I Love LA Premieres Nov. 2 on HBO

HBO’s new comedy I Love LA, created by and starring Rachel Sennott as Maia, premieres Nov. 2 and follows a codependent friend group navigating influencer culture and life in Los Angeles. The series features Odessa A’Zion, Jordan Firstman, True Whitaker and Josh Hutcherson, and includes a notable placement of a Randy Newman song. Critics largely praise Sennott’s sharp, self-aware voice, the confident ensemble and consistently funny writing, and the show holds roughly a 76% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Several reviewers argue the series skims the surface of influencer culture and portrays its characters as shallow and emotionally thin. Sennott’s recent turbulence — including a pre-pickup breakdown and a brief detention in the Cayman Islands over CBD joints — helped frame the show’s development, and HBO has placed I Love LA in the network’s post‑Girls prestige slot.