Meet the creative mastermind behind Netflix hit Love on the Spectrum
Australian producer Karina Holden created the groundbreaking TV series Love on the Spectrum in 2018 with director Cian O’Clery, Northern Pictures, and the ABC. Netflix began distributing a US version of the format in 2022. Love on the Spectrum has since won five Primetime Emmys and one International Emmy.
Australian Story - Leading Man: Michael Theo - Monday 30 September
How Love on the Spectrum and Austin's Michael Theo found his voice and became a global star.
Variety: ‘Love on the Spectrum’ Is Showing Me Examples of How My Autistic Son Could Be as an Adult — and It’s Amazing
‘Love on the Spectrum’ Is Showing Me Examples of How My Autistic Son Could Be as an Adult — and It’s Amazing
People: Love on the Spectrum's New Group of Dating Hopefuls Learn How Romance 'Enchants but Also Hurts' (Exclusive)
People: Love on the Spectrum's New Group of Dating Hopefuls Learn How Romance 'Enchants but Also Hurts' (Exclusive)
Northern Pictures’ ‘Hardball’, ‘Love on the Spectrum’ nominated for International Emmys
Northern Pictures is poised to continue its successful Emmys run, earning international nominations for the second seasons of ABC’s Hardball and Love on the Spectrum.
The two projects are the only series from Australia to feature among this year’s 60 International Emmy Award nominations, which span 15 categories and 23 countries.
Northern Pictures’ ‘Love on the Spectrum US’ wins three Emmys
Love on the Spectrum US, produced by Northern Pictures, has taken home all three of the Emmy Awards for which it was nominated, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.
Northern Pictures wins three Emmy Awards for Love On The Spectrum U.S.
Northern Pictures has taken home three Emmys Awards for Love On The Spectrum U.S. at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.
Emmy nods for Northern Pictures’ ‘Love on the Spectrum US’
The Northern Pictures-produced Love on the Spectrum U.S. has been nominated for three awards at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards.
Mashable: 'Love on the Spectrum U.S.' is a delightful, drama-free take on dating shows
Cian O'Clery and Jennifer Cook chat to Mashable about bringing the beloved series to the U.S.
Northern Pictures the big winner at SPA Awards
Northern Pictures was crowned Production Business of the Year at this evening’s Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, while also taking home further gongs for See What You Made Do and Love on the Spectrum. The Sydney-based company triumphed in a field that included Bunya Productions, Hoodlum Entertainment, Jungle Entertainment and WildBear Entertainment.
Two nominations at the 60th Rose d’Or Awards
Love on the Spectrum and Strong Female Lead have been nominated at the prestigious 60th annual Rose d’Or Awards.
Four nominations for Northern Pictures at the 2021 AACTA Awards
Northern Pictures have been nominated for four awards at this year’s AACTA Awards: Strong Female Lead – Best Documentary; Love on the Spectrum (Season 2) – Best Factual Entertainment Program; Love on the Spectrum (Season 2) – Best Direction in Nonfiction Television (Cian O’Clery); and Hardball (Season 2) – Best Children’s Program.
Love on the Spectrum wins Gold at New York Festivals
Love on the Spectrum has won a Gold medal in the Documentary (Human Concerns) category, at this year’s New York Festivals.
Love on the Spectrum wins at Critics Choice Real TV Awards
Love on the Spectrum wins Best Relationship Show at the 2021 Critics Choice TV Awards.
SMH review ★★★★½ - Is this the most ‘relatable’, kind and engaging dating show ever?
There are dating shows. And then there’s Love on the Spectrum, a series (returning here for a second season) that completely rewrites the rulebook on the genre, and creates sensational television in the process.
Love on the Spectrum nominated for a BANFF Rockie Award
Love on the Spectrum has been nominated in this year’s BANFF Rockie Awards, included with 142 nominees from 37 countries for the awards, which are held as part of the Banff World Media Festival. Australia is among the most represented countries in the field of international nominees for this year’s Rockie Awards, with titles up in six categories.
Love on the Spectrum wins twice at 2021 Realscreen Awards
Love on the Spectrum has won Best Docu-Reality Series and an Award of Excellence for Reality at the 2021 Realscreen Awards.
Guardian review ★★★★: Love on the Spectrum – a dating show that celebrates autism
Netflix’s latest reality effort follows the lives of people on the autism spectrum in detail, with warmth, insight and joy.
Mashable.com: Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum' will give you endless butterflies
Love on the Spectrum is an affecting show that paints telling portraits of human connection that are so lovely, so moving, and so wholly satisfying, it's hard to imagine reality dating being done any other way. Sure, I still want the rose ceremonies, pseudo-social experiments, and chaotic in-fighting in other franchises. But Love on the Spectrum is perfect as is.
Interview with Karina Holden – NP’s Netflix deal & coping with COVID-19 in the TV & film industry
Netflix has acquired Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum, the ABC-commissioned docuseries which follows seven young adults on the autism spectrum as they take their first steps into the world of dating. The format’s co-creator, Northern Pictures head of factual Karina Holden, explains how the deal came about, discusses how the company has coped with the COVID-19 disruption and laments the ABC’s cuts to commissioning factual and entertainment shows.