Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke told Deadline that the Modern Love series would “[tell] heightened stories about love and romance, not necessarily all romantic”.

Sam Dolnick, assistant managing editor at The New York Times, said in a statement that the newspaper hoped the TV series would continue the success of the Modern Love podcast and other spin-offs.

“Since its launch 14 years ago, Modern Love has struck a chord with readers that has only deepened with time,” he said.

“It remains one of our most popular columns both online and in print; it has become a successful weekly podcast; and the first Modern Love events last year were hits with live audiences. And now we are thrilled that Modern Love will become a TV show on Amazon.”

This isn’t the first attempt that’s been made to turn the column into a TV series. A different creative team, including Sex and the City writer Jenny Bicks, created a pilot for a HBO series based on the column almost 10 years ago. However, it never progressed past the pilot stage.

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This newspaper column about the mysteries of modern love is being turned into a new TV series