Love You to Death stars spill on 'improvised sex scene' in chaotic new comedy

The new Spanish romantic comedy Love You to Death boasts one of the most impressive TV scripts in recent years, but surprisingly, many scenes were improvised on set. The series tells the story of Raúl, a neurotic character played by Joan Amargós, whose life is turned upside down after being diagnosed with brain cancer and going through a breakup. Meanwhile, Marta, a free-spirited marketing professional played by Verónica Echegui, is dealing with her own shock after discovering she's pregnant.

Despite their vastly different backgrounds, they form a connection at a mutual friend's funeral and start a relationship during a chaotic period in their lives. Creator Dani de la Orden, known for Casa en flames (A House on Fire) and Loco por ella (Crazy About Her), brings an edgy and irreverent sense of humor to the show, which is elevated by the natural chemistry between Amargós and Echegui. In an interview with Express Online, Amargós revealed that some of the show's clever moments were created on set, saying, "Dani de la Orden likes to improvise. When we had a little bit of time, or the arc of the scene was already rolled, he'd decide to make another version improvising or making crazy decisions. And sometimes that was the one.".

Echegui agreed, stating, "He was always pushing for more. Once we had the one that was working, he would go somewhere else and introduce something else. "Like, 'Oh you have a sex scene in the bathroom, so let's put a cockroach here and see what happens!'". "Because he's scared of death and let's see how he deals with it in that state of mind in which he is. "This is one of the ones that I remember that made me crack. I really struggled not to laugh in the middle of the scene", reports the Express.

De la Orden also praised his collaborators, co-creator Natalia Durán and director Oriol Capel, who clearly kept things loose on set. "You had to be really open for the directors' ideas and accept them," Amargós said. "He has a thousand ideas he's proposing and you have to try. "Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but be in this kind of state where everything is possible. "We had some rehearsal, we had the script and some things decided. And it was so different between something that was written and memorised and something that was created live with an idea, in the present.".

Echegui chimed in: "We were on set and he'll come and say, 'OK, you know what? Just forget about this.'. "And he'll just leave you to it and you'll reproduce whatever he was bringing with his very alive mind.". De la Orden himself compared the series to the celebrated Fleabag, with anticipation building and strong reviews coming in even before its premiere. AV Club hailed the show as "consistently funny, occasionally swoony, and it's poignant and aching too", making it a must-add to your binge-watch queue.