Amazon Orders 'Modern Love' Anthology Comedy Pilot, Passes On 'Making Friends'

Amazon Studios has given a pilot order to Modern Love, a half-hour romantic comedy anthology series based on the popular New York Times column about love and human connection. It hails from filmmaker John Carney (Once, Begin Again, Sing Street), who will write, direct, and produce, Storied Media Group, and the New York Times. Over eight standalone episodes, the series will explore love in its multitude of forms – including sexual, romantic, familial, platonic, and self…