Fifteen-Love - General Discussion

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Set amid the glamorous, cut-throat, $2 billion world of professional tennis, this drama explores the dangerous lines where personal and professional relationships collide.

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Fifteen-Love is a 6 episode Drama TV Series with the first 2 episodes streaming on August 22, 2024 on Sundance Now and AMC+. Fifteen-Love streamed in the UK on Prime Video in July 2023. Although the TV Series is not based on a true story, there are many real life cases presenting similar scenarios across all sport disciplines.

Five years after a wrist injury at the 2018 French Open ends her tennis career, British tennis phenom, Justine Pearce,  now at age 22, accuses her former tennis coach, Glenn Lapthorn, of coercing her into a sexual relationship when she was a teenager. 

Justine Pearce is now a sports physiotherapist at the prestigious Longwood Tennis Academy residing on a country estate in England. Glenn Lapthorn recently coached a tennis player who won the French Open and has Glenn Lapthorn has now accepted a position at Longwood Tennis Academy where Justine Pearce is currently employed prompting her to make public what had transpired between them. A series of flashbacks reveal what actually took place. 

Aidan Turner as Glenn Lapthorn, an elite tennis coach who accepts a position at Longwood Tennis Academy. Glenn is a smooth operator, an egomaniac, adept at managing the needy psychology of elite athletes, or maybe a master manipulator, or both. 

Manon Azem as Khalida Lapthorn, Glenn's wife and the mother to their two children. 

Ella Lily Hylan as Justine Pearce, a teen tennis prodigy who suffers a career ending wrist injury, now a reckless, unpredictable, alcoholic sports physiotherapist at the same Longwood Tennis Academy.

Elizabeth Berrington as Carol Pearce, Justine's mother who's relationship with her daughter has been tense, but it wasn't always that way.

Steffan Rhodri as Christy Pearce, Justine's father and former coach before passing the torch to Glenn. He has always been supportive of his daughter's tennis career.

Tom Varey as Steve, a longtime friend of Justine's who supported her career. Now, he works alongside her as a physiotherapist at Longwood Tennis Academy. 

Anna Chancellor as Andi Woodward, the head of Longwood Tennis Academy.

Harmony Rose-Bremner as Renee Okoye, one of Justine's close friends, having started at Longwood together when they were teens. Now, Renee is pursuing a tennis career of her own, but is facing some hurdles.

Jessica Darrow as Mikki, a mysterious romantic flame of Justine's, who works in sports PR.

Lorenzo Richelmy as Luca, the latest rising tennis star who has come from LA to Longwood Tennis Academy for their summer program.

Amar Chadha-Patel as Rushikesh 'Rusty' Raj, top tennis player.

Maria Almeida as Luisa Molina, Longwood Tennis Academy student.

Sarah Durham as DCI Shaw, investigating the allegations. 

Alma Prelec as Apolenka