{"id":19347,"date":"2025-05-08T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=19347"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:35:04","slug":"this-was-the-key-moment-the-creator-of-love-on-the-spectrum-knew-he-had-to-make-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/05\/08\/this-was-the-key-moment-the-creator-of-love-on-the-spectrum-knew-he-had-to-make-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"This was the key moment the creator of Love on the Spectrum knew he had to make the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone watching <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/05\/07\/all-the-cast-members-who-have-spoken-out-about-love-on-the-spectrum-being-controversial\/\">Love on the Spectrum<\/a>, it may just seem like an entertaining Netflix show. But, there&#8217;s much more to it. Love on the Spectrum creator Cian O\u2019Clery spent years in the TV world before creating the series. There was one key moment in which the director knew he simply had to make the show. 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And, it turns out creator Cian had a ball making the show.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/love-on-the-spectrum-us-showrunner-cian-oclery-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tudum<\/a> last year, Cian explained how Love on the Spectrum came to be.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;I made a couple of series in Australia with Love on the Spectrum co-executive producer Karina Holden that were about people with disabilities looking for work&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cian added: &#8220;During that process, we met lots and lots of people on the spectrum. Not only did we get to know the people we were filming really well, but we also spoke to hundreds and hundreds of people on the spectrum about their lives and what was important to them. The story of people wanting to find love and wanting to date just kept coming up. To us, that was something that wasn\u2019t right. There was obviously a lack of support, and it just felt like a really interesting area to shine a light on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was one main aspect that Cian and his team wanted to highlight via the show: &#8220;The other thing that we noticed was the diversity of the spectrum and just how different people can be. That\u2019s the most important thing that we can do with this series, to show that huge diversity that people don\u2019t really understand. I should note, as well, it\u2019s really important to acknowledge that not everybody who is on the spectrum needs support in the world of dating and relationships. Everyone\u2019s so different. 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