Exceptional Netflix show with reviving the rom-com at its heart

Jennifer Cartwright on Too Much

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In today's age, it seems that no-one wants to make a new romantic comedy.

Maybe it's because writers assume that romance never wins awards, or perhaps they think that every great rom-com has already been made.

Film producers and TV executives often play their stories safe and keep romance firmly as a secondary part of the plot. In this climate, Too Much takes a risk and places romance right at the centre.

Too Much centres on early 30-something New Yorker Jess (Megan Stalter) who in the aftermath of a devastating breakup decides to pack her bags and move to London.

Here, she meets Felix (Will Sharpe), a former private schoolboy turned indie musician who is in just as much of a mess as her. When the pair collide, sparks fly-as do drama, self-destruction and chaos.

Too Much leans into crafting its humour through the awkward clash between American and British culture. Usually, I hate American imitations of British people where they assume that everyone speaks like they just emerged from either Downton Abbey or a Dickens novel and that we all drink gallons of tea every day.

However, I found