2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 39, 22 days after its release.

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3What critics and audiences made of it

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6.8/10

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6.8: higher than 42% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 220th.

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4Who’s in it

Director Claire Scanlon
Writer Sarah Rothschild
Novel Ali Hazelwood
Music Laura Karpman also What If...?
Cinematography Matthew Clark
Editor Tia Nolan
Editor Kim Boritz-Brehm

Lili Reinhart Olive Smith
+2 Tom Bateman Dr. Adam Carlsen
Rachel Marsh Anh Pham
+2 Jaboukie Young-White Malcolm Browne
Nicholas Duvernay Jeremy Langley
Arty Froushan Dr. Thomas Benton
Jeananne Goossen Dr. Juliet Aslan
Aladeen Tawfeek Dr. Eugene Fastuca

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5Where to watch it

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Amazon Prime Video

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6The index card

The Love Hypothesis· 2026

Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

based on novel or bookprofessorromcomlovebiologistpretend relationshipasexualityfake datingdemisexualromanticadoringamusedphdbased on fanfiction

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Released: 23 September 2026
Runtime: 1h 52m
Status: Released
Certificate: US R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Language: English
Country: United States
Studios: MRC, Amazon MGM Studios, The Cantillon Company

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