Love Shack (2016 Television Series)

Love Shack is a 2017 american sitcom which premiered on October 25, 2017 on The CW. The series centers around Joshua Filler, a 24-year old male who starts running a hotel called "Love Shack". It originally belonged to his father, who is now dead after battling cancer for far too long. He meets Jess, a 22-year old woman who is fresh out of college. She helps Joshua run the hotel. They eventually fall in love and start dating. The series premiered to 1.24 million viewers and was met with critical acclaim.

Premise
The series centers around Joshua Filler, a 24-year old male who starts running a hotel called "Love Shack". It originally belonged to his father, who is now dead after battling cancer for far too long. He meets Jess, a 22-year old woman who is fresh out of college. She helps Joshua run the hotel. They eventually fall in love and start dating.

Cast
Jonny Weston as Joshua Filler

Teresa Palmer as Jess Philip

Production
On March 17, 2014, The CW announced that they had a new series made by Arzaan Mazhar on their development slate. Later that day, Arzaan Mazhar shared the news on his twitter account that the show would air in the 2015-16 television season. On May 14, 2015, The CW announced their schedule for the season and Love Shack was noticeably absent. On May 17, 2015, The CW announced that they would not be moving forward with Untitled Arzaan Mazhar/The CW Sitcom but also said that the show could possibly come to fruition later on.

On September 19, 2014, CBS announced that the show would resume production and will be called Lovebirds. CBS cancelled the show just days before filming the pilot.

On May 22, 2016, The CW announced that due to the success of their rom-coms such as Jane The Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, they would take another shot at, what was then under the working title of Untitled Arzaan Mazhar Rom-Com. The series was finally ordered on March 23, 2017 under the title of Love Shack. The CW ordered 12 episodes for the first season.

The show's pilot was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The pilot was watched by 1.24 million viewers and received a 0.31 rating. The numbers were a disappointment to the network as the show was the lowest rated premiere of the night.