it all.

"I'm thrilled. It's so wonderful, heartfelt and vital. Finally a series about people 24-25 years old who have just finished university and don't know where to go. And at the beginning we were really told that the show is about love, but not the love we used to think it was. It's more about friendship, growing up, the strange transition from being a student to adulthood with problems", — id247750182.

"A very light and in its own way distinctive series. The quintessential 'astrology guide for broken hearts' kind of series, with subtle geeky humor, and little flashbacks from the Russian TV series Deffchonki", — Hername.

"What's great about this show is that at times you recognize yourself in both Birdie and Maggie. And it always hurts when people change and grow out of a friendship. I hope that doesn't happen with the girls", — id11921653.

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"Tenderness"

Comedy, drama, romance | 4.33 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2020—2024

Career woman Elena Podberezkina spends all her free time working and therefore has nothing left for her personal life. At least that's what Elena says. Her friend thinks that she is simply not attracted to men and offers Elena a bet: she must find a man in 24 hours and sleep with him. Elena wins, but unexpectedly falls in love with the stranger she spent the night with. However, in the morning he is no longer in her bed, and Elena decides to find a man by all means.

"Just a wonderful series! It turns out that ours can play! It turns out that it can be not vulgar and beautiful. Incredibly tenderly filmed the whole series with a wonderful light humor and romanticism. I was delighted for the first time with a Russian series! Everything is beautiful in it!" — Fanfree.

"Beautiful, tender, touching. And vital. We so often get stuck in the past, we don't see life, we get lost. And it's so beautiful to open your eyes in time and see all its beauty. Don't get lost and enjoy every day", — Arrriana.

"I liked the second season. Yes, it's different from the first. But still, very heartwarming too. In some moments I laughed. The first series is the main thing to endure, and then I did not tear off all watched at once", — olga_lp.

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"Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story"

Drama, romance | 4.52 out of 5 on MyShows | 1 season | 2023

A prequel to "Bridgerton" about Queen Charlotte's youth. The series, which centers on her path to power and fame, will tell the story of how a young girl's marriage to King George sparked social change as well as being a story of great love.

"A good, emotional and tender series. Watched it with pleasure. Perfectly light in six episodes - nothing superfluous, while telling everything necessary. Touching story. Enjoyed it even more than the Bridgertons themselves", — siberiandragon.

"An insanely beautiful love story! Took a special place in my heart💔 6 episodes flew by in one breath!" — Irena_Turner.

"Oh what an ending 😍 What a love story! In Bridgertons, I didn't like the queen at all. I didn't understand her behavior and appearance at all, I thought she took over from her husband... But now my opinion has changed completely! How strong Charlotte is!" — blaik_13.

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"Modern Love"

Comedy, romance | 4.23 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2019 — ...

A romantic anthology based on the popular New York Times column of the same name. Each episode of the show tells a different story about relationships and love in all its forms. The series stars Anne Hathaway, Andrew Scott, Tina Fey, Julia Garner, Kit Harington, and others.

"I loved the anthology, it brought to mind 'New York, I Love You.' Very arthouse turned out, maybe that's why it seems that the dialogs are "fake" and calibrated. Most of the series are very touching, even hard to choose the best one", — moonly.

"Very enjoyable series. Watched it in one breath, and cried, and laughed! It's wonderful that they are still filming, such beautiful stories, without a gram of vulgarity and so inspired!" — falmawain.

"Sweet and touching! Somewhere, maybe not very realistic, but the idea is clear. I love such series nowadays, which trigger the production of goodness in the body. Someone will say that it doesn't happen like that, and someone will go and create such a story! I choose the second option", — Truschenok.

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For even more recommendations, check out our holiday picks from past years: "7 Romantic TV Shows for Valentine's Day" and "Valentine's Day in TV Shows: 7 Outstanding Episodes of Popular Shows".