Smothered

Written by Monica Heisey – one of the writers behind Schitt’s Creek and Workin’ Moms – Smothered offers a fresh take on your classic rom-com. From dating apps to chance encounters, the series is a hilarious and heart-warming show all about the highs and lows of dating in the 21st century.

The official synopsis released by Sky reads:

“Will they? Won’t they? Should they? Shouldn’t they? Created by Monica Heisey (Workin’ Moms, Schitt’s Creek), and produced by the multi award-winning Roughcut TV. Smothered, is a not so typical rom-com. Starring Danielle Vitalis and Jon Pointing in a tale of two worlds colliding, where romance blossoms but the pressures of modern dating linger.

Sammy (Vitalis) is a fiercely independent young woman who is done with dating apps, sick of immature men, and here for a good time. Tom (Pointing) has never been inclined to swipe left or right; he’s a settled man with a warm heart but carries his fair share of baggage. On a night out, the two strangers meet, and end up singing out their drunken souls in a karaoke booth. Then the inevitable happens. (They hook up).

What seems like a great idea at the time, the strangers agree to have a no strings attached affair for three weeks – but on the condition that they never speak again. Sounds simple, right? However, what was supposed to be a few weeks of great sex, pasta in bed and first names only, the sparks flying around them cannot be ignored. But Sammy soon makes a shocking discovery that there is another woman in Tom’s life…his six-year-old daughter Ellie.”

Fancy a little look at what to expect? Watch the official trailer below.