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Tough Love (web series)

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Tough Love
Created by	Caleb Davis Roni Simpson
Written by	Roni Simpson
Directed by	Caleb Davis
Starring	Ebony Obsidian Jordan Ryan Barton Natalie Jacobs Verina Banks Bradley Clarke Devin Coleman Dorien Wilson
Composers	Will Rosati TaRasha Riles
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producer	Caleb Davis
Producers	Roni Simpson Jordan Ryan Barton Verina Banks Antoine Braxton Brian Scott TaRasha Riles
Production company	Creative Direction Group
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10) – present

Tough Love is a web series that premiered on YouTube on November 8, 2015. The series started as a micro budget project that eventually attracted more than 45,000 unique viewers with over 1 million channel views.

Tough Love received three nominations at the New York Web Fest in 2016. It was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017 for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series.

Plot[edit]

Tough Love follows six millennials in New York City as they navigate dating and life's other challenges.

Cast[edit]

Series regulars[edit]

Ebony Obsidian^[1] as Alicia Davis
Jordan Ryan Barton^[1] as Quincy Scott
Natalie Jacobs^[1] as Monica Lee
Verina Banks^[1] as Jordan Samuels
Bradley Clarke^[1] as Jackson Thomas
Devin Coleman^[1] as Darius Wilson

Guest[edit]

Dorien Wilson as Dr. Singleton

Reception[edit]

Tough Love has over 1 million views on YouTube.^[2] Essence named it as one of the "7 Best Black Web Series of 2016",^[3] and Maurita Salkey of Revolt called the series' characters "unforgettable".^[2]

Tough Love has been praised by Ebony,^[4] Blavity,^[5] and BRIC TV.^[6]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2016	NYC Web Fest	Best Drama	Ebony Obsidian, Jordan Ryan Barton, Natalie Jacobs, Verina Banks, Bradley Clarke, Devin Coleman	Nominated	^[7]
		Outstanding Achievement, Cinematography	Caleb Davis	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Verina Banks	Nominated
2017	44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Caleb Davis, Roni Simpson	Nominated	^[8]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tough Love". www.toughloveseries.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ ^a ^b Salkey, Maurita. "5 web series to look out for in 2017". Revolt. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ "7 Best Black Web Series of 2016". Essence. Facebook. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2017-03-29.

^ Williams, Diahann (2017-03-24). "Creative Spotlight: Caleb and Roni, Tough Love Series". Ebony. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ Shanisundaze. "3 Black Web Series That You Absolutely Need To Binge-Watch". Blavity. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ "Spotlight on Black and Sexy TV's Tough Love Creators Caleb Davis & Roni Simpson". BK Live. YouTube. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ "NYC Web Series Festival". nycwebfest.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

^ "Daytime Emmy Nominations: Young and the Restless Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

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